Proverbs 16
1 to/for man plan heart and from LORD answer tongue
The preparations of the heart belong to man, and 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 weigheth the spirits.
3 to roll to(wards) LORD deed: work your and to establish: establish plot your
Commit thy works to the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
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: 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: though hand join in hand, 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
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: 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 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
A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
10 divination upon lips king in/on/with justice: judgement not be unfaithful lip his
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 balance and balance justice to/for LORD deed his all stone: weight purse
A just weight and balance are the LORD’S: 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
It is an abomination to kings to commit 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; and they love him that speaketh right.
14 rage king messenger death and man wise to atone her
The wrath of a king is as 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 a king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of 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! and to get understanding 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
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18 to/for face: before breaking pride and to/for face: before stumbling height spirit
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19 pleasant to abase spirit with (poor *Q(K)*) from to divide spoil with proud
Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20 be prudent upon word to find good and to trust in/on/with LORD blessed he
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoever 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 prudent: and the 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: but 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 teacheth 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 as an 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 right to a man, but the end of it is the way of death.
26 soul: appetite labour(er) to toil to/for him for to crave upon him lip his
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
27 man Belial: worthless to pierce distress: evil and upon (lip: words his *Q(K)*) like/as fire burning
An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28 man perversity to send: depart strife and to grumble to separate tame
A perverse man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29 man violence to entice neighbor his and to go: take him in/on/with way: conduct not pleasant
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the 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 shutteth his eyes to devise perverse things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
31 crown beauty greyheaded in/on/with way: conduct righteousness to find
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if 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
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that 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 its whole disposing is from the LORD.
