Proverb A Day, Proverb 16 [Prayer and Meditation]

Proverb 16 (NKJV)

Wisdom Is Better Than Gold

01 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
00 But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

02 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
00 But the LORD weighs the spirits.

03 Commit your works to the LORD,
00 And your thoughts will be established.

04 The LORD has made all for Himself,
00 Yes, even the wicked for the day of doom.

05 Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD;
00 Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.

06 In mercy and truth
00 Atonement is provided for iniquity;
00 And by the fear of the LORD one departs from evil.

07 When a man's ways please the LORD,
00 He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

08 Better is a little with righteousness,
00 Than vast revenues without justice.

09 A man's heart plans his way,
00 But the LORD directs his steps.

10 Divination is on the lips of the king;
00 His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
11 Honest weights and scales are the LORD's;
00 All the weights in the bag are His work.
12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,
00 For a throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings,
00 And they love him who speaks what is right.
14 As messengers of death is the king's wrath,
00 But a wise man will appease it.
15 In the light of the king's face is life,
00 And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.

16 How much better to get wisdom than gold!
00 And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
00 He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction,
00 And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly,
00 Than to divide the spoil with the proud.

20 He who heeds the word wisely will find good,
00 And whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.

21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
00 And sweetness of the lips increases learning.

22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
00 But the correction of fools is folly.

23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
00 And adds learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
00 Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.

25 There is a way that seems right to a man,
00 But its end is the way of death.

26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
00 For his hungry mouth drives him on.

27 An ungodly man digs up evil,
00 And it is on his lips like a burning fire.
28 A perverse man sows strife,
00 And a whisperer separates the best of friends.
29 A violent man entices his neighbor,
00 And leads him in a way that is not good.
30 He winks his eye to devise perverse things;
00 He purses his lips and brings about evil.

31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
00 If it is found in the way of righteousness.

32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
00 And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap,
00 But its every decision is from the LORD.

Knowing God's Will In Your life

This Message Comes From
Gina Harris

01 The preparations of the heart belong to man,
00 But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

02 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
00 But the LORD weighs the spirits.

03 Commit your works to the LORD,
00 And your thoughts will be established."

You can know God's will for your life by reading the Word and praying for His will daily. God will reveal the things you need to know and do in His time. You will see that the evidence of your surrender is the manifested willingness to go to the Lord. You don't turn to other things this time, you turn to Him. The life of Jesus was a life of attraction rather than promotion. The benefits He showers you with after you surrender will be nothing short of phenomenal. He tells us that His way of life is not a burden to follow or imitate and that you will find rest for our souls. What a Promise!
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon and learn from Me for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matthew 11:28-30
Evidence of our free will is listed in Proverbs 16:1-3;
The preparations of the heart belong to man,
But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
But the LORD weighs the spirits.

Commit your works to the LORD,
And your thoughts will be established.

God tells us that we are free to plan our way, but our answers come from Him. It also shows that until we are delivered from self, all our ways are right in our own understanding. The Lord has to weigh our spirit; He has to search us and be allowed to lead and convict us. He is the only one who can make us committed, steadfast, consistent, and sufficient. After this, we operate in the mind of Christ and our minds are renewed and transformed. We are then enabled to perform the will of God in and through our lives.

Jesus tells us that belief in Him affects our conscience and our actions to the point we are able to entrust Him with our very lives. Faith in Him changes our knowledge and understanding of Him. It suddenly helps us see and understand the things that are unseen and helps us to let go of the things we see and value. We have change in the perspective of our reality, values of treasures, and those things we count as important.
"That the god of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling , what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints." Ephesians 1:17-18

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; but lay up or yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21

May the good Lord bless and keep you, and your's,
inside His hedge of protection today and forever....Amen
OV

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