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Proverbs 16:1–12

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THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.
The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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From verse 1

  1. Proverbs 19:21Rank 1 from verse 1
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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  2. Proverbs 16:9Rank 2 from verse 1
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    9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

  3. Luke 21:14–15Rank 3 from verse 1
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    14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

    15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

  4. Philippians 2:13Rank 4 from verse 1
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    13For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

  5. Proverbs 20:24Rank 5 from verse 1
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    24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

  6. Matthew 10:19–20Rank 6 from verse 1
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    19But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.

    20For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.

  7. Luke 12:11–12Rank 7 from verse 1
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    11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

    12For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

  8. Jeremiah 10:23Rank 8 from verse 1
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    23¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  9. Ezekiel 36:26–27Rank 9 from verse 1
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    26A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

    27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  10. Proverbs 21:1Rank 10 from verse 1
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    1THE king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

  11. Jeremiah 32:39–40Rank 11 from verse 1
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    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

  12. Exodus 4:11–12Rank 12 from verse 1
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    11And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?

    12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

  13. Exodus 4:15Rank 13 from verse 1
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    15And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

  14. James 1:16–18Rank 14 from verse 1
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    16Do not err, my beloved brethren.

    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

    18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  15. Jeremiah 1:7–9Rank 15 from verse 1
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    7¶ But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.

    8Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.

    9Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.

  16. Ezra 7:27Rank 16 from verse 1
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    27¶ Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem:

  17. Psalms 119:36Rank 17 from verse 1
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    36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

  18. 2 Chronicles 18:31Rank 18 from verse 1
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    31And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.

  19. Nehemiah 1:11Rank 19 from verse 1
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    11O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.

  20. Psalms 10:17Rank 20 from verse 1
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    17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

  21. 2 Corinthians 8:16Rank 21 from verse 1
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    16But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 21:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  2. 1 Samuel 16:7Rank 2 from verse 2
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    7But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

  3. Luke 16:15Rank 3 from verse 2
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    15And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.

  4. Proverbs 30:12Rank 4 from verse 2
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    12There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness.

  5. Jeremiah 17:10Rank 5 from verse 2
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    10I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

  6. Proverbs 24:12Rank 6 from verse 2
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    12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?

  7. Psalms 36:2Rank 7 from verse 2
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    2For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful.

  8. Proverbs 16:25Rank 8 from verse 2
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    25There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  9. Proverbs 5:21Rank 9 from verse 2
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    21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.

  10. Jeremiah 2:22–23Rank 10 from verse 2
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    22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.

    23How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;

  11. Luke 18:9–11Rank 11 from verse 2
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    9And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

    10Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.

    11The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

  12. Daniel 5:27Rank 12 from verse 2
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    27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

  13. Revelation 2:23Rank 13 from verse 2
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    23And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

  14. 1 Samuel 15:13–14Rank 14 from verse 2
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    13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.

    14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

  15. Isaiah 26:7Rank 15 from verse 2
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    7The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

  16. Romans 7:7–9Rank 16 from verse 2
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    7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

    8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

    9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

  17. Revelation 2:18Rank 17 from verse 2
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    18And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write; These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a flame of fire, and his feet are like fine brass;

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 37:4–5Rank 1 from verse 3
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    4Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

    5Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

  2. Proverbs 3:6Rank 2 from verse 3
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    6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

  3. Psalms 55:22Rank 3 from verse 3
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    22Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

  4. Philippians 4:6Rank 4 from verse 3
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  5. 1 Peter 5:7Rank 5 from verse 3
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    7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

  6. Job 22:28Rank 6 from verse 3
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    28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

  7. Job 5:8Rank 7 from verse 3
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    8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:

  8. Luke 12:22Rank 8 from verse 3
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    22¶ And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

  9. Matthew 6:25–34Rank 9 from verse 3
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    25Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

    26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

    27Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?

    28And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:

    29And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    30Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

    31Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

    32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

    33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

  10. Isaiah 7:5–7Rank 10 from verse 3
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    5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

    6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal:

    7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.

From verse 4

  1. 2 Peter 2:9Rank 1 from verse 4
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    9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

  2. Isaiah 43:21Rank 2 from verse 4
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    21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

  3. Romans 9:22Rank 3 from verse 4
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    22What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:

  4. Isaiah 43:7Rank 4 from verse 4
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    7Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

  5. 1 Peter 2:8Rank 5 from verse 4
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    8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

  6. Revelation 4:11Rank 6 from verse 4
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    11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

  7. 2 Peter 2:3Rank 7 from verse 4
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    3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  8. Job 21:30Rank 8 from verse 4
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    30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

  9. Romans 11:36Rank 9 from verse 4
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    36For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 6:16–17Rank 1 from verse 5
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    16¶ These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

    17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

  2. Proverbs 11:21Rank 2 from verse 5
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    21Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

  3. Proverbs 8:13Rank 3 from verse 5
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    13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  4. Romans 2:8–9Rank 4 from verse 5
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    8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

    9Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

  5. James 4:6Rank 5 from verse 5
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    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  6. Job 40:12Rank 6 from verse 5
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    12Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

  7. Isaiah 3:11Rank 7 from verse 5
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    11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  8. Exodus 20:7Rank 8 from verse 5
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    7Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

From verse 6

  1. Proverbs 14:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

  2. 2 Corinthians 7:1Rank 2 from verse 6
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    1HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

  3. Job 28:28Rank 3 from verse 6
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    28And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

  4. Daniel 4:27Rank 4 from verse 6
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    27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.

  5. Luke 11:41Rank 5 from verse 6
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    41But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

  6. Proverbs 14:27Rank 6 from verse 6
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    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  7. Proverbs 8:13Rank 7 from verse 6
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    13The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

  8. Job 1:1–8Rank 8 from verse 6
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    1THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

    2And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

    3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.

    4And his sons went and feasted in their houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

    5And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

    6¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them.

    7And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

    8And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?

  9. Proverbs 20:28Rank 9 from verse 6
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

  10. Acts 15:9Rank 10 from verse 6
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    9And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

  11. Micah 7:18–20Rank 11 from verse 6
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

    20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

  12. Nehemiah 5:15Rank 12 from verse 6
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    15But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

  13. Nehemiah 5:9Rank 13 from verse 6
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    9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

  14. 1 Peter 1:22Rank 14 from verse 6
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    22Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

  15. Ephesians 5:21Rank 15 from verse 6
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    21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

  16. Genesis 20:11Rank 16 from verse 6
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    11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.

  17. John 15:2Rank 17 from verse 6
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    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

  18. Psalms 85:10Rank 18 from verse 6
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    10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

From verse 7

  1. Romans 8:31Rank 1 from verse 7
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    31What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  2. 1 John 3:22Rank 2 from verse 7
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    22And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

  3. 2 Chronicles 17:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10¶ And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

  4. Colossians 1:10Rank 4 from verse 7
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    10That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  5. Jeremiah 15:11Rank 5 from verse 7
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    11The Lord said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.

  6. Hebrews 13:21Rank 6 from verse 7
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    21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

  7. Genesis 33:4Rank 7 from verse 7
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    4And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

  8. Genesis 32:28Rank 8 from verse 7
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    28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

  9. Colossians 3:20Rank 9 from verse 7
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    20Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

  10. Acts 9:19–20Rank 10 from verse 7
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    19And when he had received meat, he was strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus.

    20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.

  11. Psalms 69:31Rank 11 from verse 7
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    31This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

  12. Philippians 4:18Rank 12 from verse 7
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    18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  13. Genesis 32:6–7Rank 13 from verse 7
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    6¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four hundred men with him.

    7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;

  14. Acts 9:1–2Rank 14 from verse 7
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    1AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

    2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

  15. Genesis 27:41Rank 15 from verse 7
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    41¶ And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

From verse 8

  1. Proverbs 15:16Rank 1 from verse 8
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    16Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  2. Psalms 37:16Rank 2 from verse 8
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    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:6–9Rank 3 from verse 8
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    6But godliness with contentment is great gain.

    7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

    8And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  4. Jeremiah 17:11Rank 4 from verse 8
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    11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

  5. Proverbs 21:6–7Rank 5 from verse 8
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    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

    7The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

  6. Micah 6:10Rank 6 from verse 8
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    10¶ Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?

From verse 9

  1. Proverbs 19:21Rank 1 from verse 9
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    21There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand.

  2. Psalms 37:23Rank 2 from verse 9
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    23The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

  3. Proverbs 16:1Rank 3 from verse 9
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    1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

  4. Proverbs 20:24Rank 4 from verse 9
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    24Man’s goings are of the Lord; how can a man then understand his own way?

  5. Jeremiah 10:23Rank 5 from verse 9
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    23¶ O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  6. Proverbs 21:30Rank 6 from verse 9
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    30There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

  7. Isaiah 46:10Rank 7 from verse 9
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    10Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

From verse 10

  1. Isaiah 32:1–2Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  2. Genesis 44:15Rank 2 from verse 10
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    15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

  3. Genesis 44:5Rank 3 from verse 10
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    5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

  4. 1 Kings 3:28Rank 4 from verse 10
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    28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

  5. 2 Samuel 23:3–4Rank 5 from verse 10
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    3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

    4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  6. Amos 5:7Rank 6 from verse 10
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    7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

  7. Deuteronomy 17:18–20Rank 7 from verse 10
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    18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

    19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

    20That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  8. Hosea 10:4Rank 8 from verse 10
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    4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

  9. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 9 from verse 10
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  10. Proverbs 16:12–13Rank 10 from verse 10
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

  11. Psalms 45:6–7Rank 11 from verse 10
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

    7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  12. Psalms 72:1–4Rank 12 from verse 10
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    1GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

    3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  13. Amos 6:12Rank 13 from verse 10
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    12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

  14. Psalms 99:4Rank 14 from verse 10
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    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 11:1Rank 1 from verse 11
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    1A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

  2. Proverbs 20:10Rank 2 from verse 11
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    10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

  3. Proverbs 20:23Rank 3 from verse 11
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    23Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

  4. Deuteronomy 25:13–15Rank 4 from verse 11
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    13¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

    14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

    15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  5. Ezekiel 45:10Rank 5 from verse 11
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    10Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

  6. Hosea 12:7Rank 6 from verse 11
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    7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

  7. Leviticus 19:35–36Rank 7 from verse 11
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    35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

    36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

  8. Amos 8:5Rank 8 from verse 11
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    5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

  9. Micah 6:11Rank 9 from verse 11
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    11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

From verse 12

  1. Proverbs 25:5Rank 1 from verse 12
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    5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

  2. Proverbs 29:14Rank 2 from verse 12
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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

  3. Luke 12:48Rank 3 from verse 12
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    48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

  4. Proverbs 28:9Rank 4 from verse 12
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    9He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.

  5. Deuteronomy 25:16Rank 5 from verse 12
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    16For all that do such things, and all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God.

  6. Proverbs 20:18Rank 6 from verse 12
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    18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.

  7. Psalms 99:4Rank 7 from verse 12
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    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

  8. Revelation 19:11Rank 8 from verse 12
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    11And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

Definitions

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DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:1

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

answer

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Sense 1: A reply or response. Sense 2: As a verb, to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tongue

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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:2

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:3

COMBINED MEANING

commit

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To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thoughts

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Things thought or purposed in the mind or heart; ideas, reasonings, intentions, or purposes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

established

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Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:4

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

yea

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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:5

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

abomination

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Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

join

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To bring or come together; connect, unite, associate, or enter into the relationship named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:6

COMBINED MEANING

mercy

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Compassion or pity shown to the distressed or guilty; kindness that withholds deserved harm.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

truth

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1. That which is true; conformity to fact or reality. 2. Faithfulness. 3. God's revealed word.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

iniquity

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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

purged

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of purge, meaning to cleanse, clear, remove, separate, refine, or put away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fear

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1. Alarm, dread, terror, or apprehension. 2. Reverence, awe, or respectful regard. 3. A person, thing, or event feared or revered. 4. To fear, dread, or reverence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

depart

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1. To leave, go away, or move from a place or person. 2. To cease to remain, be removed, disappear, or pass away. 3. To turn or separate from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. To leave earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:7

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

please

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Sense 1: To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to be agreeable or acceptable to; to gratify. Sense 2: To choose, desire, will, or see fit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

maketh

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Third-person singular present form of make (to form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

peace

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Freedom from war, strife, disturbance, or inward trouble; quietness, reconciliation, safety, or well-being.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:8

COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

revenues

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Plural form of revenue (income, proceeds, return, or yield received from property, taxation, trade, or produce).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

without

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Outside or on the exterior; beyond a boundary; lacking, absent, free from, not accompanied by, or apart from the person, thing, condition, means, or relation named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

right

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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:9

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

directeth

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Third-person singular present form of direct. Sense 1: To guide, order, or point. Sense 2: To instruct or teach.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:10

COMBINED MEANING

divine

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Sense 1: Pertaining to God, proceeding from God, or set apart to his service. Sense 2: To seek or declare hidden or future things by a familiar spirit or other claimed supernatural means.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sentence

↗

A judgment, decision, or decree pronounced by one having authority, especially a condemning judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

transgresseth

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Passes beyond, violates, breaks, rebels against, or fails to abide in a command, law, covenant, boundary, or doctrine.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:11

COMBINED MEANING

weight

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Sense 1: Heaviness or a measured load. Sense 2: Figuratively, a burden, importance, influence, force, or consequence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

balance

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A pair of scales or other weighing instrument used to determine equality or difference of weight.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

weights

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Sense 1: Measures or objects used to determine heaviness. Sense 2: The standards by which things are weighed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bag

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A flexible container or pouch used to carry or hold something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Proverbs 16:12

COMBINED MEANING

abomination

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Sense 1: A person, thing, act, practice, creature, or condition regarded as detestable or loathsome. Sense 2: An idol or idolatrous thing so regarded.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

commit

↗

To do or perpetrate; to entrust, deliver, consign, or place in custody.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

↗

1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

established

↗

Set firmly; founded, made stable, ordained, enacted, ratified, or confirmed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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15:33The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.

16:1THE preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord.

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16:2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the Lord weigheth the spirits.

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16:3Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

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16:4The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

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16:5Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

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16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.

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16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

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16:8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

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16:9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

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16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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16:11A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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16:12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

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