Proverbs Chapter 16

• Proverbs 16:1
  Proverbs.
• Proverbs 16:2
  The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
• Proverbs 16:3
  All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the motives.
• Proverbs 16:4
  Commit your deeds to the LORD, and your plans shall succeed.
• Proverbs 16:5
  The LORD has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
• Proverbs 16:6
  Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; they shall certainly not be unpunished.
• Proverbs 16:7
  By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
• Proverbs 16:8
  When a man’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
• Proverbs 16:9
  Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
• Proverbs 16:10
  A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
• Proverbs 16:11
  Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
• Proverbs 16:12
  Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.
• Proverbs 16:13
  It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
• Proverbs 16:14
  Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
• Proverbs 16:15
  The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
• Proverbs 16:16
  In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
• Proverbs 16:17
  How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
• Proverbs 16:18
  The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
• Proverbs 16:19
  Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
• Proverbs 16:20
  It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
• Proverbs 16:21
  He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in the LORD is blessed.
• Proverbs 16:22
  The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
• Proverbs 16:23
  Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
• Proverbs 16:24
  The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
• Proverbs 16:25
  Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
• Proverbs 16:26
  There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• Proverbs 16:27
  The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him on.
• Proverbs 16:28
  A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
• Proverbs 16:29
  A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
• Proverbs 16:30
  A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
• Proverbs 16:31
  One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
• Proverbs 16:32
  Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.
• Proverbs 16:33
  One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
• Proverbs 16:34
  The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.