Proverbs 16
Reading Proverbs chapter 16 in the Webster's Bible, public-domain text from 1833.
Verses 1–10
1 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, [are] from the LORD.
2 All the ways of a man [are] clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3 Commit thy works to the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
4 The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 Every one [that is] proud in heart [is] an abomination to the LORD: [though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD [men] depart from evil.
7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better [is] a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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