
How to Wreck a Friendship
Proverbs 16:27–28: An ungodly man digs up evil, and it is on his lips like a burning fire. A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates the best of friends.

Self-Deception
Proverbs 16:25: There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Heed His Words
Proverbs 16:20–21: He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the Lord, happy is he. The wise in heart will be called prudent, and sweetness of the lips increases learning.

The Power of Pride
Proverbs 16:18–19: Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Better to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.

The Value of Wisdom and Understanding
Proverbs 16:16: How much better to get wisdom than gold! And to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Pleasing God
Proverbs 16:7: When a man’s ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Your Commitment, His Response
Proverbs 16:3: Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.

Our Plans, His Answer
Proverbs 16:1–2: 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.

Humility Before Honor
Proverbs 15:33: The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom, and before honor is humility.