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16 The plans of the mind belong to mortals,
    but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
All one’s ways may be pure in one’s own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.(A)
Commit your work to the Lord,
    and your plans will be established.(B)

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

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

Commit your activities to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 16:2 Lit spirits

The human mind plans the way,
    but the Lord directs the steps.(A)

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

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20 Those who are attentive to a matter will prosper,
    and happy are those who trust in the Lord.(A)

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20 The one who understands a matter finds success,(A)
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.(B)

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25 Sometimes there is a way that seems to be right,
    but in the end it is the way to death.(A)

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25 There is a way that seems right to a person,
but its end is the way to death.(A)

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