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Proverbs 16:1-6
New American Standard Bible 1995

Contrast the Upright and the Wicked

16 The (A)plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own sight,
But the (B)Lord weighs the [a]motives.
3 [b](C)Commit your works to the Lord
And your plans will be established.
4 The Lord (D)has made everything for [c]its own purpose,
Even the (E)wicked for the day of evil.
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Assuredly, he will not be unpunished.
6 By (F)lovingkindness and truth iniquity is atoned for,
And by the [d](G)fear of the Lord one keeps away from evil.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit spirits
  2. Proverbs 16:3 Lit Roll
  3. Proverbs 16:4 Or His
  4. Proverbs 16:6 Or reverence
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