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Proverbs 16:7-14 Amplified Bible (AMP)

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 (uprightness in every area and relation and right standing with God) than great revenues with injustice. [Ps. 37:16; Prov. 15:16.]

9. A man's mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. [Ps. 37:23; Prov. 20:24; Jer. 10:23.]

10. Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.

11. A just balance and scales are the Lord's; all the weights of the bag are His work [established on His eternal principles].

12. It is an abomination [to God and men] for kings to commit wickedness, for a throne is established and made secure by righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation).

13. Right and just lips are the delight of a king, and he loves him who speaks what is right.

14. The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

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