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68 lines
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# Chapter 16
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1 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
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But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
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2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
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But the Lord weighs the spirits.
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3 Commit your works to the Lord,
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And your thoughts will be established.
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4 The Lord has made all for Himself,
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Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.
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5 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
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Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.
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6 In mercy and truth
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Atonement is provided for iniquity;
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And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
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7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
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He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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8 Better is a little with righteousness,
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Than vast revenues without justice.
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9 A man’s heart plans his way,
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But the Lord directs his steps.
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10 Divination is on the lips of the king;
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His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
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11 Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
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All the weights in the bag are His work.
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12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
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For a throne is established by righteousness.
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13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
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And they love him who speaks what is right.
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14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
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But a wise man will appease it.
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15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
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And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
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16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
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And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
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17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
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He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
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18 Pride goes before destruction,
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And a haughty spirit before a fall.
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19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
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Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
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And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
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21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
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And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
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22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
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But the correction of fools is folly.
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23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
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And adds learning to his lips.
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24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
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Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
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25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
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But its end is the way of death.
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26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
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For his hungry mouth drives him on.
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27 An ungodly man digs up evil,
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And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
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28 A perverse man sows strife,
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And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
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29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
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And leads him in a way that is not good.
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30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
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He purses his lips and brings about evil.
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31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
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If it is found in the way of righteousness.
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32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
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And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
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But its every decision is from the Lord. |