< Proverbs 16 >
1 to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
To man belongeth the preparation of the heart; 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 pure in his own eyes; But the LORD weigheth the spirit.
3 to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
Commit thy doings to the LORD, And thy purposes shall be established.
4 all to work LORD to/for answer his and also wicked to/for day distress: harm
The LORD hath ordained every thing for its end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 abomination LORD all high heart hand: certainly to/for hand: certainly not to clear
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD; From generation to generation he shall 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
Through kindness and truth, iniquity is expiated; And, through 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 maketh 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 without right.
9 heart man to devise: devise way: journey his and LORD to establish: establish step his
The heart of man deviseth his way, But the LORD establisheth his steps.
10 divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
A divine sentence is upon the lips of a king; His mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
A just balance and scales are the appointment of the LORD; All the weights of the bag are his work.
12 abomination king to make: do wickedness for in/on/with righteousness to establish: establish throne
The doing of wickedness is an abomination to kings; For by righteousness is the throne established.
13 acceptance king lips righteousness and to speak: speak upright to love: lover
Righteous lips are the delight of kings, And they love him who speaketh right things.
14 rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
The wrath of a king is messengers 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 countenance is life, And his favor is a like a cloud bringing the latter rain.
16 to buy wisdom what? pleasant from gold and to buy understanding to choose from silver: money
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
17 highway upright to turn aside: depart from bad: evil to keep: guard soul: life his to watch way: conduct his
It is the highway of the upright to depart from evil; He that taketh heed to his way preserveth his life.
18 to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
Pride goeth before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, Than to share the spoil with the proud.
20 be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
He who giveth heed to the word shall find good; And he who trusteth in the LORD, happy is he!
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 intelligent, And sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
22 fountain life understanding master: owning his and discipline fool(ish) folly
Understanding is a wellspring of life to him that hath it. And the chastisement 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 man instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
24 honeycomb honey word pleasantness sweet to/for soul and healing to/for bone: body
Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweet to the taste, 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 right to a man, But the end thereof is the way to death.
26 soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
The hunger of the laborer laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him on.
27 man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
A worthless man diggeth mischief, And on his lips there is, as it were, a burning fire.
28 man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
A deceitful man stirreth up strife, And a whisperer separateth friends.
29 man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him into a way which is not good.
30 to shut eye his to/for to devise: devise perversity to wink lips his to end: decides distress: evil
He who shutteth his eyes to devise fraud, He who compresseth his lips, hath accomplished mischief!
31 crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
The hoary head is a crown of glory, If it be 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
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he who ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh 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 the whole decision thereof is from the LORD.