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            <div class="label">16</div><div class="q1"><span class="content">  </span><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.16.1"><span class="label">1</span><span class="content">We can make our own plans,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.16.1"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> gives the right answer.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v1" data-usfm="PRO.16.1"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.16.2"><span class="label">2</span><span class="content">People may be pure in their own eyes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.16.2"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> examines their motives.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v2" data-usfm="PRO.16.2"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.16.3"><span class="label">3</span><span class="content">Commit your actions to the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.16.3"><span class="content">and your plans will succeed.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v3" data-usfm="PRO.16.3"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.16.4"><span class="label">4</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> has made everything for his own purposes,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.16.4"><span class="content">even the wicked for a day of disaster.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v4" data-usfm="PRO.16.4"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.16.5"><span class="label">5</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> detests the proud;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.16.5"><span class="content">they will surely be punished.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v5" data-usfm="PRO.16.5"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.16.6"><span class="label">6</span><span class="content">Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.16.6"><span class="content">By fearing the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">, people avoid evil.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v6" data-usfm="PRO.16.6"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.16.7"><span class="label">7</span><span class="content">When people&#8217;s lives please the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content">,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.16.7"><span class="content">even their enemies are at peace with them.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v7" data-usfm="PRO.16.7"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.16.8"><span class="label">8</span><span class="content">Better to have little, with godliness,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.16.8"><span class="content">than to be rich and dishonest.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v8" data-usfm="PRO.16.8"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.16.9"><span class="label">9</span><span class="content">We can make our plans,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.16.9"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> determines our steps.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v9" data-usfm="PRO.16.9"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.16.10"><span class="label">10</span><span class="content">The king speaks with divine wisdom;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.16.10"><span class="content">he must never judge unfairly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v10" data-usfm="PRO.16.10"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.16.11"><span class="label">11</span><span class="content">The </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> demands accurate scales and balances;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.16.11"><span class="content">he sets the standards for fairness.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v11" data-usfm="PRO.16.11"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.16.12"><span class="label">12</span><span class="content">A king detests wrongdoing,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.16.12"><span class="content">for his rule is built on justice.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v12" data-usfm="PRO.16.12"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.16.13"><span class="label">13</span><span class="content">The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.16.13"><span class="content">he loves those who speak honestly.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v13" data-usfm="PRO.16.13"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.16.14"><span class="label">14</span><span class="content">The anger of the king is a deadly threat;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.16.14"><span class="content">the wise will try to appease it.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v14" data-usfm="PRO.16.14"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.16.15"><span class="label">15</span><span class="content">When the king smiles, there is life;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.16.15"><span class="content">his favor refreshes like a spring rain.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v15" data-usfm="PRO.16.15"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.16.16"><span class="label">16</span><span class="content">How much better to get wisdom than gold,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.16.16"><span class="content">and good judgment than silver!</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v16" data-usfm="PRO.16.16"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.16.17"><span class="label">17</span><span class="content">The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.16.17"><span class="content">whoever follows that path is safe.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v17" data-usfm="PRO.16.17"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.16.18"><span class="label">18</span><span class="content">Pride goes before destruction,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.16.18"><span class="content">and haughtiness before a fall.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v18" data-usfm="PRO.16.18"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.16.19"><span class="label">19</span><span class="content">Better to live humbly with the poor</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.16.19"><span class="content">than to share plunder with the proud.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v19" data-usfm="PRO.16.19"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.16.20"><span class="label">20</span><span class="content">Those who listen to instruction will prosper;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.16.20"><span class="content">those who trust the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> will be joyful.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v20" data-usfm="PRO.16.20"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.16.21"><span class="label">21</span><span class="content">The wise are known for their understanding,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.16.21"><span class="content">and pleasant words are persuasive.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v21" data-usfm="PRO.16.21"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.16.22"><span class="label">22</span><span class="content">Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.16.22"><span class="content">but discipline is wasted on fools.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v22" data-usfm="PRO.16.22"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.16.23"><span class="label">23</span><span class="content">From a wise mind comes wise speech;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.16.23"><span class="content">the words of the wise are persuasive.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v23" data-usfm="PRO.16.23"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.16.24"><span class="label">24</span><span class="content">Kind words are like honey&#8212;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.16.24"><span class="content">sweet to the soul and healthy for the body.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v24" data-usfm="PRO.16.24"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.16.25"><span class="label">25</span><span class="content">There is a path before each person that seems right,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.16.25"><span class="content">but it ends in death.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v25" data-usfm="PRO.16.25"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.16.26"><span class="label">26</span><span class="content">It is good for workers to have an appetite;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.16.26"><span class="content">an empty stomach drives them on.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v26" data-usfm="PRO.16.26"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.16.27"><span class="label">27</span><span class="content">Scoundrels create trouble;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.16.27"><span class="content">their words are a destructive blaze.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v27" data-usfm="PRO.16.27"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.16.28"><span class="label">28</span><span class="content">A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.16.28"><span class="content">gossip separates the best of friends.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v28" data-usfm="PRO.16.28"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.16.29"><span class="label">29</span><span class="content">Violent people mislead their companions,</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.16.29"><span class="content">leading them down a harmful path.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v29" data-usfm="PRO.16.29"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.16.30"><span class="label">30</span><span class="content">With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.16.30"><span class="content">with a smirk, they plan their mischief.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v30" data-usfm="PRO.16.30"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.16.31"><span class="label">31</span><span class="content">Gray hair is a crown of glory;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.16.31"><span class="content">it is gained by living a godly life.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v31" data-usfm="PRO.16.31"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.16.32"><span class="label">32</span><span class="content">Better to be patient than powerful;</span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.16.32"><span class="content">better to have self-control than to conquer a city.</span></span></div><div class="b"></div><div class="q1"><span class="verse v32" data-usfm="PRO.16.32"><span class="content">  </span></span><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.16.33"><span class="label">33</span><span class="content">We may throw the dice,</span><span class="note f"><span class="label">#</span><span class=" body"><span class="fr">16:33 </span><span class="ft">Hebrew </span><span class="fqa">We may cast lots.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="q2"><span class="verse v33" data-usfm="PRO.16.33"><span class="content">but the </span><span class="nd"><span class="content">Lord</span></span><span class="content"> determines how they fall.</span></span></div>
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 Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

We can make our own plans,
but the LORD gives 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.

The LORD detests the proud;
they will surely be punished.

Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.
By fearing the LORD, people avoid evil.

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

Better to have little, with godliness,
than to be rich and dishonest.

We can make our plans,
but the LORD determines our steps.

The king speaks with divine wisdom;
he must never judge unfairly.

The LORD demands accurate scales and balances;
he sets the standards for fairness.

A king detests wrongdoing,
for his rule is built on justice.

The king is pleased with words from righteous lips;
he loves those who speak honestly.

The anger of the king is a deadly threat;
the wise will try to appease it.

When the king smiles, there is life;
his favor refreshes like a spring rain.

How much better to get wisdom than gold,
and good judgment than silver!

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

Pride goes before destruction,
and haughtiness before a fall.

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.

The wise are known for their understanding,
and pleasant words are persuasive.

Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.

From a wise mind comes wise speech;
the words of the wise are persuasive.

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.

It is good for workers to have an appetite;
an empty stomach drives them on.

Scoundrels create trouble;
their words are a destructive blaze.

A troublemaker plants seeds of strife;
gossip separates the best of friends.

Violent people mislead their companions,
leading them down a harmful path.

With narrowed eyes, people plot evil;
with a smirk, they plan their mischief.

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.

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