² All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirits (the thoughts and intents of the heart).^(A)

⁷ When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

¹⁷ The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life.

²⁵ There is a way that seems right to a man and appears straight before him, but at the end of it is the way of death.