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16 The plans of the mind belong to man,
    but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.
Commit your work to the Lord,
    and your plans will be established.

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A man’s mind plans his way,
    but the Lord directs his steps.

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20 He who gives heed to the word will prosper,
    and happy is he who trusts in the Lord.

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25 There is a way which seems right to a man,
    but its end is the way to death.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:25 Heb ways of death

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