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Proverbs 16:9

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A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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  1. Proverbs 16:7

    When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  2. Proverbs 16:8

    Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

  3. Proverbs 16:10

    A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

  4. Proverbs 16:11

    A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.