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DAY 16 - CHAPTER 16
Wisdom Is Better Than Gold
16 The preparations[a] of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the spirits.
3 Commit[b] your works to the Lord,
And your thoughts will be established.
4 The Lord has made all for Himself,
Yes, even the wicked for the day of [c]doom.
5 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord;
Though they join [d]forces, none will go unpunished.
6 In mercy and truth
Atonement is provided for iniquity;
And by the fear of the Lord one departs from evil.
7 When a man’s ways please the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
9 A man’s heart plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
10 Divination is on the lips of the king;
His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
11 Honest weights and scales are the Lord’s;
All the weights in the bag are His [e]work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
For a throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
And they love him who speaks what is right.
14 As messengers of death is the king’s wrath,
But a wise man will appease it.
15 In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before [f]a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
Than to divide the [g]spoil with the proud.
20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
And whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he.
21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death.
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives him on.
27 [h]An ungodly man digs up evil,
And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
He [i]purses his lips and brings about evil.
31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If 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 takes a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap,
But its every decision is from the Lord.
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God’s will are always pronounced in everything that happens. God still check the motive behind things. handing everything to God is better and will give us success in the end. God is deliberate in all He does. God hates the high minded person. Being kind and sincere will clear sin. Anyone who satisfy God bring his own enemy under his or her feet. God supervise every thing that happens to us. In vs 11 the rewards and resultthat each man get are deliberate from God. Important people of God will not sin ,infact they hate it to any length.
It is preferable to get have wisdom and understanding above money,physical things and praise of men. The goal, aim and most importantly thing in the heart and mind of holy and righteous person is that they hates evil to any length.
The two things that brings a man down are
1. Pride
2. High mindedness.
Humility will help one to do things right having understanding helps to give happiness to other people. Good words is appreciated by everyone . One may feels he is doing the right thing which will leads to his /her destruction. One’s hardworking is because he or she will get it first before other people.
A little backbiting will cause fight among people, while one who have a hard heart deceived other and put them in a bad way or paths.
A gray hair will be much appreciated if one have it faithfulness and righteousness. Anger matter again : being able to control ones reaction makes one a better person.