The heart of [a]man purposeth his way: but the Lord doth direct his steps.

10 A divine sentence shall be in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

11 (A)A true weight and balance are of the Lord: and the weights of the bag are his [b]work.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:9 He showeth the folly of man, which thinketh that his ways are in his own hand, and yet it is able to remove one foot except God give force.
  2. Proverbs 16:11 If they be true and just, they are God’s work, and he delighteth therein, but otherwise if they be false, they are the work of the devil, and to their condemnation that use them.

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