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| Proverbs 16:1 | The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. | The purposes of the heart are of man, but the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. | The plans of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh. | It is the part of man to prepare the soul: and of the Lord to govern the tongue. |
| Proverbs 16:2 | All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits. | All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Jehovah weigheth the spirits. | All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Yahweh weighs the motives. | All the ways of a man are open to his eyes: the Lord is the weigher of spirits. |
| Proverbs 16:3 | Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. | Commit thy works unto Jehovah, and thy thoughts shall be established. | Commit your deeds to Yahweh, And your plans shall succeed. | Lay open thy works to the Lord: and thy thoughts shall be directed. |
| Proverbs 16:4 | Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. | Jehovah hath wrought everything on his own account, yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. | Yahweh has made everything for its own end Yes, even the wicked for the day of evil. | The Lord hath made all things for himself: the wicked also for the evil day. |
| Proverbs 16:5 | Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: [Though] hand [join] in hand, he shall not be unpunished. | Every proud heart is an abomination to Jehovah: hand for hand, he shall not be held innocent. | Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: They shall assuredly not be unpunished. | Every proud man is an abomination to the Lord: though hand should be joined to hand, he is not innocent. The beginning of a good way is to do justice; and this is more acceptable with God, than to offer sacrifices. |
| Proverbs 16:6 | By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. | By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil. | By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. | By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil. |
| Proverbs 16:7 | When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. | When a man's ways please Jehovah, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. | When a man's ways please Yahweh, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. | When the ways of man shall please the Lord, he will convert even his enemies to peace. |
| Proverbs 16:8 | Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right. | Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice. | Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity. |
| Proverbs 16:9 | A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps. | The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps. | A man's heart plans his course, But Yahweh directs his steps. | The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps. |
| Proverbs 16:10 | A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment. | An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment. | Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. His shall not betray his mouth. | Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment. |
| Proverbs 16:11 | A just balance and scales are Jehovah's; All the weights of the bag are his work. | The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work. | Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; All the weights in the bag are his work. | Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag. |
| Proverbs 16:12 | It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness. | It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness. | It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, For the throne is established by righteousness. | They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice. |
| Proverbs 16:13 | Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right. | Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright. | Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth. | Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved. |
| Proverbs 16:14 | The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it. | The fury of a king is [as] messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it. | The king's wrath is a messenger of death, But a wise man will pacify it. | The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it. |
| Proverbs 16:15 | In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain. | In the light of the king's countenance is life, and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain. | In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain. | In the cheerfulness of the king's countenance is life: and his clemency is like the latter rain. |
| Proverbs 16:16 | How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. | How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! | How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. | Get wisdom, because it is better than gold: and purchase prudence, for it is more precious than silver. |
| Proverbs 16:17 | The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. | The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul. | The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul. | The path of the just departeth from evils: he that keepeth his soul keepeth his way. |
| Proverbs 16:18 | Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall. | Pride [goeth] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. | Pride goes before destruction, A haughty spirit before a fall. | Pride goeth before destruction: and the spirit is lifted up before a fall. |
| Proverbs 16:19 | Better it is to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the spoil with the proud. | Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud. | It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, Than to divide the plunder with the proud. | It is better to be humbled with the meek, than to divide spoils with the proud. |
| Proverbs 16:20 | He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he. | He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he. | He who gives heed to the word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed. | The learned in word shall find good things: and he that trusteth in the Lord is blessed. |
| Proverbs 16:21 | The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. | The wise in heart is called intelligent, and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. | The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction. | The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and he that is sweet in words shall attain to greater things. |
| Proverbs 16:22 | Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly. | Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. | Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the punishment of fools is their folly. | Knowledge is a fountain of life to him that possesseth it: the instruction of fools is foolishness. |
| Proverbs 16:23 | The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. | The heart of the wise maketh his mouth intelligent, and upon his lips increaseth learning. | The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, And adds learning to his lips. | The heart of the wise shall instruct his mouth: and shall add grace to his lips. |
| Proverbs 16:24 | Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. | Pleasant words are [as] a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health for the bones. | Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. | Well ordered words are as a honeycomb: sweet to the soul, and health to the bones. |
| Proverbs 16:25 | There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, But the end thereof are the ways of death. | There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof is the ways of death. | There is a way which seems right to a man, But in the end it leads to death. | There is a way that seemeth to a man right: and the ends thereof lead to death. |
| Proverbs 16:26 | The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto]. | The appetite of the labourer laboureth for him, for his mouth urgeth him on. | The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; For his mouth urges him on. | The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because his mouth hath obliged him to it. |
| Proverbs 16:27 | A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. | A man of Belial diggeth up evil, and on his lips there is as a scorching fire. | A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire. | The wicked man diggeth evil, and in his lips is a burning fire. |
| Proverbs 16:28 | A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. | A false man soweth contention; and a talebearer separateth very friends. | A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends. | A perverse man stirreth up quarrels: and one full of words separateth princes. |
| Proverbs 16:29 | A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in a way that is not good. | A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good. | A man of violence entices his neighbor, And leads him in a way that is not good. | An unjust man allureth his friend: and leadeth him into a way that is not good |
| Proverbs 16:30 | He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass. | He that shutteth his eyes, [it is] to devise froward things; biting his lips, he bringeth evil to pass. | One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, One who compresses his lips, is bent on evil. | He that with fixed eyes deviseth· wicked things, biting his lips, bringeth: evil to pass. |
| Proverbs 16:31 | The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness. | The hoary head is a crown of glory, [if] it is found in the way of righteousness. | Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness. | Old age is a crown of dignity, when it is found in the ways of justice. |
| Proverbs 16:32 | He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. | He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. | One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; One who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. | The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh cities. |
| Proverbs 16:33 | The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah. | The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole decision is of Jehovah. | The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from Yahweh. | Lots are cast into the lap, but they are disposed of by the Lord. |
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