The Sovereignty of God

15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.

15:11
Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the Lord;
    how much more the hearts of the children of man!

15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked,
    but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

16:2
All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the spirit.

16:3
Commit your work to the Lord,

    and your plans will be established.

16:4
The Lord has made everything for its purpose,

    even the wicked for the day of trouble.

16:9
The heart of man plans his way,
    but the Lord establishes his steps.

16:20
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good,

    and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.

17:3
The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and the Lord tests hearts.

18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
    the righteous man runs into it and is safe.

19:21
Many are the plans in the mind of a man,
    but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye,
    the Lord has made them both.

20:24
A man’s steps are from the Lord;
    how then can man understand his way?

21:1
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he turns it wherever he will.

21:2
Every way of a man is right in his own eyes,
    but the Lord weighs the heart.

21:30-31
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
    can avail against the Lord.
The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
    but the victory belongs to the Lord.

22:12
The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge,
    but he overthrows the words of the traitor.

22:14
The mouth of forbidden women is a deep pit;
    he with whom the Lord is angry will fall into it.

23:26-28
My son, give me your heart,

    and let your eyes observe my ways.
For a prostitute is a deep pit;
     an adulteress is a narrow well.
She lies in wait like a robber
     and increases the traitors among mankind.

25:1-2
These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied.

It is the glory of God to conceal things,
    but the glory of kings is to search things out.

29:13
The poor man and the oppressor meet together;

    the Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

29:26
Many seek the face of a ruler,

    but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.