16 The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.(A)

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

16 We can make our own plans,
    but the Lord gives the right answer.

People may be pure in their own eyes,
    but the Lord examines their motives.

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

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The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,
    even the wicked for a day of disaster.

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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

When people’s lives please the Lord,
    even their enemies are at peace with them.

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

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We can make our plans,
    but the Lord determines our steps.

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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.

11 The Lord demands accurate scales and balances;
    he sets the standards for fairness.

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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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33 We may throw the dice,[a]
    but the Lord determines how they fall.

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  1. 16:33 Hebrew We may cast lots.