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Proverbs 16:1--22:16

16:1
The preparations
<04633>
of the heart
<03820>
in man
<0120>_,
and the answer
<04617>
of the tongue
<03956>_,
[is] from the LORD
<03068>_.
{preparations: or, disposings}
16:2
All the ways
<01870>
of a man
<0376>
[are] clean
<02134>
in his own eyes
<05869>_;
but the LORD
<03068>
weigheth
<08505> (8802)
the spirits
<07307>_.
16:3
Commit
<01556> (8798)
thy works
<04639>
unto the LORD
<03068>_,
and thy thoughts
<04284>
shall be established
<03559> (8735)_.
{Commit: Heb. Roll}
16:4
The LORD
<03068>
hath made
<06466> (8804)
all [things] for himself
<04617>_:
yea, even the wicked
<07563>
for the day
<03117>
of evil
<07451>_.
16:5
Every one [that is] proud
<01362>
in heart
<03820>
[is] an abomination
<08441>
to the LORD
<03068>_:
[though] hand
<03027>
[join] in hand
<03027>_,
he shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_.
{unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
16:6
By mercy
<02617>
and truth
<0571>
iniquity
<05771>
is purged
<03722> (8792)_:
and by the fear
<03374>
of the LORD
<03068>
[men] depart
<05493> (8800)
from evil
<07451>_.
16:7
When a man's
<0376>
ways
<01870>
please
<07521> (8800)
the LORD
<03068>_,
he maketh even his enemies
<0341> (8802)
to be at peace
<07999> (8686)
with him.
16:8
Better
<02896>
[is] a little
<04592>
with righteousness
<06666>
than great
<07230>
revenues
<08393>
without right
<04941>_.
16:9
A man's
<0120>
heart
<03820>
deviseth
<02803> (8762)
his way
<01870>_:
but the LORD
<03068>
directeth
<03559> (8686)
his steps
<06806>_.
16:10
A divine sentence
<07081>
[is] in the lips
<08193>
of the king
<04428>_:
his mouth
<06310>
transgresseth
<04603> (8799)
not in judgment
<04941>_.
{A divine...: Heb. Divination}
16:11
A just
<04941>
weight
<06425>
and balance
<03976>
[are] the LORD'S
<03068>_:
all the weights
<068>
of the bag
<03599>
[are] his work
<04639>_.
{the weights: Heb. the stones}
16:12
[It is] an abomination
<08441>
to kings
<04428>
to commit
<06213> (8800)
wickedness
<07562>_:
for the throne
<03678>
is established
<03559> (8735)
by righteousness
<06666>_.
16:13
Righteous
<06664>
lips
<08193>
[are] the delight
<07522>
of kings
<04428>_;
and they love
<0157> (8799)
him that speaketh
<01696> (8802)
right
<03477>_.
16:14
The wrath
<02534>
of a king
<04428>
[is as] messengers
<04397>
of death
<04194>_:
but a wise
<02450>
man
<0376>
will pacify
<03722> (8762)
it.
16:15
In the light
<0216>
of the king's
<04428>
countenance
<06440>
[is] life
<02416>_;
and his favour
<07522>
[is] as a cloud
<05645>
of the latter rain
<04456>_.
16:16
How much better
<02896>
[is it] to get
<07069> (8800)
wisdom
<02451>
than gold
<02742>_!
and to get
<07069> (8800)
understanding
<0998>
rather to be chosen
<0977> (8737)
than silver
<03701>_!
16:17
The highway
<04546>
of the upright
<03477>
[is] to depart
<05493> (8800)
from evil
<07451>_:
he that keepeth
<05341> (8802)
his way
<01870>
preserveth
<08104> (8802)
his soul
<05315>_.
16:18
Pride
<01347>
[goeth] before
<06440>
destruction
<07667>_,
and an haughty
<01363>
spirit
<07307>
before
<06440>
a fall
<03783>_.
16:19
Better
<02896>
[it is to be] of an humble
<08217>
spirit
<07307>
with the lowly
<06035> (8675) <06041>_,
than to divide
<02505> (8763)
the spoil
<07998>
with the proud
<01343>_.
16:20
He that handleth a matter
<01697>
wisely
<07919> (8688)
shall find
<04672> (8799)
good
<02896>_:
and whoso trusteth
<0982> (8802)
in the LORD
<03068>_,
happy
<0835>
[is] he. {handleth...: or, understandeth a matter}
16:21
The wise
<02450>
in heart
<03820>
shall be called
<07121> (8735)
prudent
<0995> (8737)_:
and the sweetness
<04986>
of the lips
<08193>
increaseth
<03254> (8686)
learning
<03948>_.
16:22
Understanding
<07922>
[is] a wellspring
<04726>
of life
<02416>
unto him that hath
<01167>
it: but the instruction
<04148>
of fools
<0191>
[is] folly
<0200>_.
16:23
The heart
<03820>
of the wise
<02450>
teacheth
<07919> (8686)
his mouth
<06310>_,
and addeth
<03254> (8686)
learning
<03948>
to his lips
<08193>_.
{teacheth: Heb. maketh wise}
16:24
Pleasant
<05278>
words
<0561>
[are as] an honeycomb
<06688> <01706>_,
sweet
<04966>
to the soul
<05315>_,
and health
<04832>
to the bones
<06106>_.
16:25
There is
<03426>
a way
<01870>
that seemeth right
<03477>
unto
<06440>
a man
<0376>_,
but the end
<0319>
thereof [are] the ways
<01870>
of death
<04194>_.
16:26
He
<05315>
that laboureth
<06001>
laboureth
<05998> (8804)
for himself; for his mouth
<06310>
craveth
<0404> (8804)
it of him. {He...: Heb. The soul of him that} {craveth...: Heb. boweth unto him}
16:27
An ungodly
<01100>
man
<0376>
diggeth up
<03738> (8802)
evil
<07451>_:
and in his lips
<08193>
[there is] as a burning
<06867>
fire
<0784>_.
{An...: Heb. A man of Belial}
16:28
A froward
<08419>
man
<0376>
soweth
<07971> (8762)
strife
<04066>_:
and a whisperer
<05372>
separateth
<06504> (8688)
chief friends
<0441>_.
{soweth: Heb. sendeth forth}
16:29
A violent
<02555>
man
<0376>
enticeth
<06601> (8762)
his neighbour
<07453>_,
and leadeth
<03212> (8689)
him into the way
<01870>
[that is] not good
<02896>_.
16:30
He shutteth
<06095> (8802)
his eyes
<05869>
to devise
<02803> (8800)
froward things
<08419>_:
moving
<07169> (8802)
his lips
<08193>
he bringeth
<03615> (0)
evil
<07451>
to pass
<03615> (8765)_.
16:31
The hoary head
<07872>
[is] a crown
<05850>
of glory
<08597>_,
[if] it be found
<04672> (8735)
in the way
<01870>
of righteousness
<06666>_.
16:32
[He that is] slow
<0750>
to anger
<0639>
[is] better
<02896>
than the mighty
<01368>_;
and he that ruleth
<04910> (8802)
his spirit
<07307>
than he that taketh
<03920> (8802)
a city
<05892>_.
16:33
The lot
<01486>
is cast
<02904> (8714)
into the lap
<02436>_;
but the whole disposing
<04941>
thereof [is] of the LORD
<03068>_.
17:1
Better
<02896>
[is] a dry
<02720>
morsel
<06595>_,
and quietness
<07962>
therewith, than an house
<01004>
full
<04392>
of sacrifices
<02077>
[with] strife
<07379>_.
{sacrifices: or, good cheer}
17:2
A wise
<07919> (8688)
servant
<05650>
shall have rule
<04910> (8799)
over a son
<01121>
that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_,
and shall have part
<02505> (8799)
of the inheritance
<05159>
among
<08432>
the brethren
<0251>_.
17:3
The fining pot
<04715>
[is] for silver
<03701>_,
and the furnace
<03564>
for gold
<02091>_:
but the LORD
<03068>
trieth
<0974> (8802)
the hearts
<03826>_.
17:4
A wicked doer
<07489> (8688)
giveth heed
<07181> (8688)
to false
<0205>
lips
<08193>_;
[and] a liar
<08267>
giveth ear
<0238> (8688)
to a naughty
<01942>
tongue
<03956>_.
17:5
Whoso mocketh
<03932> (8802)
the poor
<07326> (8802)
reproacheth
<02778> (8765)
his Maker
<06213> (8802)_:
[and] he that is glad
<08056>
at calamities
<0343>
shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_.
{unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
17:6
Children's
<01121>
children
<01121>
[are] the crown
<05850>
of old men
<02205>_;
and the glory
<08597>
of children
<01121>
[are] their fathers
<01>_.
17:7
Excellent
<03499>
speech
<08193>
becometh
<05000>
not a fool
<05036>_:
much less do lying
<08267>
lips
<08193>
a prince
<05081>_.
{Excellent...: Heb. A lip of excellency} {lying...: Heb. a lip of lying}
17:8
A gift
<07810>
[is as] a precious
<02580>
stone
<068>
in the eyes
<05869>
of him that hath
<01167>
it: whithersoever it turneth
<06437> (8799)_,
it prospereth
<07919> (8686)_.
{a precious...: Heb. a stone of grace}
17:9
He that covereth
<03680> (8764)
a transgression
<06588>
seeketh
<01245> (8764)
love
<0160>_;
but he that repeateth
<08138> (8802)
a matter
<01697>
separateth
<06504> (8688)
[very] friends
<0441>_.
{seeketh: or, procureth}
17:10
A reproof
<01606>
entereth
<05181> (8799)
more into a wise man
<0995> (8688)
than an hundred
<03967>
stripes
<05221> (8687)
into a fool
<03684>_.
{entereth...: or, aweth more a wise man, than to strike a fool an hundred times}
17:11
An evil
<07451>
[man] seeketh
<01245> (8762)
only rebellion
<04805>_:
therefore a cruel
<0394>
messenger
<04397>
shall be sent
<07971> (8792)
against him.
17:12
Let a bear
<01677>
robbed
<07909>
of her whelps meet
<06298> (8800)
a man
<0376>_,
rather than
<0408>
a fool
<03684>
in his folly
<0200>_.
17:13
Whoso rewardeth
<07725> (8688)
evil
<07451>
for good
<02896>_,
evil
<07451>
shall not depart
<04185> (8799) (8675) <04185> (8686)
from his house
<01004>_.
17:14
The beginning
<07225>
of strife
<04066>
[is as] when one letteth out
<06362> (8802)
water
<04325>_:
therefore leave off
<05203> (8800)
contention
<07379>_,
before
<06440>
it be meddled
<01566> (8694)
with.
17:15
He that justifieth
<06663> (8688)
the wicked
<07563>_,
and he that condemneth
<07561> (8688)
the just
<06662>_,
even they both
<08147>
[are] abomination
<08441>
to the LORD
<03068>_.
17:16
Wherefore [is there] a price
<04242>
in the hand
<03027>
of a fool
<03684>
to get
<07069> (8800)
wisdom
<02451>_,
seeing [he hath] no heart
<03820>
[to it]?
17:17
A friend
<07453>
loveth
<0157> (8802)
at all times
<06256>_,
and a brother
<0251>
is born
<03205> (8735)
for adversity
<06869>_.
17:18
A man
<0120>
void
<02638>
of understanding
<03820>
striketh
<08628> (8802)
hands
<03709>_,
[and] becometh
<06148> (8802)
surety
<06161>
in the presence
<06440>
of his friend
<07453>_.
{understanding: Heb. heart}
17:19
He loveth
<0157> (8802)
transgression
<06588>
that loveth
<0157> (8802)
strife
<04683>_:
[and] he that exalteth
<01361> (8688)
his gate
<06607>
seeketh
<01245> (8764)
destruction
<07667>_.
17:20
He that hath a froward
<06141>
heart
<03820>
findeth
<04672> (8799)
no good
<02896>_:
and he that hath a perverse
<02015> (8738)
tongue
<03956>
falleth
<05307> (8799)
into mischief
<07451>_.
{He that hath a froward...: Heb. The froward of heart}
17:21
He that begetteth
<03205> (8802)
a fool
<03684>
[doeth it] to his sorrow
<08424>_:
and the father
<01>
of a fool
<05036>
hath no joy
<08055> (8799)_.
17:22
A merry
<08056>
heart
<03820>
doeth good
<03190> (8686)
[like] a medicine
<01456>_:
but a broken
<05218>
spirit
<07307>
drieth
<03001> (8762)
the bones
<01634>_.
{like: or, to}
17:23
A wicked
<07563>
[man] taketh
<03947> (8799)
a gift
<07810>
out of the bosom
<02436>
to pervert
<05186> (8687)
the ways
<0734>
of judgment
<04941>_.
17:24
Wisdom
<02451>
[is] before him that hath understanding
<06440> <0995> (8688)_;
but the eyes
<05869>
of a fool
<03684>
[are] in the ends
<07097>
of the earth
<0776>_.
17:25
A foolish
<03684>
son
<01121>
[is] a grief
<03708>
to his father
<01>_,
and bitterness
<04470>
to her that bare
<03205> (8802)
him.
17:26
Also to punish
<06064> (8800)
the just
<06662>
[is] not good
<02896>_,
[nor] to strike
<05221> (8687)
princes
<05081>
for equity
<03476>_.
17:27
He that hath
<03045> (8802)
knowledge
<01847>
spareth
<02820> (8802)
his words
<0561>_:
[and] a man
<0376>
of understanding
<08394>
is of an excellent
<03368> (8675) <07119>
spirit
<07307>_.
{an...: or, a cool}
17:28
Even a fool
<0191>_,
when he holdeth his peace
<02790> (8688)_,
is counted
<02803> (8735)
wise
<02450>_:
[and] he that shutteth
<0331> (8801)
his lips
<08193>
[is esteemed] a man of understanding
<0995> (8737)_.
18:1
Through desire
<08378>
a man, having separated
<06504> (8737)
himself, seeketh
<01245> (8762)
[and] intermeddleth
<01566> (8691)
with all wisdom
<08454>_.
{Through...: or, He that separateth himself seeketh according to his desire, and intermeddleth in every business}
18:2
A fool
<03684>
hath no delight
<02654> (8799)
in understanding
<08394>_,
but that his heart
<03820>
may discover
<01540> (8692)
itself.
18:3
When the wicked
<07563>
cometh
<0935> (8800)_,
[then] cometh
<0935> (8804)
also contempt
<0937>_,
and with ignominy
<07036>
reproach
<02781>_.
18:4
The words
<01697>
of a man's
<0376>
mouth
<06310>
[are as] deep
<06013>
waters
<04325>_,
[and] the wellspring
<04726>
of wisdom
<02451>
[as] a flowing
<05042> (8802)
brook
<05158>_.
18:5
[It is] not good
<02896>
to accept
<05375> (8800)
the person
<06440>
of the wicked
<07563>_,
to overthrow
<05186> (8687)
the righteous
<06662>
in judgment
<04941>_.
18:6
A fool's
<03684>
lips
<08193>
enter
<0935> (8799)
into contention
<07379>_,
and his mouth
<06310>
calleth
<07121> (8799)
for strokes
<04112>_.
18:7
A fool's
<03684>
mouth
<06310>
[is] his destruction
<04288>_,
and his lips
<08193>
[are] the snare
<04170>
of his soul
<05315>_.
18:8
The words
<01697>
of a talebearer
<05372>
[are] as wounds
<03859> (8693)_,
and they go down
<03381> (8804)
into the innermost parts
<02315>
of the belly
<0990>_.
{talebearer: or, whisperer} {as wounds: or, like as when men are wounded} {most...: Heb. chambers}
18:9
He also that is slothful
<07503> (8693)
in his work
<04399>
is brother
<0251>
to him that is a great
<01167>
waster
<07843> (8688)_.
18:10
The name
<08034>
of the LORD
<03068>
[is] a strong
<05797>
tower
<04026>_:
the righteous
<06662>
runneth
<07323> (8799)
into it, and is safe
<07682> (8738)_.
{safe: Heb. set aloft}
18:11
The rich man's
<06223>
wealth
<01952>
[is] his strong
<05797>
city
<07151>_,
and as an high
<07682> (8737)
wall
<02346>
in his own conceit
<04906>_.
18:12
Before
<06440>
destruction
<07667>
the heart
<03820>
of man
<0376>
is haughty
<01361> (8799)_,
and before
<06440>
honour
<03519>
[is] humility
<06038>_.
18:13
He that answereth
<07725> (8688)
a matter
<01697>
before he heareth
<08085> (8799)
[it], it [is] folly
<0200>
and shame
<03639>
unto him. {answereth...: Heb. returneth a word}
18:14
The spirit
<07307>
of a man
<0376>
will sustain
<03557> (8770)
his infirmity
<04245>_;
but a wounded
<05218>
spirit
<07307>
who can bear
<05375> (8799)_?
18:15
The heart
<03820>
of the prudent
<0995> (8737)
getteth
<07069> (8799)
knowledge
<01847>_;
and the ear
<0241>
of the wise
<02450>
seeketh
<01245> (8762)
knowledge
<01847>_.
18:16
A man's
<0120>
gift
<04976>
maketh room
<07337> (8686)
for him, and bringeth
<05148> (8686)
him before
<06440>
great men
<01419>_.
18:17
[He that is] first
<07223>
in his own cause
<07379>
[seemeth] just
<06662>_;
but his neighbour
<07453>
cometh
<0935> (8804) (8675) <0935> (8799)
and searcheth
<02713> (8804)
him.
18:18
The lot
<01486>
causeth contentions
<04079>
to cease
<07673> (8686)_,
and parteth
<06504> (8686)
between the mighty
<06099>_.
18:19
A brother
<0251>
offended
<06586> (8737)
[is harder to be won] than a strong
<05797>
city
<07151>_:
and [their] contentions
<04079> (8675) <04066>
[are] like the bars
<01280>
of a castle
<0759>_.
18:20
A man's
<0376>
belly
<0990>
shall be satisfied
<07646> (8799)
with the fruit
<06529>
of his mouth
<06310>_;
[and] with the increase
<08393>
of his lips
<08193>
shall he be filled
<07646> (8799)_.
18:21
Death
<04194>
and life
<02416>
[are] in the power
<03027>
of the tongue
<03956>_:
and they that love
<0157> (8802)
it shall eat
<0398> (8799)
the fruit
<06529>
thereof.
18:22
[Whoso] findeth
<04672> (8804)
a wife
<0802>
findeth
<04672> (8804)
a good
<02896>
[thing], and obtaineth
<06329> (8686)
favour
<07522>
of the LORD
<03068>_.
18:23
The poor
<07326> (8802)
useth
<01696> (8762)
intreaties
<08469>_;
but the rich
<06223>
answereth
<06030> (8799)
roughly
<05794>_.
18:24
A man
<0376>
[that hath] friends
<07453>
must shew himself friendly
<07489> (8710)_:
and there is
<03426>
a friend
<0157> (8802)
[that] sticketh closer
<01695>
than a brother
<0251>_.
19:1
Better
<02896>
[is] the poor
<07326> (8802)
that walketh
<01980> (8802)
in his integrity
<08537>_,
than [he that is] perverse
<06141>
in his lips
<08193>_,
and is a fool
<03684>_.
19:2
Also, [that] the soul
<05315>
[be] without knowledge
<01847>_,
[it is] not good
<02896>_;
and he that hasteth
<0213> (8801)
with [his] feet
<07272>
sinneth
<02398> (8802)_.
19:3
The foolishness
<0200>
of man
<0120>
perverteth
<05557> (8762)
his way
<01870>_:
and his heart
<03820>
fretteth
<02196> (8799)
against the LORD
<03068>_.
19:4
Wealth
<01952>
maketh
<03254> (8686)
many
<07227>
friends
<07453>_;
but the poor
<01800>
is separated
<06504> (8735)
from his neighbour
<07453>_.
19:5
A false
<08267>
witness
<05707>
shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_,
and [he that] speaketh
<06315> (8686)
lies
<03577>
shall not escape
<04422> (8735)_.
{unpunished: Heb. held innocent}
19:6
Many
<07227>
will intreat
<02470> (8762)
the favour
<06440>
of the prince
<05081>_:
and every man [is] a friend
<07453>
to him
<0376>
that giveth gifts
<04976>_.
{him...: Heb. a man of gifts}
19:7
All the brethren
<0251>
of the poor
<07326> (8802)
do hate
<08130> (8804)
him: how much more do his friends
<04828>
go far
<07368> (8804)
from him? he pursueth
<07291> (8764)
[them with] words
<0561>_,
[yet] they [are] wanting [to him].
19:8
He that getteth
<07069> (8802)
wisdom
<03820>
loveth
<0157> (8802)
his own soul
<05315>_:
he that keepeth
<08104> (8802)
understanding
<08394>
shall find
<04672> (8800)
good
<02896>_.
{wisdom: Heb. an heart}
19:9
A false
<08267>
witness
<05707>
shall not be unpunished
<05352> (8735)_,
and [he that] speaketh
<06315> (8686)
lies
<03577>
shall perish
<06> (8799)_.
19:10
Delight
<08588>
is not seemly
<05000>
for a fool
<03684>_;
much less for a servant
<05650>
to have rule
<04910> (8800)
over princes
<08269>_.
19:11
The discretion
<07922>
of a man
<0120>
deferreth
<0748> (8689)
his anger
<0639>_;
and [it is] his glory
<08597>
to pass over
<05674> (8800)
a transgression
<06588>_.
{discretion: or, prudence}
19:12
The king's
<04428>
wrath
<02197>
[is] as the roaring
<05099>
of a lion
<03715>_;
but his favour
<07522>
[is] as dew
<02919>
upon the grass
<06212>_.
19:13
A foolish
<03684>
son
<01121>
[is] the calamity
<01942>
of his father
<01>_:
and the contentions
<04079>
of a wife
<0802>
[are] a continual
<02956> (8802)
dropping
<01812>_.
19:14
House
<01004>
and riches
<01952>
[are] the inheritance
<05159>
of fathers
<01>_:
and a prudent
<07919> (8688)
wife
<0802>
[is] from the LORD
<03068>_.
19:15
Slothfulness
<06103>
casteth
<05307> (8686)
into a deep sleep
<08639>_;
and an idle
<07423>
soul
<05315>
shall suffer hunger
<07456> (8799)_.
19:16
He that keepeth
<08104> (8802)
the commandment
<04687>
keepeth
<08104> (8802)
his own soul
<05315>_;
[but] he that despiseth
<0959> (8802)
his ways
<01870>
shall die
<04191> (8799)_.
19:17
He that hath pity
<02603> (8802)
upon the poor
<01800>
lendeth
<03867> (8688)
unto the LORD
<03068>_;
and that which he hath given
<01576>
will he pay him again
<07999> (8762)_.
{that which...: or, his deed}
19:18
Chasten
<03256> (8761)
thy son
<01121>
while there is
<03426>
hope
<08615>_,
and let not thy soul
<05315>
spare
<05375> (8799)
for his crying
<04191> (8687)_.
{for...: or, to his destruction: or, to cause him to die}
19:19
A man
<01419>
of great
<01632>
wrath
<02534>
shall suffer
<05375> (8802)
punishment
<06066>_:
for if thou deliver
<05337> (8686)
[him], yet thou must do it again
<03254> (8686)_.
{do: Heb. add}
19:20
Hear
<08085> (8798)
counsel
<06098>_,
and receive
<06901> (8761)
instruction
<04148>_,
that thou mayest be wise
<02449> (8799)
in thy latter end
<0319>_.
19:21
[There are] many
<07227>
devices
<04284>
in a man's
<0376>
heart
<03820>_;
nevertheless the counsel
<06098>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
that shall stand
<06965> (8799)_.
19:22
The desire
<08378>
of a man
<0120>
[is] his kindness
<02617>_:
and a poor man
<07326> (8802)
[is] better
<02896>
than
<0376>
a liar
<03577>_.
19:23
The fear
<03374>
of the LORD
<03068>
[tendeth] to life
<02416>_:
and [he that hath it] shall abide
<03885> (8799)
satisfied
<07649>_;
he shall not be visited
<06485> (8735)
with evil
<07451>_.
19:24
A slothful
<06102>
[man] hideth
<02934> (8804)
his hand
<03027>
in [his] bosom
<06747>_,
and will not so much as bring
<07725> (0)
it to his mouth
<06310>
again
<07725> (8686)_.
19:25
Smite
<05221> (8686)
a scorner
<03887> (8801)_,
and the simple
<06612>
will beware
<06191> (8686)_:
and reprove
<03198> (8689)
one that hath understanding
<0995> (8737)_,
[and] he will understand
<0995> (8799)
knowledge
<01847>_.
{will beware: Heb. will be cunning}
19:26
He that wasteth
<07703> (8764)
[his] father
<01>_,
[and] chaseth away
<01272> (8686)
[his] mother
<0517>_,
[is] a son
<01121>
that causeth shame
<0954> (8688)_,
and bringeth reproach
<02659> (8688)_.
19:27
Cease
<02308> (8798)_,
my son
<01121>_,
to hear
<08085> (8800)
the instruction
<04148>
[that causeth] to err
<07686> (8800)
from the words
<0561>
of knowledge
<01847>_.
19:28
An ungodly
<01100>
witness
<05707>
scorneth
<03887> (8686)
judgment
<04941>_:
and the mouth
<06310>
of the wicked
<07563>
devoureth
<01104> (8762)
iniquity
<0205>_.
{An...: Heb. A witness of Belial}
19:29
Judgments
<08201>
are prepared
<03559> (8738)
for scorners
<03887> (8801)_,
and stripes
<04112>
for the back
<01460>
of fools
<03684>_.
20:1
Wine
<03196>
[is] a mocker
<03887> (8801)_,
strong drink
<07941>
[is] raging
<01993> (8802)_:
and whosoever is deceived
<07686> (8802)
thereby is not wise
<02449> (8799)_.
20:2
The fear
<0367>
of a king
<04428>
[is] as the roaring
<05099>
of a lion
<03715>_:
[whoso] provoketh him to anger
<05674> (8693)
sinneth
<02398> (8802)
[against] his own soul
<05315>_.
20:3
[It is] an honour
<03519>
for a man
<0376>
to cease
<07674>
from strife
<07379>_:
but every fool
<0191>
will be meddling
<01566> (8691)_.
20:4
The sluggard
<06102>
will not plow
<02790> (8799)
by reason of the cold
<02779>_;
[therefore] shall he beg
<07592> (8804) (8675) <07592> (8799)
in harvest
<07105>_,
and [have] nothing. {cold: or, winter}
20:5
Counsel
<06098>
in the heart
<03820>
of man
<0376>
[is like] deep
<06013>
water
<04325>_;
but a man
<0376>
of understanding
<08394>
will draw it out
<01802> (8799)_.
20:6
Most
<07230>
men
<0120>
will proclaim
<07121> (8799)
every one
<0376>
his own goodness
<02617>_:
but a faithful
<0529>
man
<0376>
who can find
<04672> (8799)_?
{goodness: or, bounty}
20:7
The just
<06662>
[man] walketh
<01980> (8693)
in his integrity
<08537>_:
his children
<01121>
[are] blessed
<0835>
after
<0310>
him.
20:8
A king
<04428>
that sitteth in
<03427> (8802)
the throne
<03678>
of judgment
<01779>
scattereth away
<02219> (8764)
all evil
<07451>
with his eyes
<05869>_.
20:9
Who can say
<0559> (8799)_,
I have made my heart
<03820>
clean
<02135> (8765)_,
I am pure
<02891> (8804)
from my sin
<02403>_?
20:10
Divers weights
<068> <068>_,
[and] divers measures
<0374> <0374>_,
both
<08147>
of them [are] alike
<01571>
abomination
<08441>
to the LORD
<03068>_.
{Divers weights: Heb. A stone and a stone} {divers measures: Heb. an ephah and an ephah}
20:11
Even a child
<05288>
is known
<05234> (8691)
by his doings
<04611>_,
whether his work
<06467>
[be] pure
<02134>_,
and whether [it be] right
<03477>_.
20:12
The hearing
<08085> (8802)
ear
<0241>_,
and the seeing
<07200> (8802)
eye
<05869>_,
the LORD
<03068>
hath made
<06213> (8804)
even both
<08147>
of them.
20:13
Love
<0157> (8799)
not sleep
<08142>_,
lest thou come to poverty
<03423> (8735)_;
open
<06491> (8798)
thine eyes
<05869>_,
[and] thou shalt be satisfied
<07646> (8798)
with bread
<03899>_.
20:14
[It is] naught
<07451>_,
[it is] naught
<07451>_,
saith
<0559> (8799)
the buyer
<07069> (8802)_:
but when he is gone
<0235> (8801)
his way, then he boasteth
<01984> (8691)_.
20:15
There is
<03426>
gold
<02091>_,
and a multitude
<07230>
of rubies
<06443>_:
but the lips
<08193>
of knowledge
<01847>
[are] a precious
<03366>
jewel
<03627>_.
20:16
Take
<03947> (8798)
his garment
<0899>
that is surety
<06148> (8804)
[for] a stranger
<02114> (8801)_:
and take a pledge
<02254> (8798)
of him for a strange woman
<05237>_.
20:17
Bread
<03899>
of deceit
<08267>
[is] sweet
<06156>
to a man
<0376>_;
but afterwards
<0310>
his mouth
<06310>
shall be filled
<04390> (8735)
with gravel
<02687>_.
{deceit: Heb. lying, or, falsehood}
20:18
[Every] purpose
<04284>
is established
<03559> (8735)
by counsel
<06098>_:
and with good advice
<08458>
make
<06213> (8798)
war
<04421>_.
20:19
He that goeth about
<01980> (8802)
[as] a talebearer
<07400>
revealeth
<01540> (8802)
secrets
<05475>_:
therefore meddle
<06148> (8691)
not with him that flattereth
<06601> (8802)
with his lips
<08193>_.
{flattereth: or, enticeth}
20:20
Whoso curseth
<07043> (8764)
his father
<01>
or his mother
<0517>_,
his lamp
<05216>
shall be put out
<01846> (8799)
in obscure
<0380> (8676) <0380>
darkness
<02822>_.
{lamp: or, candle}
20:21
An inheritance
<05159>
[may be] gotten hastily
<0926> (8794) (8675) <0973> (8794)
at the beginning
<07223>_;
but the end
<0319>
thereof shall not be blessed
<01288> (8792)_.
20:22
Say
<0559> (8799)
not thou, I will recompense
<07999> (8762)
evil
<07451>_;
[but] wait on
<06960> (8761)
the LORD
<03068>_,
and he shall save
<03467> (8686)
thee.
20:23
Divers weights
<068> <068>
[are] an abomination
<08441>
unto the LORD
<03068>_;
and a false
<04820>
balance
<03976>
[is] not good
<02896>_.
{a false...: Heb. balance of deceit}
20:24
Man's
<01397>
goings
<04703>
[are] of the LORD
<03068>_;
how can a man
<0120>
then understand
<0995> (8799)
his own way
<01870>_?
20:25
[It is] a snare
<04170>
to the man
<0120>
[who] devoureth
<03216> (8804)
[that which is] holy
<06944>_,
and after
<0310>
vows
<05088>
to make enquiry
<01239> (8763)_.
20:26
A wise
<02450>
king
<04428>
scattereth
<02219> (8764)
the wicked
<07563>_,
and bringeth
<07725> (8686)
the wheel
<0212>
over them.
20:27
The spirit
<05397>
of man
<0120>
[is] the candle
<05216>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
searching
<02664> (8802)
all the inward parts
<02315>
of the belly
<0990>_.
{candle: or, lamp}
20:28
Mercy
<02617>
and truth
<0571>
preserve
<05341> (8799)
the king
<04428>_:
and his throne
<03678>
is upholden
<05582> (8804)
by mercy
<02617>_.
20:29
The glory
<08597>
of young men
<0970>
[is] their strength
<03581>_:
and the beauty
<01926>
of old men
<02205>
[is] the gray head
<07872>_.
20:30
The blueness
<02250>
of a wound
<06482>
cleanseth
<08562>
away evil
<07451>_:
so [do] stripes
<04347>
the inward parts
<02315>
of the belly
<0990>_.
{cleanseth...: Heb. is a purging medicine against}
21:1
The king's
<04428>
heart
<03820>
[is] in the hand
<03027>
of the LORD
<03068>_,
[as] the rivers
<06388>
of water
<04325>_:
he turneth
<05186> (8686)
it whithersoever he will
<02654> (8799)_.
21:2
Every way
<01870>
of a man
<0376>
[is] right
<03477>
in his own eyes
<05869>_:
but the LORD
<03068>
pondereth
<08505> (8802)
the hearts
<03826>_.
21:3
To do
<06213> (8800)
justice
<06666>
and judgment
<04941>
[is] more acceptable
<0977> (8737)
to the LORD
<03068>
than sacrifice
<02077>_.
21:4
An high
<07312>
look
<05869>_,
and a proud
<07342>
heart
<03820>_,
[and] the plowing
<05215>
of the wicked
<07563>_,
[is] sin
<02403>_.
{An...: Heb. Haughtiness of eyes} {the plowing: or, the light}
21:5
The thoughts
<04284>
of the diligent
<02742>
[tend] only to plenteousness
<04195>_;
but of every one [that is] hasty
<0213> (8801)
only to want
<04270>_.
21:6
The getting
<06467>
of treasures
<0214>
by a lying
<08267>
tongue
<03956>
[is] a vanity
<01892>
tossed to and fro of
<05086> (8737)
them that seek
<01245> (8764)
death
<04194>_.
21:7
The robbery
<07701>
of the wicked
<07563>
shall destroy
<01641> (8799)
them; because they refuse
<03985> (8765)
to do
<06213> (8800)
judgment
<04941>_.
{destroy...: Heb. saw them, or, dwell with them}
21:8
The way
<01870>
of man
<0376>
[is] froward
<02019>
and strange
<02054>_:
but [as for] the pure
<02134>_,
his work
<06467>
[is] right
<03477>_.
21:9
[It is] better
<02896>
to dwell
<03427> (8800)
in a corner
<06438>
of the housetop
<01406>_,
than with a brawling
<04079> (8675) <04066>
woman
<0802>
in a wide
<02267>
house
<01004>_.
{a brawling...: Heb. a woman of contentions} {a wide...: Heb. an house of society}
21:10
The soul
<05315>
of the wicked
<07563>
desireth
<0183> (8765)
evil
<07451>_:
his neighbour
<07453>
findeth no favour
<02603> (8717)
in his eyes
<05869>_.
{findeth...: Heb. is not favoured}
21:11
When the scorner
<03887> (8801)
is punished
<06064> (8800)_,
the simple
<06612>
is made wise
<02449> (8799)_:
and when the wise
<02450>
is instructed
<07919> (8687)_,
he receiveth
<03947> (8799)
knowledge
<01847>_.
21:12
The righteous
<06662>
[man] wisely considereth
<07919> (8688)
the house
<01004>
of the wicked
<07563>_:
[but God] overthroweth
<05557> (8764)
the wicked
<07563>
for [their] wickedness
<07451>_.
21:13
Whoso stoppeth
<0331> (8801)
his ears
<0241>
at the cry
<02201>
of the poor
<01800>_,
he also shall cry
<07121> (8799)
himself, but shall not be heard
<06030> (8735)_.
21:14
A gift
<04976>
in secret
<05643>
pacifieth
<03711> (8799)
anger
<0639>_:
and a reward
<07810>
in the bosom
<02436>
strong
<05794>
wrath
<02534>_.
21:15
[It is] joy
<08057>
to the just
<06662>
to do
<06213> (8800)
judgment
<04941>_:
but destruction
<04288>
[shall be] to the workers
<06466> (8802)
of iniquity
<0205>_.
21:16
The man
<0120>
that wandereth
<08582> (8802)
out of the way
<01870>
of understanding
<07919> (8687)
shall remain
<05117> (8799)
in the congregation
<06951>
of the dead
<07496>_.
21:17
He that loveth
<0157> (8802)
pleasure
<08057>
[shall be] a poor
<04270>
man
<0376>_:
he that loveth
<0157> (8802)
wine
<03196>
and oil
<08081>
shall not be rich
<06238> (8686)_.
{pleasure: or, sport}
21:18
The wicked
<07563>
[shall be] a ransom
<03724>
for the righteous
<06662>_,
and the transgressor
<0898> (8802)
for the upright
<03477>_.
21:19
[It is] better
<02896>
to dwell
<03427> (8800)
in the wilderness
<0776> <04057>_,
than with a contentious
<04079> (8675) <04066>
and an angry
<03708>
woman
<0802>_.
{in...: Heb. in the land of the desert}
21:20
[There is] treasure
<0214>
to be desired
<02530> (8737)
and oil
<08081>
in the dwelling
<05116>
of the wise
<02450>_;
but a foolish
<03684>
man
<0120>
spendeth it up
<01104> (8762)_.
21:21
He that followeth
<07291> (8802)
after righteousness
<06666>
and mercy
<02617>
findeth
<04672> (8799)
life
<02416>_,
righteousness
<06666>_,
and honour
<03519>_.
21:22
A wise
<02450>
[man] scaleth
<05927> (8804)
the city
<05892>
of the mighty
<01368>_,
and casteth down
<03381> (8686)
the strength
<05797>
of the confidence
<04009>
thereof.
21:23
Whoso keepeth
<08104> (8802)
his mouth
<06310>
and his tongue
<03956>
keepeth
<08104> (8802)
his soul
<05315>
from troubles
<06869>_.
21:24
Proud
<02086>
[and] haughty
<03093>
scorner
<03887> (8801)
[is] his name
<08034>_,
who dealeth
<06213> (8802)
in proud
<02087>
wrath
<05678>_.
{in proud...: Heb. in the wrath of pride}
21:25
The desire
<08378>
of the slothful
<06102>
killeth
<04191> (8686)
him; for his hands
<03027>
refuse
<03985> (8765)
to labour
<06213> (8800)_.
21:26
He coveteth
<0183> (8694)
greedily
<08378>
all the day
<03117>
long: but the righteous
<06662>
giveth
<05414> (8799)
and spareth
<02820> (8799)
not.
21:27
The sacrifice
<02077>
of the wicked
<07563>
[is] abomination
<08441>_:
how much more, [when] he bringeth
<0935> (8686)
it with a wicked mind
<02154>_?
{with...: Heb. in wickedness?}
21:28
A false
<03577>
witness
<05707>
shall perish
<06> (8799)_:
but the man
<0376>
that heareth
<08085> (8802)
speaketh
<01696> (8762)
constantly
<05331>_.
{A...: Heb. A witness of lies}
21:29
A wicked
<07563>
man
<0376>
hardeneth
<05810> (8689)
his face
<06440>_:
but [as for] the upright
<03477>_,
he directeth
<0995> (8799) (8675) <03559> (8686)
his way
<01870>_.
{directeth: or, considereth}
21:30
[There is] no wisdom
<02451>
nor understanding
<08394>
nor counsel
<06098>
against the LORD
<03068>_.
21:31
The horse
<05483>
[is] prepared
<03559> (8716)
against the day
<03117>
of battle
<04421>_:
but safety
<08668>
[is] of the LORD
<03068>_.
{safety: or, victory}
22:1
A [good] name
<08034>
[is] rather to be chosen
<0977> (8737)
than great
<07227>
riches
<06239>_,
[and] loving
<02896>
favour
<02580>
rather than silver
<03701>
and gold
<02091>_.
{loving...: or, favour is better than, etc}
22:2
The rich
<06223>
and poor
<07326> (8802)
meet together
<06298> (8738)_:
the LORD
<03068>
[is] the maker
<06213> (8802)
of them all.
22:3
A prudent
<06175>
[man] foreseeth
<07200> (8804)
the evil
<07451>_,
and hideth
<05641> (8738) (8675) <05641> (8799)
himself: but the simple
<06612>
pass on
<05674> (8804)_,
and are punished
<06064> (8738)_.
22:4
By
<06118>
humility
<06038>
[and] the fear
<03374>
of the LORD
<03068>
[are] riches
<06239>_,
and honour
<03519>_,
and life
<02416>_.
{By...: or, The reward of humility, etc}
22:5
Thorns
<06791>
[and] snares
<06341>
[are] in the way
<01870>
of the froward
<06141>_:
he that doth keep
<08104> (8802)
his soul
<05315>
shall be far
<07368> (8799)
from them.
22:6
Train up
<02596> (8798)
a child
<05288>
in the way
<01870>
he should go
<06310>_:
and when he is old
<02204> (8686)_,
he will not depart
<05493> (8799)
from it. {Train...: or, Catechise} {in...: Heb. in his way}
22:7
The rich
<06223>
ruleth
<04910> (8799)
over the poor
<07326> (8802)_,
and the borrower
<03867> (8801)
[is] servant
<05650>
to the lender
<0376> <03867> (8688)_.
{the lender: Heb. the man that lendeth}
22:8
He that soweth
<02232> (8802)
iniquity
<05766>
shall reap
<07114> (8799)
vanity
<0205>_:
and the rod
<07626>
of his anger
<05678>
shall fail
<03615> (8799)_.
{the rod...: or, with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed}
22:9
He that hath a bountiful
<02896>
eye
<05869>
shall be blessed
<01288> (8792)_;
for he giveth
<05414> (8804)
of his bread
<03899>
to the poor
<01800>_.
{He that...: Heb. Good of eye}
22:10
Cast out
<01644> (8763)
the scorner
<03887> (8801)_,
and contention
<04066>
shall go out
<03318> (8799)_;
yea, strife
<01779>
and reproach
<07036>
shall cease
<07673> (8799)_.
22:11
He that loveth
<0157> (8802)
pureness
<02890> (8675) <02889>
of heart
<03820>_,
[for] the grace
<02580>
of his lips
<08193>
the king
<04428>
[shall be] his friend
<07453>_.
{for...: or, and hath grace in his lips}
22:12
The eyes
<05869>
of the LORD
<03068>
preserve
<05341> (8804)
knowledge
<01847>_,
and he overthroweth
<05557> (8762)
the words
<01697>
of the transgressor
<0898> (8802)_.
{the words: or, the matters}
22:13
The slothful
<06102>
[man] saith
<0559> (8804)_,
[There is] a lion
<0738>
without
<02351>_,
I shall be slain
<07523> (8735)
in
<08432>
the streets
<07339>_.
22:14
The mouth
<06310>
of strange women
<02114> (8801)
[is] a deep
<06013>
pit
<07745>_:
he that is abhorred
<02194> (8803)
of the LORD
<03068>
shall fall
<05307> (8799)
therein.
22:15
Foolishness
<0200>
[is] bound
<07194> (8803)
in the heart
<03820>
of a child
<05288>_;
[but] the rod
<07626>
of correction
<04148>
shall drive it far
<07368> (8686)
from him.
22:16
He that oppresseth
<06231> (8802)
the poor
<01800>
to increase
<07235> (8687)
his [riches, and] he that giveth
<05414> (8802)
to the rich
<06223>_,
[shall] surely [come] to want
<04270>_.
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