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The plans of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
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aAll the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes,
But Jehovah weighs the spirits.
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aCommit your works to Jehovah,
And your purposes will be established.
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Jehovah has
amade everything for its own purpose,
Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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aEvery one who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah;
1Be assured: He will not be unpunished.
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By alovingkindness and truth iniquity is expiated,
And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
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When a man’s ways please Jehovah,
He causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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aBetter is a little with righteousness,
Than great income with injustice.
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A man’s heart devises his way,
But Jehovah directs his steps.
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A divine decision is on the lips of the king;
His mouth will not transgress in judgment.
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A ajust balance and
just scales are Jehovah’s;
All the weights of the bag are His work.
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It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,
For the throne is established by righteousness.
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Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love one who speaks right.
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The wrath of a king is
as messengers of death,
But a wise man will appease it.
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In the light of the king’s countenance is life,
And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
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How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold,
And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.
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The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
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Pride goes before destruction,
And a
ahaughty spirit before a fall.
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It is better to be of a
alowly spirit with the poor,
Than to divide the spoil with the proud.
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He who gives heed to the word will find good,
And
1blessed is he who trusts in Jehovah.
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The wise in heart will be called discerning,
And the sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness.
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Insight is a fountain of life to him who has it,
But the correction of fools is folly.
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The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth
And adds persuasiveness to his lips.
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Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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aThere is a way which seems right to a man,
But the end of it is the ways of death.
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The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;
For his mouth urges him on.
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A worthless man digs up evil,
And on his lips there is a scorching
afire.
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A perverse man spreads strife,
And a whisperer separates close friends.
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A man of violence entices his neighbor
And leads him in a way that is not good.
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He who shuts his eyes
does so to devise perverse things;
He who compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
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The gray head is a crown of glory;
It will be found in the way of righteousness.
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He who is
aslow to anger is better than the mighty;
And he who rules his
bspirit, than he who captures a city.
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The alot is cast into the lap,
But everything it decides is from Jehovah.
