Proverbs 16 :: New International Version (NIV)

Pro 16:1

Pro 16:1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but from the LORD comes the proper answer of the tongue.

Pro 16:2

Pro 16:2All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the LORD.

Pro 16:3

Pro 16:3Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

Pro 16:4

Pro 16:4The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster.

Pro 16:5

Pro 16:5The LORD detests all the proud of heart. Be sure of this: They will not go unpunished.

Pro 16:6

Pro 16:6Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD evil is avoided.

Pro 16:7

Pro 16:7When the LORD takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

Pro 16:8

Pro 16:8Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

Pro 16:9

Pro 16:9In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.

Pro 16:10

Pro 16:10The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.

Pro 16:11

Pro 16:11Honest scales and balances belong to the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making.

Pro 16:12

Pro 16:12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

Pro 16:13

Pro 16:13Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.

Pro 16:14

Pro 16:14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

Pro 16:15

Pro 16:15When a king’s face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Pro 16:16

Pro 16:16How much better to get wisdom than gold, to get insight rather than silver!

Pro 16:17

Pro 16:17The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

Pro 16:18

Pro 16:18Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Pro 16:19

Pro 16:19Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud.

Pro 16:20

Pro 16:20Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers,[fn] and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

Pro 16:21

Pro 16:21The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction.[fn]

Pro 16:22

Pro 16:22Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

Pro 16:23

Pro 16:23The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.[fn]

Pro 16:24

Pro 16:24Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Pro 16:25

Pro 16:25There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Pro 16:26

Pro 16:26The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.

Pro 16:27

Pro 16:27A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

Pro 16:28

Pro 16:28A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Pro 16:29

Pro 16:29A violent person entices their neighbor and leads them down a path that is not good.

Pro 16:30

Pro 16:30Whoever winks with their eye is plotting perversity; whoever purses their lips is bent on evil.

Pro 16:31

Pro 16:31Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.

Pro 16:32

Pro 16:32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

Pro 16:33

Pro 16:33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

See the NIV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NIV Footnotes

(16:20)

Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good

(16:21)

Or words make a person persuasive

(16:23)

Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

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