Proverbs 16
1 Arrangements of the heart [are] of man, An answer of the tongue from YHWH.
to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
2 All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And YHWH is pondering the spirits.
all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
3 Roll your works to YHWH, And your purposes are established,
to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
4 YHWH has worked all things for Himself, And also the wicked—for a day of evil.
all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
5 Every proud one of heart [is] an abomination to YHWH, Hand to hand—he is not acquitted.
abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
6 Iniquity is pardoned in kindness and truth, And in the fear of YHWH Turn aside 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 YHWH, even his enemies, He causes 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 abundance of increase without justice.
pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
9 The heart of man devises his way, And YHWH establishes his step.
heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
10 An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth does not trespass.
divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
11 A just beam and balances [are] YHWH’s, All the stones of the bag [are] His work.
balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
12 Doing wickedness [is] an abomination to kings, For a 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 he loves whoever is speaking uprightly,
acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
14 The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifies it.
rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
15 In the light of a king’s face [is] life, And his goodwill [is] as a cloud of the spring rain.
in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
16 To get wisdom—how much better than gold, And to get understanding—to be chosen [more] than silver!
to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
17 A highway of the upright [is] to turn from evil, Whoever is preserving his soul is watching his way.
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 before stumbling—a haughty spirit.
to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
19 Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
20 The wise in any matter finds good, And whoever is trusting in YHWH, O his blessedness.
be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
21 For the wise in heart is called intelligent, And sweetness of lips increases learning.
to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
22 Understanding [is] a fountain of life to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
23 The heart of the wise causes his mouth to act wisely, And he increases learning by his lips,
heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
24 Sayings of pleasantness [are] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
25 There is a way right before a man, And its latter end—ways of death.
there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
26 A laboring man has labored for himself, For his mouth has caused [him] to bend over it.
soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
27 A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips [is] as a burning fire.
man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
28 A contrary man sends forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.
man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
29 A violent man entices his neighbor, And causes him to go 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 Consulting his eyes to devise contrary things, Moving his lips he has accomplished evil.
to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
31 Grey hairs [are] a crown of beauty, It is found in the way of righteousness.
crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
32 Better [is] the [one] slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking 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 center, And all its judgment [is] from YHWH!
in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his
