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