16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
    but (A)the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
(B)All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord (C)weighs the spirit.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits

(A)The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even (B)the wicked for the day of trouble.

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When a man's ways please the Lord,
    (A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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(A)The heart of man plans his way,
    but (B)the Lord establishes his steps.

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11 (A)A just balance and scales are the Lord's;
    all the weights in the bag are his work.

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33 (A)The lot is cast into the lap,
    but its every decision is (B)from the Lord.

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