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