A man’s heart plans his way,
but the Lord determines his steps.(A)

10 God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;[a](B)
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.(C)

11 Honest balances and scales are the Lord’s;
all the weights in the bag[b] are His concern.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:10 Or A divination is on the lips of a king
  2. Proverbs 16:11 Merchants kept the stones for their scales in a bag.

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