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Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 The plans of the heart belong to man,
    but (A)the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 (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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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Or spirits
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Proverbs 16:1-2
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16 The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)

2 All a man’s ways seem right to him,
but the Lord evaluates the motives.[a](B)

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  1. Proverbs 16:2 Lit weighs spirits
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Proverbs 16:4
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4 (A)The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
    even (B)the wicked for the day of trouble.

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Proverbs 16:4
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4 The Lord has prepared everything for His purpose—
even the wicked for the day of disaster.(A)

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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When a man's ways please the Lord,
    (A)he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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Proverbs 16:7
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7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He[a] makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:7 Or he
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Proverbs 16:9
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9 (A)The heart of man plans his way,
    but (B)the Lord establishes his steps.

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Proverbs 16:9
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9 A man’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.(A)

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Proverbs 16:11
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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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Proverbs 16:11
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11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag[a] are His concern.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.
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Proverbs 16:33
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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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Proverbs 16:33
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33 The lot is cast into the lap,
but its every decision is from the Lord.(A)

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