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_Someone suggested that a very nice "wisdom" gift might be Proverb # 16 that corresponds to the "day" of your Special Celebration. We hope that you might find encouraging promises and wisdom principles that resonate within you. These wisdom couplets are brief hints and suggestions for living a nice, long, peaceful & intelligent life. A lot of people live by trial & error; unfortunately, the errors can be wasteful & costly in time, health and wealth. God's wisdom principles will help you make good choices, even better choices that will reduce errors and make a happier life as billions of people have discovered. Young men and women should also consider Proverb 31.
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Proverbs (Chapters 10-24)~ Wisdom For All People. Wisdom & Righteousness Can Be Learned At Any Age.
Contrast the Upright and
the Wicked
1The plans of the heart belong
to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the
LORD.
2All the ways of a man are
clean in his own sight, But
the LORDweighs the
motives.
3Commit your works to
the LORD And your plans will be
established.
4The LORDhas made everything for its own
purpose, Even the wicked for the day of
evil.
5Everyone who is proud in
heart is an abomination to the LORD; Assuredly, he will not be
unpunished.
6By lovingkindness and truth
iniquity is atoned for, And by the fear of
the LORDone keeps away from
evil.
7When a man’s ways are
pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies
to be at peace with him.
8Better is a little with
righteousness Than great income with
injustice.
9The mind of man plans his
way, But the LORD directs his
steps.
10A divine decision is in the
lips of the king; His mouth should not err in
judgment.
11 A just balance and scales
belong to the LORD; All the weights of the
bag are His concern.
12It is an abomination for
kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on
righteousness.
13Righteous lips are the
delight of kings, And he who speaks right is
loved.
14The fury of a king is
like
messengers of death, But a wise man will
appease it.
15In the light of a king’s
face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring
rain.
16How much better it is to get
wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen
above silver.
17The highway of the upright
is to depart from evil; He who watches his way preserves his
life.
18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before
stumbling.
19It is better to be humble in
spirit with the lowly Than to divide the spoil with the
proud.
20He who gives attention to
the word will find good, And blessed is he who trusts in
the LORD.
21The wise in heart will be
called understanding, And sweetness of speech increases
persuasiveness.
22Understanding is a fountain
of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is
folly.
23 The heart of the wise
instructs his mouth And adds persuasiveness to his
lips.
24 Pleasant words are a
honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the
bones.
25There is a way
which
seems right to a
man, But its end is the way of death.
26A worker’s appetite works
for him, For his hunger urges him on.
27A worthless man digs up
evil, While his words are like scorching
fire.
28A perverse man spreads
strife, And a slanderer separates intimate
friends.
29A man of violence entices
his neighbor And leads him in a way that is not
good.
30He who winks his eyes
does so
to devise perverse things; He who
compresses his lips brings evil to pass.
31A gray head is a crown of
glory; It is found in the way of
righteousness.
32 He who is slow to anger is
better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he
who captures a city.
33 The lot is cast into the
lap, But its every decision is from
the LORD.
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