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---- Proverbs 16:1 ---- written 950-700 B.C.----
(Hebrew) ‫ 1 ׃16 לְאָדָ֥ם מַֽעַרְכֵי־לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מַעֲנֵ֥ה לָשֽׁוֹן׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:2----
(Hebrew) ‫ 2 ׃16 כָּֽל־דַּרְכֵי־אִ֭ישׁ זַ֣ךְ בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְתֹכֵ֖ן רוּח֣וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight, But the Lord weighs the motives.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:3----
(Hebrew) ‫ 3 ׃16 גֹּ֣ל אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:3 Commit your works to the Lord And your plans will be established.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:4----
(Hebrew) ‫ 4 ׃16 כֹּ֤ל פָּעַ֣ל יְ֭הוָה לַֽמַּעֲנֵ֑הוּ וְגַם־רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לְי֣וֹם רָעָֽה׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:4 The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, Even the wicked for the day of evil.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:5----
(Hebrew) ‫ 5 ׃16 תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה כָּל־גְּבַהּ־לֵ֑ב יָ֥ד לְ֝יָ֗ד לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:6----
(Hebrew) ‫ 6 ׃16 בְּחֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יְכֻפַּ֣ר עָוֺ֑ן וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:6 By lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:7----
(Hebrew) ‫ 7 ׃16 בִּרְצ֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִ֑ישׁ גַּם־א֝וֹיְבָ֗יו יַשְׁלִ֥ם אִתּֽוֹ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:8----
(Hebrew) ‫ 8 ׃16 טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בִּצְדָקָ֑ה מֵרֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:9----
(Hebrew) ‫ 9 ׃16 לֵ֣ב אָ֭דָם יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יָכִ֥ין צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:9 The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:10----
(Hebrew) ‫ 10 ׃16 קֶ֤סֶם ׀ עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לֹ֣א יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:10 A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:11----
(Hebrew) ‫ 11 ׃16 פֶּ֤לֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י מִ֭שְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָ֑ה מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִֽיס׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:11 A just balance and scales belong to the Lord; All the weights of the bag are His concern.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:12----
(Hebrew) ‫ 12 ׃16 תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת מְ֭לָכִים עֲשׂ֣וֹת רֶ֑שַׁע כִּ֥י בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה יִכּ֥וֹן כִּסֵּֽא׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:13----
(Hebrew) ‫ 13 ׃16 רְצ֣וֹן מְ֭לָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶ֑דֶק וְדֹבֵ֖ר יְשָׁרִ֣ים יֶאֱהָֽב׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And he who speaks right is loved.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:14----
(Hebrew) ‫ 14 ׃16 חֲמַת־מֶ֥לֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְאִ֖ישׁ חָכָ֣ם יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:14 The fury of a king is like messengers of death, But a wise man will appease it.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:15----
(Hebrew) ‫ 15 ׃16 בְּאוֹר־פְּנֵי־מֶ֥לֶךְ חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ כְּעָ֣ב מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:16----
(Hebrew) ‫ 16 ׃16 קְֽנֹה־חָכְמָ֗ה מַה־טּ֥וֹב מֵחָר֑וּץ וּקְנ֥וֹת בִּ֝ינָ֗ה נִבְחָ֥ר מִכָּֽסֶף׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:17----
(Hebrew) ‫ 17 ׃16 מְסִלַּ֣ת יְ֭שָׁרִים ס֣וּר מֵרָ֑ע שֹׁמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ נֹצֵ֥ר דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his life.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:18----
(Hebrew) ‫ 18 ׃16 לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֥בֶר גָּא֑וֹן וְלִפְנֵ֥י כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן גֹּ֣בַהּ רֽוּחַ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before stumbling.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:19----
(Hebrew) ‫ 19 ׃16 ט֣וֹב שְׁפַל־ר֭וּחַ אֶת־*עניים **עֲנָוִ֑ים מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק שָׁ֝לָ֗ל אֶת־גֵּאִֽים׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:19 It is better to be humble in spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the proud.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:20----
(Hebrew) ‫ 20 ׃16 מַשְׂכִּ֣יל עַל־דָּ֭בָר יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣ה אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:20 He who gives attention to the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:21----
(Hebrew) ‫ 21 ׃16 לַחֲכַם־לֵ֭ב יִקָּרֵ֣א נָב֑וֹן וּמֶ֥תֶק שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:21 The wise in heart will be called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:22----
(Hebrew) ‫ 22 ׃16 מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים שֵׂ֣כֶל בְּעָלָ֑יו וּמוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:23----
(Hebrew) ‫ 23 ׃16 לֵ֣ב חָ֭כָם יַשְׂכִּ֣יל פִּ֑יהוּ וְעַל־שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו יֹסִ֥יף לֶֽקַח׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his lips.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:24----
(Hebrew) ‫ 24 ׃16 צוּף־דְּ֭בַשׁ אִמְרֵי־נֹ֑עַם מָת֥וֹק לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּ֥א לָעָֽצֶם׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:25----
(Hebrew) ‫ 25 ׃16 יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:25 There is a way which seems right to a man, But its end is the way of death.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:26----
(Hebrew) ‫ 26 ׃16 נֶ֣פֶשׁ עָ֭מֵל עָ֣מְלָה לּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־אָכַ֖ף עָלָ֣יו פִּֽיהוּ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:26 A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:27----
(Hebrew) ‫ 27 ׃16 אִ֣ישׁ בְּ֭לִיַּעַל כֹּרֶ֣ה רָעָ֑ה וְעַל־*שפתיו **שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹ כְּאֵ֣שׁ צָרָֽבֶת׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:27 A worthless man digs up evil, While his words are like scorching fire.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:28----
(Hebrew) ‫ 28 ׃16 אִ֣ישׁ תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹת יְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָד֑וֹן וְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ן‪[6]‬ מַפְרִ֥יד אַלּֽוּף׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:28 A perverse man spreads strife, And a slanderer separates intimate friends.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:29----
(Hebrew) ‫ 29 ׃16 אִ֣ישׁ חָ֭מָס יְפַתֶּ֣ה רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ לֹא־טֽוֹב׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:29 A man of violence entices his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not good.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:30----
(Hebrew) ‫ 30 ׃16 עֹצֶ֣ה עֵ֭ינָיו לַחְשֹׁ֣ב תַּהְפֻּכ֑וֹת קֹרֵ֥ץ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו כִּלָּ֥ה רָעָֽה׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:30 He who winks his eyes does so to devise perverse things; He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:31----
(Hebrew) ‫ 31 ׃16 עֲטֶ֣רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת שֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ צְ֝דָקָ֗ה תִּמָּצֵֽא׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:31 A gray head is a crown of glory; It is found in the way of righteousness.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:32----
(Hebrew) ‫ 32 ׃16 ט֤וֹב אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם מִגִּבּ֑וֹר וּמֹשֵׁ֥ל בְּ֝רוּח֗וֹ מִלֹּכֵ֥ד עִֽיר׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 16:33----
(Hebrew) ‫ 33 ׃16 בַּ֭חֵיק יוּטַ֣ל אֶת־הַגּוֹרָ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטֽוֹ׃ ‬ Proverbs
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Pro 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the Lord.(NASB-1995)

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---- Proverbs 17:1 ---- written 950-700 B.C.----


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