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Proverbs 16:7-9
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 16:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 When the Lord is pleased with someone’s conduct.
he makes even that man’s enemies friends with him.[a]
8 It is better to have little and be righteous
than to acquire great riches with injustice.
9 A man may plan his own course,
but the Lord makes his steps secure.[b]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:7 By his grace God turns the enemies of his faithful into their friends (see Rom 8:28).
- Proverbs 16:9 When making plans for our future, we must always remember that they depend on God’s will: “If it is the Lord’s will, we shall live to do this or that” (Jas 4:15).
