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16:10. Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in
judgment.
16:11. Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all
the weights of the bag.
16:12. They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne
is established by justice.
16:13. Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things
shall be loved.
16:14. The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man
will pacify it.
16:15. In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his
clemency is like the latter rain.
16:16. Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase
prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
16:17. The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his
soul keepeth his way.
16:18. Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up
before a fall.
16:19. It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils
with the proud.
16:20. The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusteth
in the Lord is blessed.
16:21. The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet
in words, shall attain to greater things.
16:22. Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the
instruction of fools is foolishness.
16:23. The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add
grace to his lips.
16:24. Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and
health to the bones.
16:25. There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof
lead to death.
16:26. The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because
his mouth hath obliged him to it.
16:27. The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
16:28. A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words
separateth princes.
16:29. An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way
that is not good.
16:30. He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips,
bringeth evil to pass.
16:31. Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of
justice.
16:32. The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth
his spirit, than he that taketh cities.
16:33. Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.
Proverbs Chapter 17
17:1. Better is a dry morsel with joy, than a house full of victims with
strife.
17:2. A wise servant shall rule over foolish sons, and shall divide the
inheritance among the brethren.
17:3. As silver is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace: so the Lord
trieth the hearts.
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