22 Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you. 23 Unequal weights are detestable to the LORD, and dishonest scales are no good. 24 A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
Proverbs 20:22–24
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Jeremiah 10:22–24
22 Listen! The sound of a report is coming— a great commotion from the land to the north. The cities of Judah will be made a desolation, a haunt for jackals. 23 I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps. 24 Correct me, O LOR…
Proverbs 21:1–3
1 The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases. 2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 16:1–3
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD. 2 All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD. 3 Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.
Proverbs 16:8–10
8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice. 9 A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps. 10 A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
Proverbs 5:20–22
20 Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger? 21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. 22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him.
Proverbs 11:1–2
1 Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight. 2 When pride comes, disgrace follows, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 16:32–33
32 He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city. 33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
Job 34:20–22
20 They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand. 21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. 22 There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquit…
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