Proverbs 16
1 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.
2 People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.
3 (Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
Commit thy workes vnto the Lord, and thy thoughts shalbe directed.
4 Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
The Lord hath made all things for his owne sake: yea, euen the wicked for the day of euill.
5 Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
All that are proude in heart, are an abomination to the Lord: though hand ioyne in hand, he shall not be vnpunished.
6 Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
By mercy and trueth iniquitie shalbe forgiuen, and by the feare of the Lord they depart from euill.
7 When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.
8 It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.
9 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.
10 [If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement.
11 Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.
12 Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.
13 Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.
14 If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
15 If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.
16 Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
Howe much better is it to get wisedome then golde? and to get vnderstanding, is more to be desired then siluer.
17 Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
The pathe of the righteous is to decline from euil, and hee keepeth his soule, that keepeth his way.
18 Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an high minde before the fall.
19 It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.
20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
He that is wise in his busines, shall finde good: and he that trusteth in the Lord, he is blessed.
21 People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
The wise in heart shall bee called prudent: and the sweetenesse of the lippes shall increase doctrine.
22 Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
23 Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
The heart of the wise guideth his mouth wisely, and addeth doctrine to his lippes.
24 Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
Faire wordes are as an hony combe, sweetenesse to the soule, and health to the bones.
25 There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
26 If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
The person that traueileth, traueileth for himselfe: for his mouth craueth it of him.
27 Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
A wicked man diggeth vp euill, and in his lippes is like burning fire.
28 Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
A frowarde person soweth strife: and a tale teller maketh diuision among princes.
29 Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
A wicked man deceiueth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30 People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
He shutteth his eyes to deuise wickednes: he moueth his lippes, and bringeth euil to passe.
31 Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
Age is a crowne of glory, when it is founde in the way of righteousnes.
32 Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
He that is slowe vnto anger, is better then the mightie man: and hee that ruleth his owne minde, is better then he that winneth a citie.
33 People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
The lot is cast into the lap: but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord.
