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16.7 :When a man's ways please the ,
 * He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.


 * Better is a little with righteousness
 * Than great revenues with injustice.


 * A man's heart deviseth his way;
 * But the directeth his steps.


 * A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;
 * His mouth trespasseth not in judgment.


 * A just balance and scales are the ;
 * 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.


 * Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
 * And they love him that speaketh right.


 * The wrath of a king is as messengers of death;
 * But a wise man will pacify it.


 * In the light of the king's countenance is life;
 * And his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.


 * How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
 * Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.


 * The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
 * He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.


 * Pride goeth before destruction,
 * And a haughty spirit before a fall.


 * Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the humble,
 * Than to divide the spoil with the proud.


 * He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good;
 * And whoso trusteth in the, happy is he.


 * The wise in heart is called a man of discernment;
 * And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.


 * Understanding is a fountain of life unto him that hath it;
 * But folly is the chastisement of fools.


 * The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth,
 * And addeth learning to his lips.


 * Pleasant words are as a honeycomb,
 * Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.


 * There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,
 * But the end thereof are the ways of death.


 * The hunger of the labouring man laboureth for him;
 * For his mouth compelleth him.


 * An ungodly man diggeth up evil,
 * And in his lips there is as a burning fire.