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</li> <li class="tabItem marginal" data-related-content="studyMarginals" aria-label="marginal"> <span class="icon"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="navigationContents"> <div id="studyDiscover" class="studyPane active tabContent"> <div class="section"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui"><strong>Proverbs Outline</strong></span></h3><div class="summaryOutline"><ul class="content"><li class='scalableui'><ul class="outline"><li class="L1"><p>P<span class="altsize">ROVERBS OF</span> S<span class="altsize">OLOMON (</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/10#h=245:0-730:0"><span class="altsize">10:1–24:34</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L1"><ul><li class="L2 chapterNo"><ul><li class="L3"><p>Jehovah examines the motives <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16#h=435:0-436:0"><span class="altsize">2</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Commit your works to Jehovah <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16#h=436:0-437:0"><span class="altsize">3</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Honest scales are from Jehovah <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16#h=445:0-446:0"><span class="altsize">11</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Pride is before a crash <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16#h=455:0-456:0"><span class="altsize">18</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L3"><p>Gray hair, a crown of beauty <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16#h=469:0-470:0"><span class="altsize">31</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-1" data-section-citation="020016001020016001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-202"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1169" data-pid="1169">Lit., “The arrangings of the heart belong to a man.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-203"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1170" data-pid="1170">Or “the right answer.” Lit., “the answer of the tongue.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/497" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-498"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 1:9; Lu 12:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-498" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p949" data-pid="949" class="se"></p> <p id="p950" data-pid="950" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/852/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1114</a></p> <div id="p951" data-pid="951"><p data-pid="951" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/853/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="951" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/853/0">5/15/2007, p. 17</a></p> </div><p id="p952" data-pid="952" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p365" data-pid="365" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/363/0">it-2 1114;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/363/2"> w07 5/15 17;</a></p> <p id="p366" data-pid="366" class="sx"></p> <p id="p338" data-pid="338" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/336/0">ad 1607;</a><span class="ni"> w46 10</span></p> <p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-2" data-section-citation="020016002020016002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:2</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-204"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1171" data-pid="1171">Lit., “pure.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-205"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1172" data-pid="1172">Lit., “spirits.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/498" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-499"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 15:13, 14; Ps 36:1, 2; Pr 21:2; Jer 17:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-499" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/499" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-500"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 16:6, 7; Pr 24:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-500" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p952" data-pid="952" class="se"></p> <div id="p953" data-pid="953"><p data-pid="953" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/854/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="953" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/854/0">5/15/2007, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p954" data-pid="954" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p366" data-pid="366" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/364/0">w07 5/15 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p367" data-pid="367" class="sx"></p> <p id="p339" data-pid="339" class="sx"><span class="ni">g64 8/8 7;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/337/1"> w63 151;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/337/2"> w55 506;</a><span class="ni"> w44 246</span></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-3" data-section-citation="020016003020016003"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:3</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-206"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1173" data-pid="1173">Lit., “Roll to Jehovah your works.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/500" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-501"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:5; Php 4:6, 7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-501" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-501" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p954" data-pid="954" class="se"></p> <p id="p955" data-pid="955" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/855/0"><em>Bible Verses Explained,</em> article 40</a></p> <div id="p956" data-pid="956"><p data-pid="956" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/856/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="956" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/856/0">2/1/2011, pp. 29-30</a></p><p data-pid="956" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/857/0">5/15/2007, p. 18</a></p> </div><p id="p957" data-pid="957" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p367" data-pid="367" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/365/0">ijwbv article 40;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/365/2"> w11 2/1 29-30;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/365/4"> w07 5/15 18;</a></p> <p id="p368" data-pid="368" class="sx"></p> <p id="p340" data-pid="340" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/338/0">w78 5/1 21-25</a></p> <p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-4" data-section-citation="020016004020016004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/501" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-502"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 14:4; Ro 9:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-502" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-502" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p957" data-pid="957" class="se"></p> <p id="p958" data-pid="958" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/858/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 1181</a></p> <div id="p959" data-pid="959"><p data-pid="959" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/859/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="959" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/859/0">5/15/2007, pp. 18-19</a></p> </div><p id="p960" data-pid="960" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p368" data-pid="368" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/366/0">it-2 1181;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/366/2"> w07 5/15 18-19;</a></p> <p id="p369" data-pid="369" class="sx"></p> <p id="p341" data-pid="341" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/339/0">w82 8/1 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/339/2"> po 17-18,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/339/4"> 77;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/339/6"> ad 1654;</a><span class="ni"> g69 1/22 28;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/339/8"> w54 671</a></p> <p id="p342" data-pid="342" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-5" data-section-citation="020016005020016005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-207"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1174" data-pid="1174">Lit., “Hand to hand.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/502" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-503"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 6:16, 17; 8:13; 21:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-503" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-503" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p960" data-pid="960" class="se"></p> <div id="p961" data-pid="961"><p data-pid="961" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/860/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Study)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="961" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/860/0">5/2019, p. 24</a></p> </div><div id="p962" data-pid="962"><p data-pid="962" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/861/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="962" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/861/0">5/15/2007, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p963" data-pid="963" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p369" data-pid="369" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/367/0">w19.05 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/367/2"> w07 5/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p370" data-pid="370" class="sx"></p> <p id="p342" data-pid="342" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/340/0">w80 8/1 19-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/340/2"> w65 313;</a><span class="ni"> bf 261;</span><span class="ni"> ni 26</span></p> <p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-6" data-section-citation="020016006020016006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/503" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-504"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-504" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-504" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/504" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-505"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:8, 9; 2Co 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-505" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-505" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p963" data-pid="963" class="se"></p> <div id="p964" data-pid="964"><p data-pid="964" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/862/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="964" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/862/0">5/15/2007, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p965" data-pid="965" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p370" data-pid="370" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/368/0">w07 5/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p371" data-pid="371" class="sx"></p> <p id="p343" data-pid="343" class="sx"><span class="ni">g62 3/22 5;</span><span class="ni"> w42 187</span></p> <p id="p344" data-pid="344" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-7" data-section-citation="020016007020016007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:7</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/505" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-506"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 31:24; Ex 34:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-506" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-506" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p965" data-pid="965" class="se"></p> <div id="p966" data-pid="966"><p data-pid="966" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/863/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="966" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/863/0">5/15/2007, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p967" data-pid="967" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p371" data-pid="371" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/369/0">w07 5/15 19;</a></p> <p id="p372" data-pid="372" class="sx"></p> <p id="p344" data-pid="344" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/342/0">yy 170;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/342/2"> w73 157</a></p> <p id="p345" data-pid="345" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-8" data-section-citation="020016008020016008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:8</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/506" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-507"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ti 6:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-507" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-507" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/507" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-508"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:16; Jer 17:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-508" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-508" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p967" data-pid="967" class="se"></p> <div id="p968" data-pid="968"><p data-pid="968" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/864/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="968" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/864/0">5/15/2007, p. 19</a></p> </div><p id="p969" data-pid="969" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p372" data-pid="372" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/370/0">w07 5/15 19</a></p> <p id="p373" data-pid="373" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-9" data-section-citation="020016009020016009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:9</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/508" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-509"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:1; Jer 10:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-509" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-509" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p969" data-pid="969" class="se"></p> <p id="p970" data-pid="970" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/865/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 857</a></p> <div id="p971" data-pid="971"><p data-pid="971" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/866/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="971" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/866/0">5/15/2007, pp. 19-20</a></p> </div><p id="p972" data-pid="972" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/867/0"><em>School Guidebook,</em> p. 75</a></p> <p id="p973" data-pid="973" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p373" data-pid="373" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/371/0">it-1 857;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/371/2"> w07 5/15 19-20;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/371/4"> sg 75;</a></p> <p id="p374" data-pid="374" class="sx"></p> <p id="p345" data-pid="345" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/343/0">w71 141;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/343/2"> ad 728;</a><span class="ni"> w46 11</span></p> <p id="p346" data-pid="346" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-10" data-section-citation="020016010020016010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-208"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1175" data-pid="1175">Or “Divine.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/509" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-510"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 17:18, 19; 1Ki 3:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-510" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-510" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/510" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-511"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 72:1, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-511" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-511" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p973" data-pid="973" class="se"></p> <div id="p974" data-pid="974"><p data-pid="974" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/868/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="974" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/868/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p975" data-pid="975" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p374" data-pid="374" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/372/0">w07 5/15 20</a></p> <p id="p375" data-pid="375" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-11" data-section-citation="020016011020016011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/511" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-512"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:36; Pr 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-512" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-512" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p975" data-pid="975" class="se"></p> <div id="p976" data-pid="976"><p data-pid="976" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/869/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="976" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/869/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p977" data-pid="977" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p375" data-pid="375" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/373/0">w07 5/15 20</a></p> <p id="p376" data-pid="376" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-12" data-section-citation="020016012020016012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:12</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/512" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-513"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 20:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-513" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-513" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/513" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-514"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 29:14; Re 19:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-514" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-514" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p977" data-pid="977" class="se"></p> <div id="p978" data-pid="978"><p data-pid="978" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/870/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="978" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/870/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p979" data-pid="979" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p376" data-pid="376" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/374/0">w07 5/15 20</a></p> <p id="p377" data-pid="377" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-13" data-section-citation="020016013020016013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/514" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-515"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 101:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-515" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-515" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p979" data-pid="979" class="se"></p> <div id="p980" data-pid="980"><p data-pid="980" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/871/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="980" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/871/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p981" data-pid="981" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p377" data-pid="377" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/375/0">w07 5/15 20;</a></p> <p id="p378" data-pid="378" class="sx"></p> <p id="p346" data-pid="346" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/344/0">w64 633;</a><span class="ni"> pw 29;</span><span class="ni"> w47 139</span></p> <p id="p347" data-pid="347" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-14" data-section-citation="020016014020016014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-209"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1176" data-pid="1176">Or “avoids.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/515" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-516"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 22:17, 18; 1Ki 2:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-516" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-516" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/516" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-517"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 10:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-517" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-517" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p981" data-pid="981" class="se"></p> <div id="p982" data-pid="982"><p data-pid="982" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/872/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="982" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/872/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p983" data-pid="983" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p378" data-pid="378" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/376/0">w07 5/15 20;</a></p> <p id="p379" data-pid="379" class="sx"></p> <p id="p347" data-pid="347" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/345/0">w72 742</a></p> <p id="p348" data-pid="348" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-15" data-section-citation="020016015020016015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:15</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/517" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-518"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 72:1, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-518" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-518" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p983" data-pid="983" class="se"></p> <p id="p984" data-pid="984" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/873/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> pp. 255,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/874/0"> 730</a></p> <div id="p985" data-pid="985"><p data-pid="985" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/875/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="985" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/875/0">5/15/2007, p. 20</a></p> </div><p id="p986" data-pid="986" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p379" data-pid="379" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/377/0">it-2 255,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/377/2"> 730;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/377/4"> w07 5/15 20;</a></p> <p id="p380" data-pid="380" class="sx"></p> <p id="p348" data-pid="348" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/346/0">ad 1068,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/346/1"> 1369;</a><span class="ni"> w33 165</span></p> <p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-16" data-section-citation="020016016020016016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/518" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-519"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 7:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-519" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-519" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/519" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-520"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-520" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-520" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p986" data-pid="986" class="se"></p> <div id="p987" data-pid="987"><p data-pid="987" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/876/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="987" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/876/0">7/15/2007, p. 8</a></p> </div><p id="p988" data-pid="988" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p380" data-pid="380" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/378/0">w07 7/15 8</a></p> <p id="p381" data-pid="381" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-17" data-section-citation="020016017020016017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:17</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-210"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1177" data-pid="1177">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/520" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-521"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-521" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-521" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p988" data-pid="988" class="se"></p> <div id="p989" data-pid="989"><p data-pid="989" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/877/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="989" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/877/0">7/15/2007, p. 8</a></p> </div><p id="p990" data-pid="990" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p381" data-pid="381" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/379/0">w07 7/15 8;</a></p> <p id="p382" data-pid="382" class="sx"></p> <p id="p349" data-pid="349" class="sx"><span class="ni">w31 311</span></p> <p id="p350" data-pid="350" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-18" data-section-citation="020016018020016018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/521" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-522"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 11:2; Da 4:30-32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-522" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-522" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p990" data-pid="990" class="se"></p> <p id="p991" data-pid="991" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/878/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1045</a></p> <div id="p992" data-pid="992"><p data-pid="992" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/879/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="992" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/879/0">10/2014, p. 5</a></p> </div><div id="p993" data-pid="993"><p data-pid="993" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/880/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="993" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/880/0">7/15/2007, pp. 8-9</a></p> </div><p id="p994" data-pid="994" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p382" data-pid="382" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/380/0">it-1 1045;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/380/2"> g 10/14 5;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/380/4"> w07 7/15 8-9;</a></p> <p id="p383" data-pid="383" class="sx"></p> <p id="p350" data-pid="350" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/0">w76 451-452;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/2"> w71 181;</a><span class="ni"> g68 8/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/5"> w65 313;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/6"> w64 634;</a><span class="ni"> bf 261;</span><span class="ni"> g62 12/22 3;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/9"> w60 388;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/10"> w58 570;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/348/11"> w57 430</a></p> <p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-19" data-section-citation="020016019020016019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-211"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1178" data-pid="1178">Lit., “lowly of spirit.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/522" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-523"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 57:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-523" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-523" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p994" data-pid="994" class="se"></p> <div id="p995" data-pid="995"><p data-pid="995" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/881/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="995" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/881/0">7/15/2007, p. 9</a></p> </div><p id="p996" data-pid="996" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p383" data-pid="383" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/381/0">w07 7/15 9;</a></p> <p id="p384" data-pid="384" class="sx"></p> <p id="p351" data-pid="351" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/349/0">w65 453</a></p> <p id="p352" data-pid="352" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-20" data-section-citation="020016020020016020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:20</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-212"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1179" data-pid="1179">Lit., “good.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p996" data-pid="996" class="se"></p> <div id="p997" data-pid="997"><p data-pid="997" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/882/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="997" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/882/0">6/15/2011, p. 25</a></p><p data-pid="997" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/883/0">7/15/2007, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="997" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/884/0">6/1/1993, pp. 20-21</a></p> </div><p id="p998" data-pid="998" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p384" data-pid="384" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/382/0">w11 6/15 25;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/382/2"> w07 7/15 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/382/4"> w93 6/1 20-21;</a></p> <p id="p385" data-pid="385" class="sx"></p> <p id="p352" data-pid="352" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/350/0">w73 493,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/350/2"> 504</a></p> <p id="p353" data-pid="353" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-21" data-section-citation="020016021020016021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:21</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-213"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1180" data-pid="1180">Or “And appealing speech.” Lit., “And sweetness of lips.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/523" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-524"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-524" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-524" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/524" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-525"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 4:22; Col 4:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-525" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-525" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p998" data-pid="998" class="se"></p> <div id="p999" data-pid="999"><p data-pid="999" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/885/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="999" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/885/0">7/15/2007, pp. 9-10</a></p> </div><p id="p1000" data-pid="1000" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p385" data-pid="385" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/383/0">w07 7/15 9-10;</a></p> <p id="p386" data-pid="386" class="sx"></p> <p id="p353" data-pid="353" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/351/0">g75 1/8 10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/351/2"> w73 504;</a><span class="ni"> w47 138</span></p> <p id="p354" data-pid="354" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-22" data-section-citation="020016022020016022"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:22</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1000" data-pid="1000" class="se"></p> <p id="p1001" data-pid="1001" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/886/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 629</a></p> <div id="p1002" data-pid="1002"><p data-pid="1002" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/887/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1002" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/887/0">7/15/2007, pp. 9-10</a></p> </div><p id="p1003" data-pid="1003" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p386" data-pid="386" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/384/0">it-1 629;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/384/2"> w07 7/15 9-10</a></p> <p id="p387" data-pid="387" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-23" data-section-citation="020016023020016023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/525" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-526"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 22:17, 18; Mt 12:35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-526" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-526" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1003" data-pid="1003" class="se"></p> <div id="p1004" data-pid="1004"><p data-pid="1004" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/888/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1004" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/888/0">7/15/2007, pp. 9-10</a></p><p data-pid="1004" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/889/0">3/15/1999, pp. 15-16</a></p><p data-pid="1004" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/890/0">8/1/1993, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p1005" data-pid="1005" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/891/0"><em>Knowledge,</em> p. 143</a></p> <p id="p1006" data-pid="1006" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p387" data-pid="387" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/385/0">w07 7/15 9-10;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/385/2"> w99 3/15 15-16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/385/4"> kl 143;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/385/6"> w93 8/1 4;</a></p> <p id="p388" data-pid="388" class="sx"></p> <p id="p354" data-pid="354" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/352/0">w83 6/1 16;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/352/2"> g75 1/8 10-11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/352/4"> w73 504;</a><span class="ni"> w47 138</span></p> <p id="p355" data-pid="355" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-24" data-section-citation="020016024020016024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:24</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-214"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1181" data-pid="1181">Or “taste.” See <a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16/0">Glossary</a>.</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/526" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-527"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:20-22; 12:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-527" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-527" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1006" data-pid="1006" class="se"></p> <p id="p1007" data-pid="1007" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/892/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1135</a></p> <div id="p1008" data-pid="1008"><p data-pid="1008" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/893/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1008" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/893/0">7/15/2007, p. 10</a></p> </div><p id="p1009" data-pid="1009" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p388" data-pid="388" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/386/0">it-1 1135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/386/2"> w07 7/15 10;</a></p> <p id="p389" data-pid="389" class="sx"></p> <p id="p355" data-pid="355" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/353/0">w79 11/15 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/353/2"> g78 10/22 19;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/353/4"> w67 302;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/353/5"> w66 355;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/353/6"> w60 339;</a><span class="ni"> w47 138</span></p> <p id="p356" data-pid="356" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-25" data-section-citation="020016025020016025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/527" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-528"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:12; Mt 7:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-528" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-528" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1009" data-pid="1009" class="se"></p> <div id="p1010" data-pid="1010"><p data-pid="1010" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/894/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1010" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/894/0">7/15/2007, pp. 10-11</a></p> </div><p id="p1011" data-pid="1011" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p389" data-pid="389" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/387/0">w07 7/15 10-11;</a></p> <p id="p390" data-pid="390" class="sx"></p> <p id="p356" data-pid="356" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/354/0">w63 103,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/354/1"> 676</a></p> <p id="p357" data-pid="357" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-26" data-section-citation="020016026020016026"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:26</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-215"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1182" data-pid="1182">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-216"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1183" data-pid="1183">Lit., “mouth.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/528" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-529"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-529" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-529" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1011" data-pid="1011" class="se"></p> <div id="p1012" data-pid="1012"><p data-pid="1012" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/895/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1012" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/895/0">7/15/2007, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p1013" data-pid="1013" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p390" data-pid="390" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/388/0">w07 7/15 11</a></p> <p id="p391" data-pid="391" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-27" data-section-citation="020016027020016027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:27</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/529" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-530"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 6:12, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-530" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-530" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/530" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-531"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-531" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-531" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1013" data-pid="1013" class="se"></p> <p id="p1014" data-pid="1014" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/896/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 832</a></p> <div id="p1015" data-pid="1015"><p data-pid="1015" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/897/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1015" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/897/0">7/15/2007, p. 11</a></p> </div><p id="p1016" data-pid="1016" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p391" data-pid="391" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/389/0">it-1 832;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/389/2"> w07 7/15 11;</a></p> <p id="p392" data-pid="392" class="sx"></p> <p id="p357" data-pid="357" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/355/0">w74 269;</a><span class="ni"> g61 12/22 3;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/355/3"> w60 140;</a><span class="ni"> w47 133,</span><span class="ni"> 139</span></p> <p id="p358" data-pid="358" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-28" data-section-citation="020016028020016028"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:28</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-217"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1184" data-pid="1184">Or “A schemer.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/531" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-532"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-532" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-532" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/532" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-533"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:1; 1Sa 24:9; Ro 16:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-533" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-533" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1016" data-pid="1016" class="se"></p> <p id="p1017" data-pid="1017" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/898/0"><em>Enjoy Life Forever!,</em> lesson 51</a></p> <div id="p1018" data-pid="1018"><p data-pid="1018" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/899/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1018" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/899/0">7/15/2007, p. 11</a></p><p data-pid="1018" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/900/0">10/15/1989, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p1019" data-pid="1019" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p392" data-pid="392" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/390/0">lff lesson 51;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/390/2"> w07 7/15 11;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/390/4"> w89 10/15 13;</a></p> <p id="p393" data-pid="393" class="sx"></p> <p id="p358" data-pid="358" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/356/0">w60 140,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/356/1"> 332;</a><span class="ni"> w47 133</span></p> <p id="p359" data-pid="359" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-29" data-section-citation="020016029020016029"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:29</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1019" data-pid="1019" class="se"></p> <div id="p1020" data-pid="1020"><p data-pid="1020" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/901/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1020" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/901/0">7/15/2007, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><p id="p1021" data-pid="1021" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p393" data-pid="393" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/391/0">w07 7/15 11-12;</a></p> <p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="sx"></p> <p id="p359" data-pid="359" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/357/0">g79 10/22 9</a></p> <p id="p360" data-pid="360" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-30" data-section-citation="020016030020016030"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:30</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1021" data-pid="1021" class="se"></p> <div id="p1022" data-pid="1022"><p data-pid="1022" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/902/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1022" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/902/0">7/15/2007, pp. 11-12</a></p> </div><p id="p1023" data-pid="1023" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p394" data-pid="394" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/392/0">w07 7/15 11-12</a></p> <p id="p395" data-pid="395" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-31" data-section-citation="020016031020016031"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:31</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-218"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1185" data-pid="1185">Or “glory.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/533" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-534"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:32; Job 32:7; Pr 20:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-534" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-534" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/534" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-535"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 92:12-14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-535" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-535" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1023" data-pid="1023" class="se"></p> <p id="p1024" data-pid="1024" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/903/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 553-554,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/904/0"> 995</a></p> <p id="p1025" data-pid="1025" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/905/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 549</a></p> <div id="p1026" data-pid="1026"><p data-pid="1026" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/906/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1026" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/906/0">7/15/2007, p. 12</a></p><p data-pid="1026" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/907/0">1/15/2005, pp. 8-9</a></p><p data-pid="1026" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/908/0">3/15/1993, p. 29</a></p><p data-pid="1026" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/909/0">2/1/1989, p. 4</a></p> </div><p id="p1027" data-pid="1027" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p395" data-pid="395" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/0">it-1 553,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/2"> 995;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/4"> it-2 549;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/6"> w07 7/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/8"> w05 1/15 8-9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/10"> w93 3/15 29;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/393/12"> w89 2/1 4;</a></p> <p id="p396" data-pid="396" class="sx"></p> <p id="p360" data-pid="360" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/0">g79 6/22 9;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/2"> w77 157;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/4"> g72 1/22 22-23;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/6"> ad 399;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/7"> w61 91,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/358/8"> 566</a></p> <p id="p361" data-pid="361" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-32" data-section-citation="020016032020016032"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:32</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-219"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1186" data-pid="1186">Lit., “ruling over his spirit.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/535" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-536"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:29; Jas 1:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-536" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-536" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/536" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-537"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 25:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-537" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-537" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1027" data-pid="1027" class="se"></p> <p id="p1028" data-pid="1028" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/910/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 152</a></p> <div id="p1029" data-pid="1029"><p data-pid="1029" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/911/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1029" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/911/0">No. 3 2019, p. 6</a></p><p data-pid="1029" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/912/0">10/22/2001, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><div id="p1030" data-pid="1030"><p data-pid="1030" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/913/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1030" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/913/0">7/15/2007, p. 12</a></p><p data-pid="1030" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/914/0">7/1/1987, p. 5</a></p> </div><p id="p1031" data-pid="1031" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p396" data-pid="396" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/394/0">ijwbq article 152;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/394/2"> g19.3 6;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/394/4"> w07 7/15 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/394/6"> g01 10/22 13-14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/394/8"> w87 7/1 5;</a></p> <p id="p397" data-pid="397" class="sx"></p> <p id="p361" data-pid="361" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/0">w80 2/15 26-27;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/2"> w80 12/15 3;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/5"> g80 5/8 24;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/7"> g74 5/22 28;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/9"> w72 68;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/11"> g70 5/22 12;</a><span class="ni"> is 144;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/14"> w65 260;</a><span class="ni"> g64 6/8 3;</span><span class="ni"> g63 1/8 3;</span><span class="ni"> g62 2/8 4;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/18"> w61 366;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/19"> w60 73,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/20"> 146;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/359/21"> w57 430</a></p> <p id="p362" data-pid="362" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="20-16-33" data-section-citation="020016033020016033"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Proverbs 16:33</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/537" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-538"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Nu 26:55; Pr 18:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-538" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-538" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/538" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-539"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 14:41, 42; Ac 1:24, 26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-539" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-539" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1031" data-pid="1031" class="se"></p> <div id="p1032" data-pid="1032"><p data-pid="1032" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/915/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1032" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204409/915/0">7/15/2007, p. 12</a></p> </div><p id="p1033" data-pid="1033" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p397" data-pid="397" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270020/395/0">w07 7/15 12;</a></p> <p id="p398" data-pid="398" class="sx"></p> <p id="p362" data-pid="362" class="sx"><span class="ni">li 164;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/360/1"> w61 566;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020020/360/2"> w54 95</a></p> <p id="p363" data-pid="363" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/497/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:1</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jer 1:9; Lu 12:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-498-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/498/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 15:13, 14; Ps 36:1, 2; Pr 21:2; Jer 17:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-499-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/499/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 16:6, 7; Pr 24:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-500-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/500/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-501-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:3</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:5; Php 4:6, 7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-501-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-501-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/501/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-502-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:4</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 14:4; Ro 9:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-502-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-502-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/502/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-503-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:5</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 6:16, 17; 8:13; 21:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-503-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-503-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/503/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-504-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 3:19</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-504-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-504-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/504/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-505-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:6</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ne 5:8, 9; 2Co 7:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-505-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-505-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/505/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-506-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:7</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 31:24; Ex 34:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-506-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-506-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/506/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-507-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Ti 6:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-507-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-507-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/507/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-508-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:8</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 37:16; Jer 17:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-508-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-508-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/508/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-509-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:9</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 16:1; Jer 10:23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-509-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-509-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/509/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-510-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 17:18, 19; 1Ki 3:28</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-510-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-510-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/510/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-511-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:10</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 72:1, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-511-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-511-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/511/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-512-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:11</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:36; Pr 11:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-512-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-512-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/512/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-513-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 20:26</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-513-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-513-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/513/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-514-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:12</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 29:14; Re 19:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-514-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-514-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/514/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-515-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:13</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 101:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-515-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-515-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/515/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-516-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">1Sa 22:17, 18; 1Ki 2:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-516-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-516-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/516/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-517-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:14</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 10:4</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-517-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-517-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/517/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-518-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:15</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 72:1, 6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-518-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-518-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/518/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-519-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 7:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-519-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-519-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/519/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-520-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:16</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-520-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-520-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/520/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-521-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:17</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 10:9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-521-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-521-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/521/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-522-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:18</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 11:2; Da 4:30-32</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-522-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-522-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/522/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-523-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:19</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Isa 57:15</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-523-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-523-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/523/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-524-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-524-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-524-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/524/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-525-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:21</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 4:22; Col 4:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-525-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-525-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/525/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-526-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:23</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 22:17, 18; Mt 12:35</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-526-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-526-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/526/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-527-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:24</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 4:20-22; 12:18</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-527-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-527-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/527/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-528-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:25</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 14:12; Mt 7:22, 23</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-528-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-528-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/528/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-529-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:26</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ec 6:7</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-529-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-529-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/529/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-530-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Pr 6:12, 14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-530-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-530-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/530/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-531-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:27</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:6</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-531-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-531-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/531/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-532-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Jas 3:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-532-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-532-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/532/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-533-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:28</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 3:1; 1Sa 24:9; Ro 16:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-533-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-533-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/533/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-534-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Le 19:32; Job 32:7; Pr 20:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-534-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-534-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/20/16/534/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-535-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Prov. 16:31</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 92:12-14</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-535-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-535-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" 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id="article" class="article bible html5 pub-nwtsty jwac showRuby ml-E ms-ROMAN dir-ltr includeSecondaryNav" lang="en" data-lang="E" dir="ltr" role="article"> <div class="scalableui"> <header> <h1>Proverbs</h1> </header> <div id="p434" data-pid="434"><p data-pid="434" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-1-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16957" class="cl vx vp"><strong>16</strong> </a>A man prepares the thoughts of his heart,<a id="footnotesource202" data-fnid="202" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/201">*</a></span></p><p data-pid="434" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-1-2" class="v">But the answer he gives<a id="footnotesource203" data-fnid="203" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/202">*</a> is from Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/497" data-bid="498-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p435" data-pid="435"><p data-pid="435" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-2-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16958" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>All of a man’s ways seem right<a id="footnotesource204" data-fnid="204" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/203">*</a> to him,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/498" data-bid="499-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="435" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-2-2" class="v">But Jehovah examines the motives.<a id="footnotesource205" data-fnid="205" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/204">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/499" data-bid="500-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p436" data-pid="436"><p data-pid="436" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-3-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16959" class="vl vx vp">3 </a>Commit to Jehovah whatever you do,<a id="footnotesource206" data-fnid="206" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/205">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/500" data-bid="501-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="436" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-3-2" class="v">And your plans will succeed.</span></p> </div><div id="p437" data-pid="437"><p data-pid="437" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-4-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16960" class="vl vx vp">4 </a>Jehovah has made everything work for his purpose,</span></p><p data-pid="437" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-4-2" class="v">Even the wicked for the day of disaster.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/501" data-bid="502-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p438" data-pid="438" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-5-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16961" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Everyone proud in heart is detestable to Jehovah.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/502" data-bid="503-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p439" data-pid="439" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-5-2" class="v">Be assured<a id="footnotesource207" data-fnid="207" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/206">*</a> that he will not go unpunished.</span></p> <div id="p440" data-pid="440"><p data-pid="440" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-6-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16962" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>By loyal love and faithfulness, error is atoned for,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/503" data-bid="504-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="440" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-6-2" class="v">And by fearing Jehovah one turns away from bad.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/504" data-bid="505-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p441" data-pid="441"><p data-pid="441" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-7-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16963" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>When Jehovah is pleased with a man’s ways,</span></p><p data-pid="441" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-7-2" class="v">He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/505" data-bid="506-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p442" data-pid="442"><p data-pid="442" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-8-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16964" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>Better is a little with righteousness<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/506" data-bid="507-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="442" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-8-2" class="v">Than a large income without justice.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/507" data-bid="508-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p443" data-pid="443"><p data-pid="443" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-9-1" class="v"> <a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16965" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>A man may plot out his course in his heart,</span></p><p data-pid="443" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-9-2" class="v">But it is Jehovah who directs his steps.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/508" data-bid="509-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p444" data-pid="444"><p data-pid="444" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16966" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>Inspired<a id="footnotesource208" data-fnid="208" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/207">*</a> decision should be on the lips of a king;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/509" data-bid="510-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="444" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-10-2" class="v">He must never betray justice.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/510" data-bid="511-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p445" data-pid="445"><p data-pid="445" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16967" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>Honest balances and scales are from Jehovah;</span></p><p data-pid="445" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-11-2" class="v">All the weights in the bag are his doing.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/511" data-bid="512-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p446" data-pid="446"><p data-pid="446" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16968" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Wicked practices are detestable to kings,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/512" data-bid="513-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="446" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-12-2" class="v">For the throne is firmly established by righteousness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/513" data-bid="514-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p447" data-pid="447" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16969" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Righteous speech is a pleasure to kings.</span></p> <p id="p448" data-pid="448" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-13-2" class="v">They love someone who speaks honestly.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/514" data-bid="515-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p449" data-pid="449"><p data-pid="449" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16970" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>The king’s rage is like a messenger of death,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/515" data-bid="516-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="449" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-14-2" class="v">But the wise man appeases<a id="footnotesource209" data-fnid="209" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/208">*</a> it.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/516" data-bid="517-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p450" data-pid="450"><p data-pid="450" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16971" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>In the light of the king’s face there is life;</span></p><p data-pid="450" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-15-2" class="v">His favor is like a cloud of rain in spring.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/517" data-bid="518-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><p id="p451" data-pid="451" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16972" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>How much better to acquire wisdom than gold!<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/518" data-bid="519-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p452" data-pid="452" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-16-2" class="v">To gain understanding is to be chosen over silver.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/519" data-bid="520-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p453" data-pid="453" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16973" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>The highway of the upright avoids what is bad.</span></p> <p id="p454" data-pid="454" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-17-2" class="v">Whoever safeguards his way preserves his life.<a id="footnotesource210" data-fnid="210" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/209">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/520" data-bid="521-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <div id="p455" data-pid="455"><p data-pid="455" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16974" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>Pride is before a crash,</span></p><p data-pid="455" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-18-2" class="v">And a haughty spirit before stumbling.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/521" data-bid="522-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p456" data-pid="456"><p data-pid="456" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16975" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>Better to be humble<a id="footnotesource211" data-fnid="211" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/210">*</a> among the meek<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/522" data-bid="523-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="456" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-19-2" class="v">Than to share the spoil of the haughty.</span></p> </div><div id="p457" data-pid="457"><p data-pid="457" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16976" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>The one who shows insight in a matter will find success,<a id="footnotesource212" data-fnid="212" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/211">*</a></span></p><p data-pid="457" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-20-2" class="v">And happy is the one trusting in Jehovah.</span></p> </div><div id="p458" data-pid="458"><p data-pid="458" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16977" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>The wise in heart will be called understanding,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/523" data-bid="524-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="458" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-21-2" class="v">And the one kind in speech<a id="footnotesource213" data-fnid="213" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/212">*</a> adds persuasiveness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/524" data-bid="525-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p459" data-pid="459"><p data-pid="459" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16978" class="vl vx vp">22 </a>Insight is a fountain of life to those possessing it,</span></p><p data-pid="459" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-22-2" class="v">But fools are disciplined by their own foolishness.</span></p> </div><div id="p460" data-pid="460"><p data-pid="460" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16979" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>The heart of the wise one gives his mouth insight<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/525" data-bid="526-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="460" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-23-2" class="v">And adds persuasiveness to his speech.</span></p> </div><div id="p461" data-pid="461"><p data-pid="461" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16980" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>Pleasant sayings are a honeycomb,</span></p><p data-pid="461" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-24-2" class="v">Sweet to the soul<a id="footnotesource214" data-fnid="214" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/213">*</a> and a healing to the bones.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/526" data-bid="527-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p462" data-pid="462"><p data-pid="462" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16981" class="vl vx vp">25 </a>There is a way that seems right to a man,</span></p><p data-pid="462" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-25-2" class="v">But in the end it leads to death.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/527" data-bid="528-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p463" data-pid="463"><p data-pid="463" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16982" class="vl vx vp">26 </a>The appetite<a id="footnotesource215" data-fnid="215" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/214">*</a> of a laborer makes him work hard</span></p><p data-pid="463" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-26-2" class="v">For his hunger<a id="footnotesource216" data-fnid="216" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/215">*</a> urges him on.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/528" data-bid="529-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p464" data-pid="464"><p data-pid="464" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16983" class="vl vx vp">27 </a>A worthless man digs up what is bad;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/529" data-bid="530-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="464" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-27-2" class="v">His speech is like a scorching fire.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/530" data-bid="531-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p465" data-pid="465"><p data-pid="465" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-28-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16984" class="vl vx vp">28 </a>A troublemaker<a id="footnotesource217" data-fnid="217" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/216">*</a> causes dissension,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/531" data-bid="532-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="465" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-28-2" class="v">And a slanderer separates close friends.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/532" data-bid="533-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p466" data-pid="466"><p data-pid="466" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-29-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16985" class="vl vx vp">29 </a>A violent man entices his neighbor</span></p><p data-pid="466" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-29-2" class="v">And leads him in the wrong way.</span></p> </div><p id="p467" data-pid="467" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-30-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16986" class="vl vx vp">30 </a>He winks his eye as he schemes harm.</span></p> <p id="p468" data-pid="468" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-30-2" class="v">He pinches his lips together as he carries out mischief.</span></p> <div id="p469" data-pid="469"><p data-pid="469" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-31-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16987" class="vl vx vp">31 </a>Gray hair is a crown of beauty<a id="footnotesource218" data-fnid="218" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/217">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/533" data-bid="534-1" class="b">+</a></span></p><p data-pid="469" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-31-2" class="v">When it is found in the way of righteousness.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/534" data-bid="535-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p470" data-pid="470"><p data-pid="470" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-32-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070124/16988" class="vl vx vp">32 </a>The one slow to anger<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/535" data-bid="536-1" class="b">+</a> is better than a mighty man,</span></p><p data-pid="470" class="sz"><span id="v20-16-32-2" class="v">And the one controlling his temper<a id="footnotesource219" data-fnid="219" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070124/218">*</a> than one conquering a city.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070124/536" data-bid="537-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> </div><div id="p471" data-pid="471"><p data-pid="471" class="sl"><span id="v20-16-33-1" class="v"><a 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