Excerpts from Proverbs 16

“We can make our own plans, but the Lord give the right answer.

People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives.

Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.

The Lord has made everything for His own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.” (vv. 1-4, NLT)

“When people’s lives please Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.

Better to have a little, with godliness, than to be rich and dishonest. We can make our own plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” (vv. 7-9, NLT)

“The path of the virtuous leads away from evil; whoever follows that path is safe.

Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.

It is better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.

Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the Lord will be joyful.” (vv. 18-20, NLT)

“Kind words are like honey- sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.” (vv. 24-25, NLT)

“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained by living a godly life.

Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.” (vv 31-33, NLT)

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