Proverbs 16

Daily Proverbs Podcast · May 16, 2020 · 4m

Proverbs 16 New Living Translation (NLT)

16 We can make our own plans,

but the Lord gives the right answer.

2 People may be pure in their own eyes,

but the Lord examines their motives.

3 Commit your actions to the Lord,

and your plans will succeed.

4 The Lord has made everything for his own purposes,

even the wicked for a day of disaster.

5 The Lord detests the proud;

they will surely be punished.

6 Unfailing love and faithfulness make atonement for sin.

By fearing the Lord, people avoid evil.

7 When people's lives please the Lord,

even their enemies are at peace with them.

8 Better to have…