2.8 KiB
Chapter 16
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We can make our own plans, but the LORD gives the right answer.
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People may be pure in their own eyes, but the LORD examines their motives.
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Commit your actions to the LORD,
and your plans will succeed.
- The LORD has made everything for his own purposes,
even the wicked for a day of disaster.
- The LORD detests the proud;
they will surely be punished.
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Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin. By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.
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When people's lives please the LORD,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
- Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.
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We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps.
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The king speaks with divine wisdom;
he must never judge unfairly.
- The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.
- A king detests wrongdoing,
for his rule is built on justice.
- The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;
he loves those who speak honestly.
- The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
the wise will try to appease it.
- When the king smiles, there is life;
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.
- How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!
- The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.
- Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.
- Better to live humbly with the poor
than to share plunder with the proud.
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Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.
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The wise are known for their understanding,
and pleasant words are persuasive.
- Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.
- From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.
- Kind words are like honey--
sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.
- There is a path before each person that seems right,
but it ends in death.
- It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.
- Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.
- A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.
- Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.
- With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.
- Gray hair is a crown of glory;
it is gained by living a godly life.
- Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
- We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall.