< Proverbs 16 >
1 The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.
to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
2 All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
3 Commit thy workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.
to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
4 The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
5 All that are proude in heart, are an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he shall not be vnpunished.
abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
6 By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lord they depart from euill.
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 the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.
in/on/with to accept LORD way: conduct man also enemy his to ally with him
8 Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.
pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
9 The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.
heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
10 A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement.
divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
11 A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.
balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
12 It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.
abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
13 Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.
acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
14 The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
15 In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
16 Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
17 The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.
highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.
to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
19 Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.
pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
20 He that is wise in his busines, shall finde good: and he that trusteth in the Lord, he is blessed.
be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
21 The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.
to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
22 Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
23 The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.
heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
24 Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.
honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
25 There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
26 The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
27 A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
28 A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.
man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
29 A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the 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 shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.
to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
31 Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.
crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
32 He that is slowe vnto anger, is better then the mightie man: and hee that ruleth his owne minde, is better then he that winneth a citie.
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 disposition thereof is of the Lord.
in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his