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16 The plans of the heart belong to man;
But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
[a]Commit thy works unto Jehovah,
And thy purposes shall be established.

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  1. Proverbs 16:3 Hebrew Roll.

A man’s heart deviseth his way;
But Jehovah directeth his steps.

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20 He that [a]giveth heed unto the word shall find good;
And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.

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  1. Proverbs 16:20 Or, handleth a matter wisely

25 There is a way which [a]seemeth right unto a man,
But the end thereof are the ways of death.

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  1. Proverbs 16:25 Or, is straight before