Proverbs 16
1 to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2 all way: conduct man pure in/on/with eye his and to measure spirit LORD
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weighs the motives.
3 to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
Entrust your works to the LORD, and your plans will be established.
4 all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
The LORD has made everything for its own end—yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: they shall certainly not be unpunished.
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 atoned for. 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 a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies 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 great revenues with injustice.
9 heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
A man's heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.
10 divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
11 balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
Honest balances and scales are the LORD's; all the weights in the bag are his work.
12 abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
It is an abomination to kings to do wickedness, for the 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. They value one who speaks the truth.
14 rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
The king's wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
15 in/on/with light face king life and acceptance his like/as cloud spring rain
In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
16 to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold. Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
17 highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.
18 to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.
20 be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
He who heeds the word finds prosperity, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
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. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.
22 fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
23 heart wise be prudent lip: word his and upon lips his to add teaching
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.
24 honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
Pleasant words are 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 which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
26 soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.
27 man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.
28 man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
A perverse man stirs up strife, and a gossip separates close friends.
29 man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him 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
One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.
31 crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is found in the path of righteousness.
32 pleasant slow face: anger from mighty man and to rule in/on/with spirit his from to capture city
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes 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 lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.
