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.
His Light Changes Our Lives
Proverbs 15:30: The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and a good report makes the bones healthy.
Think Before Speaking
Proverbs #:#: The heart of the righteous studies how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours forth evil.
Seek Wise Council
Proverbs 15:22: Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.
The Highway of the Upright
Proverbs 15:19: The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is a highway.
Know What is Best
Proverbs 15:16–17: Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasure with trouble. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.