Proverbs 16
1 to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue.
2 all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits.
3 to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed.
4 all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day.
5 abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice; and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices.
6 in/on/with kindness and truth: faithful to atone iniquity: crime and in/on/with fear LORD to turn aside: depart from bad: evil
By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
7 in/on/with to accept LORD way: conduct man also enemy his to ally with him
When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace.
8 pleasant little in/on/with righteousness from abundance produce in/on/with not justice
Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.
9 heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.
10 divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.
11 balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.
12 abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.
13 acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.
14 rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: and the wise man will pacify it.
15 in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
In the cheerfulness of the king’s countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain.
16 to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver.
17 highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his soul keepeth his way.
18 to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall.
19 pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud.
20 be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusteth in the Lord is blessed.
21 to/for wise heart to call: call to to understand and sweetness lip: words to add teaching
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words shall attain to greater things.
22 fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness.
23 heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips.
24 honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25 there way: conduct upright to/for face of man and end her way: conduct death
There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death.
26 soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it.
27 man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire.
28 man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes.
29 man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
30 to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
He that with fixed eyes deviseth wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass.
31 crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice.
32 pleasant slow face: anger from mighty man and to rule in/on/with spirit his from to capture city
The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities.
33 in/on/with bosom: lap to cast [obj] [the] allotted and from LORD all justice: judgement his
Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord.
