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class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Commit your actions to the LORD,</p><p class="line2">and your plans will succeed.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The LORD has made everything for his own purposes,</p><p class="line2">even the wicked for a day of disaster.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>The LORD detests the proud;</p><p class="line2">they will surely be punished.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.</p><p class="line2">By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When people’s lives please the LORD,</p><p class="line2">even their enemies are at peace with them.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Better to have little, with godliness,</p><p class="line2">than to be rich and dishonest.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>We can make our plans,</p><p class="line2">but the LORD determines our steps.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The king speaks with divine wisdom;</p><p class="line2">he must never judge unfairly.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;</p><p class="line2">he sets the standards for fairness.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>A king detests wrongdoing,</p><p class="line2">for his rule is built on justice.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;</p><p class="line2">he loves those who speak honestly.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The anger of the king is a deadly threat;</p><p class="line2">the wise will try to appease it.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>When the king smiles, there is life;</p><p class="line2">his favor refreshes like a spring rain.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>How much better to get wisdom than gold,</p><p class="line2">and good judgment than silver!</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;</p><p class="line2">whoever follows that path is safe.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Pride goes before destruction,</p><p class="line2">and haughtiness before a fall.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Better to live humbly with the poor</p><p class="line2">than to share plunder with the proud.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Those who listen to instruction will prosper;</p><p class="line2">those who trust the LORD will be joyful.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>The wise are known for their understanding,</p><p class="line2">and pleasant words are persuasive.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,</p><p class="line2">but discipline is wasted on fools.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>From a wise mind comes wise speech;</p><p class="line2">the words of the wise are persuasive.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Kind words are like honey—</p><p class="line2">sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>There is a path before each person that seems right,</p><p class="line2">but it ends in death.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>It is good for workers to have an appetite;</p><p class="line2">an empty stomach drives them on.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Scoundrels create trouble;</p><p class="line2">their words are a destructive blaze.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;</p><p class="line2">gossip separates the best of friends.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Violent people mislead their companions,</p><p class="line2">leading them down a harmful path.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;</p><p class="line2">with a smirk, they plan their mischief.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Gray hair is a crown of glory;</p><p class="line2">it is gained by living a godly life.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>Better to be patient than powerful;</p><p class="line2">better to have self-control than to conquer a city.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/proverbs/16-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>We may throw the dice,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a></p><p class="line2">but the LORD determines how they fall.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">16:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="it">We may cast lots.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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