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Chapter 16

A man may make plans in his heart,
    but the Lord provides the words that his tongue utters.[a]
A man’s ways may seem honorable to him,
    but the Lord weighs his motives.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:1 People make plans, but it is God’s grace that enables them to accomplish them (see Prov 19:21).