< Proverbs 16 >
1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes, but Jehovah weighs the spirits.
all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
3 Commit thy works to Jehovah, and thy purposes shall be established.
to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
4 Jehovah has made everything for its own end, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah. Hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.
in/on/with kindness and truth: faithful to atone iniquity: crime and in/on/with fear LORD to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
in/on/with to accept LORD way: conduct man also enemy his to ally with him
8 Better is a little, with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
9 A man's heart devises his way, but Jehovah directs his steps.
heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah's. All the weights of the bag are his work.
balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks right.
acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
14 The wrath of a king is messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.
in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
18 Pride is before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
19 Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
20 He who gives heed to the word shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah, happy is he.
be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent, and the sweetness of the lips increases learning.
to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
22 Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb: Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him, for his mouth urges him.
soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
27 A worthless man devises mischief, and in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
28 A perverse man scatters abroad strife, and a whisperer separates chief friends.
man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
30 He who shuts his eyes devises perverse things. He who moves his lips brings evil to pass.
to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
31 The hoary head is a crown of glory. It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
32 He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
pleasant slow face: anger from mighty man and to rule in/on/with spirit his from to capture city
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.
in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his