Proverbs 16:1-33 CEB

[1] To people belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD. [2] All the ways of people are pure in their eyes, but the LORD tests the motives. [3] Commit your work to the LORD, and your plans will succeed. [4] The LORD made everything for a purpose, even the wicked for an evil day. [5] The LORD detests all who are arrogant; they surely won’t go unpunished. [6] Love and faithfulness reconcile guilt; the fear of the LORD turns away evil. [7] When people draw favor from the LORD, even their enemies are at peace with them. [8] Better a little with righteousness than great profits without justice. [9] People plan their path, but the LORD secures their steps. [10] A king’s speech is like an oracle; in a judgment, one can’t go against his words. [11] Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his doing. [12] Kings detest wicked deeds, for their thrones are founded on righteousness. [13] Kings favor those with righteous lips; they love words of integrity. [14] The king’s anger is a messenger of death; the wise will calm him. [15] There’s life in the light of the king’s face. His favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain. [16] Acquiring wisdom is much better than gold, and acquiring understanding is better than silver. [17] The road of those who do right turns away from evil; those who protect their path guard their lives. [18] Pride comes before disaster, and arrogance before a fall. [19] Better to be humble with the needy than to divide plunder with the proud. [20] Those with insight find prosperity; those who trust the LORD are blessed. [21] The skilled mind is called discerning, and pleasant speech enhances teaching. [22] One who has insight is a fountain of life, but the instruction of the foolish is folly. [23] The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful and enhances the teaching of their lips. [24] Pleasant words are flowing honey, sweet to the taste and healing to the bones. [25] There is a path that may seem straight to someone, but in the end it is the path of death. [26] The appetite of workers labors for them, for their hunger presses them on. [27] Worthless people dig up trouble; their lips are like a scorching fire. [28] Destructive people produce conflict; gossips alienate close friends. [29] Violent people entice their neighbors and walk them down a path that isn’t good. [30] Those who wink their eye plot destruction; those who purse their lips plan evil. [31] Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is found on the path of righteousness. [32] Better to be patient than a warrior, and better to have self-control than to capture a city. [33] The dice are cast into the lap; all decisions are from the LORD.