Proverbs 16
1 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
[belong] to A person [the] plans of [the] heart and [is] from Yahweh [the] answer of [the] tongue.
2 People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
All [the] ways of a person [are] pure in own eyes his and [is] weighing spirits Yahweh.
3 (Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
Roll to Yahweh works your so they may be established plans your.
4 Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
Everything he makes Yahweh for purpose its and also [the] wicked for a day of trouble.
5 Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
[is] [the] abomination of Yahweh every [person] haughty of heart hand to hand not he will go unpunished.
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 loyalty and faithfulness it is atoned for iniquity and [is] by [the] fear of Yahweh turning aside from evil.
7 When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
When is pleased with Yahweh [the] ways of a person also enemies his he causes to be 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.
[is] good A little with righteousness more than greatness of gains with not justice.
9 People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
[the] heart of A person it plans way his and Yahweh he directs step[s] his.
10 [If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
Divination - [is] on [the] lips of a king in judgment not it will act unfaithfully mouth his.
11 Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
A balance - and scales of justice [belong] to Yahweh [are] work his all [the] weights of [the] bag.
12 Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
[is] an abomination of Kings to do wickedness for by righteousness it is established a throne.
13 Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
[are the] delight of Kings lips of righteousness and [one who] speaks upright [things] he loves.
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] rage of A king [is] messengers of death and a person wise he covers 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].
[is] in [the] light of [the] face of A king life and favor his [is] like a cloud of spring rain.
16 Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
To acquire wisdom how! [is] good more than gold and to acquire understanding [is to be] chosen more than silver.
17 Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
[the] highway of Upright [people] [is] to turn aside from evil [is] protecting life his [one who] guards way his.
18 Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
[is] Before breaking pride and [is] before stumbling haughtiness of spirit.
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).
[is] good To be lowly spirit with (humble [people] *Q(K)*) more than dividing plunder with proud [people].
20 Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
[one who] gives attention On a word he finds good and [one who] trusts in Yahweh how blessed [is] he.
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].
To [the] wise of heart it is called discerning and sweetness of lips it increases teaching.
22 Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
[is] a fountain of Life [the] prudence of owners its and [the] discipline of fools [is] foolishness.
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 A wise [person] it gives insight to mouth his and to lips his it adds teaching.
24 Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
[are] a honeycomb of Honey words of kindness a sweet [thing] to the soul and healing to the bone[s].
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 right before a person and end its [is] [the] ways 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] appetite of A laborer it labors for him for it presses on him mouth his.
27 Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
A person of worthlessness [is] digging up evil and [is] on (lip his *Q(K)*) like a fire scorching.
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 person of perversities he sends out strife and a slanderer [is] separating a close friend.
29 Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
A person of violence he deceives neighbor his and he leads him in a way 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.
[one who] shuts Eyes his to devise perverse things [one who] purses lips his he accomplishes evil.
31 Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
[is] a crown of Splendor gray hair in [the] way of righteousness it is found.
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.
[is] good A [person] long of anger more than a warrior and [one who] rules over spirit his more than [one who] captures a city.
33 People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
In the bosom it is thrown the lot and [is] from Yahweh every decision its.
