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1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from Yahweh.

2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.

3 Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.

4 Yahweh has made everything for its own endโ€” yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

5 Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.

6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil.

7 When a manโ€™s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

9 A manโ€™s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

11 Honest balances and scales are Yahwehโ€™s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

14 The kingโ€™s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

15 In the light of the kingโ€™s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.

16 How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil. He who keeps his way preserves his soul.

18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

19 It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

20 He who heeds the Word finds prosperity. Whoever trusts in Yahweh is blessed.

21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

23 The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

25 There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

27 A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

28 A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

29 A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

30 One who winks his eyes to plot perversities, one who compresses his lips, is bent on evil.

31 Gray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.

32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from Yahweh.

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Hebrew interlinear — Proverbs 16:1–33 (252 words)
1
  1. ืœึฐืึธื“ึธึฅืlฤ•สพฤdฤmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  2. ืžึทึฝืขึทืจึฐื›ึตื™maสฟarkรชma`arak: an arrangement, i.e. (figuratively) mental dispositionH4633
  3. ืœึตึ‘ื‘lฤ“bleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. ื•ึผึืžึตื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ—ื”รปmรชhwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. ืžึทืขึฒื ึตึฅื”maสฟฤƒnฤ“ma`aneh: a reply (favorable or contradictory)H4617
  6. ืœึธืฉืึฝื•ึนืŸืƒlฤลกรดnlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
2
  1. ื›ึผึธึฝืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึตื™darkรชderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  3. ืึดึญื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  4. ื–ึทึฃืšึฐzakzak: clearH2134
  5. ื‘ึผึฐืขึตื™ื ึธึ‘ื™ื•bฤ•สฟรชnฤyw`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  6. ื•ึฐืชึนื›ึตึ–ืŸwฤ•tลkฤ“ntakan: to balance, i.e. to measure out (by weight or dimension)H8505
  7. ืจื•ึผื—ึฃื•ึนืชrรปแธฅรดtruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  8. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึฝื”ืƒyฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
3
  1. ื’ึผึนึฃืœgลlgalal: to roll (literally or figuratively)H1556
  2. ืึถืœสพelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. ื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึฃื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. ืžึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึถึ‘ื™ืšึธmaสฟฤƒล›รชkฤma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  5. ื•ึฐึื™ึดื›ึผึนึ—ื ื•ึผwฤ•yikkลnรปkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  6. ืžึทื—ึฐืฉืึฐื‘ึนืชึถึฝื™ืšึธืƒmaแธฅลกฤ•bลtรชkฤmachashabah: a contrivance; (concretely) a texture, machineH4284
4
  1. ื›ึผึนึคืœkลlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  2. ืคึผึธืขึทึฃืœpฤสฟalpa`al: to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practiseH6466
  3. ื™ึฐึญื”ื•ึธื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  4. ืœึทึฝืžึผึทืขึฒื ึตึ‘ื”ื•ึผlammaสฟฤƒnฤ“hรปma`aneh: a reply (favorable or contradictory)H4617
  5. ื•ึฐื’ึทืwฤ•gamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  6. ืจึธึืฉืึธึ—ืขrฤลกฤสฟrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
  7. ืœึฐื™ึฃื•ึนืlฤ•yรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  8. ืจึธืขึธึฝื”ืƒrฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
5
  1. ืชึผื•ึนืขึฒื‘ึทึฃืชtรดสฟฤƒbattow`ebah: (properly) something disgusting; (morally, as noun) an abhorrenceH8441
  2. ื™ึฐึญื”ื•ึธื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  4. ื’ึผึฐื‘ึทื”ึผgฤ•bahgabahh: lofty (literally or figuratively)H1362
  5. ืœึตึ‘ื‘lฤ“bleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  6. ื™ึธึฅื“yฤdyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  7. ืœึฐึื™ึธึ—ื“lฤ•yฤdyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  8. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  9. ื™ึดื ึผึธืงึถึฝื”ืƒyinnฤqenaqah: to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively)H5352
6
  1. ื‘ึผึฐื—ึถึฃืกึถื“bฤ•แธฅesedcheced: kindness; (by implication, towards God) pietyH2617
  2. ื•ึถึญืึฑืžึถืชweสพฤ•metemeth: stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessH571
  3. ื™ึฐื›ึปืคึผึทึฃืจyฤ•kupparkaphar: to cover (specifically with bitumen); (figuratively) to expiate or condone, to placate or cancelH3722
  4. ืขึธื•ึนึ‘ืŸสฟฤwลn`avon: perversity, i.e. (moral) evilH5771
  5. ื•ึผื‘ึฐื™ึดืจึฐืึทึฅืชรปbฤ•yirสพatyir'ah: fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverenceH3374
  6. ื™ึฐึื”ื•ึธึ—ื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  7. ืกึฃื•ึผืจsรปrcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  8. ืžึตืจึธึฝืขืƒmฤ“rฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
7
  1. ื‘ึผึดืจึฐืฆึฃื•ึนืชbirแนฃรดtratsah: to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debtH7521
  2. ื™ึฐึญื”ื•ึธื”yฤ•hwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  3. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึตื™darkรชderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  4. ืึดึ‘ื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  5. ื’ึผึทืgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  6. ืึื•ึนื™ึฐื‘ึธึ—ื™ื•สพรดybฤywoyeb: hating; an adversaryH341
  7. ื™ึทืฉืึฐืœึดึฅืyaลกlimshalam: to be safe (in mind, body or estate); (figuratively) to be completedH7999
  8. ืึดืชึผึฝื•ึนืƒสพittรดeth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
8
  1. ื˜ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. ืžึฐึญืขึทื˜mฤ•สฟaแนญm`at: a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)H4592
  3. ื‘ึผึดืฆึฐื“ึธืงึธึ‘ื”biแนฃdฤqรขtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  4. ืžึตืจึนึฅื‘mฤ“rลbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  5. ืชึผึฐึื‘ื•ึผืึ—ื•ึนืชtฤ•bรปสพรดttbuw'ah: income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)H8393
  6. ื‘ึผึฐืœึนึฃืbฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. ืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธึฝื˜ืƒmiลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
9
  1. ืœึตึฃื‘lฤ“bleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  2. ืึธึญื“ึธืสพฤdomadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  3. ื™ึฐื—ึทืฉืึผึตึฃื‘yฤ•แธฅaลกลกฤ“bchashab: (properly) to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricateH2803
  4. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึผึ‘ื•ึนdarkรดderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. ื•ึทึึฝื™ื”ื•ึธึ—ื”wayhwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. ื™ึธื›ึดึฅื™ืŸyฤkรฎnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  7. ืฆึทืขึฒื“ึฝื•ึนืƒแนฃaสฟฤƒdรดtsa`ad: a pace or regular stepH6806
10
  1. ืงึถึคืกึถืื€qesemqecem: a lotH7081
  2. ืขึทึฝืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. ืฉื‚ึดืคึฐืชึตื™ล›iptรชsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  4. ืžึถึ‘ืœึถืšึฐmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  5. ื‘ึผึฐึืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธึ—ื˜bฤ•miลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  6. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. ื™ึดืžึฐืขึทืœyimสฟalma`al: (properly) to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherouslyH4603
  8. ืคึผึดึฝื™ื•ืƒpรฎwpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
11
  1. ืคึผึถึคืœึถืกื€pelespelec: a balanceH6425
  2. ื•ึผืžึนืื–ึฐื ึตึฃื™รปmลสพzฤ•nรชmo'zen: (only in the dual) a pair of scalesH3976
  3. ืžึดึญืฉืึฐืคึผึธื˜miลกpoแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  4. ืœึทึฝื™ื”ื•ึธึ‘ื”layhwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  5. ืžึทึืขึฒืฉื‚ึตึ—ื”ื•ึผmaสฟฤƒล›ฤ“hรปma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
  6. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  7. ืึทื‘ึฐื ึตื™สพabnรชeben: a stoneH68
  8. ื›ึดึฝื™ืกืƒkรฎskiyc: a cup; also a bag for money or weightsH3599
12
  1. ืชึผื•ึนืขึฒื‘ึทึฃืชtรดสฟฤƒbattow`ebah: (properly) something disgusting; (morally, as noun) an abhorrenceH8441
  2. ืžึฐึญืœึธื›ึดื™ืmฤ•lฤkรฎmmelek: a kingH4428
  3. ืขึฒืฉื‚ึฃื•ึนืชสฟฤƒล›รดt`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  4. ืจึถึ‘ืฉืึทืขreลกaสฟresha`: a wrong (especially moral)H7562
  5. ื›ึผึดึฅื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ื‘ึดึืฆึฐื“ึธืงึธึ—ื”biแนฃdฤqรขtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  7. ื™ึดื›ึผึฅื•ึนืŸyikkรดnkuwn: (properly) to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular)H3559
  8. ื›ึผึดืกึผึตึฝืืƒkissฤ“สพkicce': (properly) covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)H3678
13
  1. ืจึฐืฆึฃื•ึนืŸrฤ•แนฃรดnratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
  2. ืžึฐึญืœึธื›ึดื™ืmฤ•lฤkรฎmmelek: a kingH4428
  3. ืฉื‚ึดืคึฐืชึตื™ล›iptรชsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  4. ืฆึถึ‘ื“ึถืงแนฃedeqtsedeq: the right (natural, moral or legal); (abstractly) equityH6664
  5. ื•ึฐื“ึนื‘ึตึ–ืจwฤ•dลbฤ“rdabar: perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speakH1696
  6. ื™ึฐืฉืึธืจึดึฃื™ืyฤ•ลกฤrรฎmyashar: straightH3477
  7. ื™ึถืึฑื”ึธึฝื‘ืƒyeสพฤ•hฤbahab: to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)H157
14
  1. ื—ึฒืžึทืชแธฅฤƒmatchemah: heat; (figuratively) anger, poison (from its fever)H2534
  2. ืžึถึฅืœึถืšึฐmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  3. ืžึทืœึฐืึฒื›ึตื™malสพฤƒkรชmal'ak: a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher)H4397
  4. ืžึธึ‘ื•ึถืชmฤwetmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194
  5. ื•ึฐืึดึ–ื™ืฉืwฤ•สพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  6. ื—ึธื›ึธึฃืแธฅฤkฤmchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  7. ื™ึฐื›ึทืคึผึฐืจึถึฝื ึผึธื”ืƒyฤ•kappฤ•rennรขkaphar: to cover (specifically with bitumen); (figuratively) to expiate or condone, to placate or cancelH3722
15
  1. ื‘ึผึฐืื•ึนืจbฤ•สพรดrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
  2. ืคึผึฐื ึตื™pฤ•nรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  3. ืžึถึฅืœึถืšึฐmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  4. ื—ึทื™ึผึดึ‘ื™ืแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  5. ื•ึผึืจึฐืฆื•ึนื ึ—ื•ึนรปrฤ•แนฃรดnรดratsown: delight (especially as shown)H7522
  6. ื›ึผึฐืขึธึฃื‘kฤ•สฟฤb`ab: (properly) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4H5645
  7. ืžึทืœึฐืงึฝื•ึนืฉืืƒmalqรดลกmalqowsh: the spring rain; (figuratively) eloquenceH4456
16
  1. ืงึฐึฝื ึนื”qฤ•nลqanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  2. ื—ึธื›ึฐืžึธึ—ื”แธฅokmรขchokmah: wisdom (in a good sense)H2451
  3. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  4. ื˜ึผึฅื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  5. ืžึตื—ึธืจึ‘ื•ึผืฅmฤ“แธฅฤrรปแนฃcharuwts: (properly) incised or (active) incisiveH2742
  6. ื•ึผืงึฐื ึฅื•ึนืชรปqฤ•nรดtqanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
  7. ื‘ึผึดึื™ื ึธึ—ื”bรฎnรขbiynah: understandingH998
  8. ื ึดื‘ึฐื—ึธึฅืจnibแธฅฤrbachar: (properly) to try; (by implication) selectH977
  9. ืžึดื›ึผึธึฝืกึถืฃืƒmikkฤsepkeceph: silver (from its pale color); (by implication) moneyH3701
17
  1. ืžึฐืกึดืœึผึทึฃืชmฤ•sillatmcillah: a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figurativelyH4546
  2. ื™ึฐึญืฉืึธืจึดื™ืyฤ•ลกฤrรฎmyashar: straightH3477
  3. ืกึฃื•ึผืจsรปrcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
  4. ืžึตืจึธึ‘ืขmฤ“rฤสฟra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. ืฉืึนืžึตึฅืจลกลmฤ“rshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  6. ื ึทึืคึฐืฉืึ—ื•ึนnapลกรดnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  7. ื ึนืฆึตึฅืจnลแนฃฤ“rnatsar: to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)H5341
  8. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึผึฝื•ึนืƒdarkรดderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
18
  1. ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™lipnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  2. ืฉืึถึฅื‘ึถืจลกebersheber: a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)H7667
  3. ื’ึผึธืึ‘ื•ึนืŸgฤสพรดnga'own: the same as H1346H1347
  4. ื•ึฐืœึดืคึฐื ึตึฅื™wฤ•lipnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  5. ื›ึดึืฉืึผึธืœึ—ื•ึนืŸkiลกลกฤlรดnkishshalown: (properly) a tottering, i.e. ruinH3783
  6. ื’ึผึนึฃื‘ึทื”ึผgลbahgobahh: elation, grandeur, arroganceH1363
  7. ืจึฝื•ึผื—ึทืƒrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
19
  1. ื˜ึฃื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. ืฉืึฐืคึทืœลกฤ•palshaphal: depressed, literally or figurativelyH8217
  3. ืจึญื•ึผื—ึทrรปaแธฅruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  4. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
  5. ืขึฒื ึธื™ึดึ‘ื™ืสฟฤƒnฤyรฎm`anav: depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)H6035
  6. ืžึตึฝื—ึทืœึผึตึฅืงmฤ“แธฅallฤ“qchalaq: to be smooth (figuratively); (by implication) (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separateH2505
  7. ืฉืึธึืœึธึ—ืœลกฤlฤlshalal: bootyH7998
  8. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) nearness; (used only as a preposition or an adverb) nearH854
  9. ื’ึผึตืึดึฝื™ืืƒgฤ“สพรฎmge'eh: lofty; (figuratively) arrogantH1343
20
  1. ืžึทืฉื‚ึฐื›ึผึดึฃื™ืœmaล›kรฎlsakal: to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919
  2. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. ื“ึผึธึญื‘ึธืจdฤbordabar: a word; (by implication) a matter (as spoken of) or thingH1697
  4. ื™ึดืžึฐืฆึธืyimแนฃฤสพmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  5. ื˜ึ‘ื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  6. ื•ึผื‘ื•ึนื˜ึตึ–ื—ึทรปbรดแนญฤ“aแธฅbatach: (properly) to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as H2620)H982
  7. ื‘ึผึทื™ื”ื•ึธึฃื”bayhwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  8. ืึทืฉืึฐืจึธึฝื™ื•ืƒสพaลกrฤywesher: happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!H835
21
  1. ืœึทื—ึฒื›ึทืlaแธฅฤƒkamchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  2. ืœึตึญื‘lฤ“bleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  3. ื™ึดืงึผึธืจึตึฃืyiqqฤrฤ“สพqara': to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)H7121
  4. ื ึธื‘ึ‘ื•ึนืŸnฤbรดnbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
  5. ื•ึผืžึถึฅืชึถืงรปmeteqmetheq: figuratively, pleasantness (of discourse)H4986
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึทึ—ื™ึดืล›ฤ•pฤtayimsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื™ึนืกึดึฅื™ืฃyลsรฎpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  8. ืœึถึฝืงึทื—ืƒleqaแธฅleqach: (properly) something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer)H3948
22
  1. ืžึฐืงึฃื•ึนืจmฤ•qรดrmaqowr: (properly) something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowingH4726
  2. ื—ึทึญื™ึผึดื™ืแธฅayyรฎmchay: alive; (hence) raw (flesh)H2416
  3. ืฉื‚ึตึฃื›ึถืœล›ฤ“kelsekel: intelligence; (by implication) successH7922
  4. ื‘ึผึฐืขึธืœึธึ‘ื™ื•bฤ•สฟฤlฤywba`al: a masterH1167
  5. ื•ึผืžื•ึผืกึทึ–ืจรปmรปsarmuwcar: (properly) chastisement; (figuratively) reproof, warning or instructionH4148
  6. ืึฑื•ึดืœึดึฃื™ืสพฤ•wilรฎmeviyl: (figuratively) sillyH191
  7. ืึดื•ึผึถึฝืœึถืชืƒสพiwweletivveleth: sillinessH200
23
  1. ืœึตึฃื‘lฤ“bleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  2. ื—ึธึญื›ึธืแธฅฤkomchakam: wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)H2450
  3. ื™ึทืฉื‚ึฐื›ึผึดึฃื™ืœyaล›kรฎlsakal: to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligentH7919
  4. ืคึผึดึ‘ื™ื”ื•ึผpรฎhรปpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. ื•ึฐืขึทืœwฤ•สฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึธึ—ื™ื•ล›ฤ•pฤtฤywsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื™ึนืกึดึฅื™ืฃyลsรฎpyacaph: to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)H3254
  8. ืœึถึฝืงึทื—ืƒleqaแธฅleqach: (properly) something received, i.e. (mentally) instruction (whether on the part of the teacher or hearer)H3948
24
  1. ืฆื•ึผืฃแนฃรปptsuwph: comb of honey (from dripping)H6688
  2. ื“ึผึฐึญื‘ึทืฉืdฤ•baลกdbash: honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrupH1706
  3. ืึดืžึฐืจึตื™สพimrรชemer: something saidH561
  4. ื ึนึ‘ืขึทืnลสฟamno`am: agreeableness, i.e. delight, suitableness, splendor or graceH5278
  5. ืžึธืชึฅื•ึนืงmฤtรดqmathowq: sweetH4966
  6. ืœึทึื ึผึถึ—ืคึถืฉืlannepeลกnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  7. ื•ึผืžึทืจึฐืคึผึตึฅืรปmarpฤ“สพmarpe': (properly) curative; (literally, concretely) a medicineH4832
  8. ืœึธืขึธึฝืฆึถืืƒlฤสฟฤแนฃem`etsem: a bone (as strong); by extension, the bodyH6106
25
  1. ื™ึตึคืฉืyฤ“ลกyesh: entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (H1961)H3426
  2. ื“ึผึถึฃืจึถืšึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  3. ื™ึธึญืฉืึธืจyฤลกoryashar: straightH3477
  4. ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™lipnรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  5. ืึดึ‘ื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  6. ื•ึฐึืึทื—ึฒืจึดื™ืชึธึ—ื”ึผwฤ•สพaแธฅฤƒrรฎtฤhachariyth: the last or end; (hence) the futureH319
  7. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึตื™darkรชderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  8. ืžึธึฝื•ึถืชืƒmฤwetmaveth: death (natural or violent); (concretely) the dead, their place or state (hades)H4194
26
  1. ื ึถึฃืคึถืฉืnepeลกnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  2. ืขึธึญืžึตืœสฟฤmฤ“l`amel: toiling; (concretely) a laborerH6001
  3. ืขึธึฃืžึฐืœึธื”สฟฤmฤ•lรข`amal: to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomenessH5998
  4. ืœึผึ‘ื•ึนlรด
  5. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  6. ืึธื›ึทึ–ืฃสพฤkapakaph: apparently meaning to curve (as with a burden)H404
  7. ืขึธืœึธึฃื™ื•สฟฤlฤyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  8. ืคึผึดึฝื™ื”ื•ึผืƒpรฎhรปpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
27
  1. ืึดึฃื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  2. ื‘ึผึฐึญืœึดื™ึผึทืขึทืœbฤ•liyyaสฟalbliya`al: without profit, worthlessnessH1100
  3. ื›ึผึนืจึถึฃื”kลrekarah: (properly) to dig; (figuratively) to plotH3738
  4. ืจึธืขึธึ‘ื”rฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
  5. ื•ึฐืขึทืœwฤ•สฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึ—ื™ื•ึนล›ฤ•pฤtyรดsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื›ึผึฐืึตึฃืฉืkฤ•สพฤ“ลกesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  8. ืฆึธืจึธึฝื‘ึถืชืƒแนฃฤrฤbettsarebeth: conflagration (of fire or disease)H6867
28
  1. ืึดึฃื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  2. ืชึผึทึญื”ึฐืคึผึปื›ื•ึนืชtahpukรดttahpukah: a perversity or fraudH8419
  3. ื™ึฐืฉืึทืœึผึทึฃื—yฤ•ลกallaแธฅshalach: to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)H7971
  4. ืžึธื“ึ‘ื•ึนืŸmฤdรดnmadown: a contest or quarrelH4066
  5. ื•ึฐึื ึดืจึฐื’ึผึธึ—ืŸwฤ•nirgฤnnirgan: a slandererH5372
  6. ืžึทืคึฐืจึดึฅื™ื“maprรฎdparad: to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)H6504
  7. ืึทืœึผึฝื•ึผืฃืƒสพallรปpalluwph: familiar; a friend, also gentleH441
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  1. ืึดึฃื™ืฉืสพรฎลกiysh: a man as an individual or a male personH376
  2. ื—ึธึญืžึธืกแธฅฤmoschamac: violence; (by implication) wrongH2555
  3. ื™ึฐืคึทืชึผึถึฃื”yฤ•pattepathah: to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomyH6601
  4. ืจึตืขึตึ‘ื”ื•ึผrฤ“สฟฤ“hรปrea`: an associate (more or less close)H7453
  5. ื•ึฐึื”ื•ึนืœึดื™ื›ึ—ื•ึนwฤ•hรดlรฎkรดhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  6. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฃืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  7. ืœึนืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ื˜ึฝื•ึนื‘ืƒแนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
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  1. ืขึนืฆึถึฃื”สฟลแนฃe`atsah: (properly) to fasten (or make firm), i.e. to close (the eyes)H6095
  2. ืขึตึญื™ื ึธื™ื•สฟรชnฤyw`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
  3. ืœึทื—ึฐืฉืึนึฃื‘laแธฅลกลbchashab: (properly) to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (gen.) to fabricateH2803
  4. ืชึผึทื”ึฐืคึผึปื›ึ‘ื•ึนืชtahpukรดttahpukah: a perversity or fraudH8419
  5. ืงึนืจึตึฅืฅqลrฤ“แนฃqarats: to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off...H7169
  6. ืฉื‚ึฐึืคึธืชึธึ—ื™ื•ล›ฤ•pฤtฤywsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  7. ื›ึผึดืœึผึธึฅื”killรขkalah: to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)H3615
  8. ืจึธืขึธึฝื”ืƒrฤสฟรขra`: bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)H7451
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  1. ืขึฒื˜ึถึฃืจึถืชสฟฤƒแนญeret`atarah: a crownH5850
  2. ืชึผึดืคึฐืึถึฃืจึถืชtipสพerettiph'arah: ornamentH8597
  3. ืฉื‚ึตื™ื‘ึธึ‘ื”ล›รชbรขseybah: old ageH7872
  4. ื‘ึผึฐื“ึถึฅืจึถืšึฐbฤ•derekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. ืฆึฐึื“ึธืงึธึ—ื”แนฃฤ•dฤqรขtsdaqah: rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively...H6666
  6. ืชึผึดืžึผึธืฆึตึฝืืƒtimmฤแนฃฤ“สพmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
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  1. ื˜ึคื•ึนื‘แนญรดbtowb: good (as an adjective) in the widest senseH2896
  2. ืึถึฃืจึถืšึฐสพerekarek: longH750
  3. ืึทึญืคึผึทื™ึดืสพappayimaph: (properly) the nose or nostril; (hence) the face, and occasionally a personH639
  4. ืžึดื’ึผึดื‘ึผึ‘ื•ึนืจmiggibbรดrgibbowr: powerful; (by implication) a warrior, tyrantH1368
  5. ื•ึผืžึนืฉืึตึฅืœรปmลลกฤ“lmashal: to ruleH4910
  6. ื‘ึผึฐึืจื•ึผื—ึ—ื•ึนbฤ•rรปแธฅรดruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  7. ืžึดืœึผึนื›ึตึฅื“millลkฤ“dlakad: to catch (in a net, trap or pit); (generally) to capture or occupyH3920
  8. ืขึดึฝื™ืจืƒสฟรฎr`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
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  1. ื‘ึผึทึญื—ึตื™ืงbaแธฅรชqcheyq: the bosom (literally or figuratively)H2436
  2. ื™ื•ึผื˜ึทึฃืœyรปแนญaltuwl: to pitch over or reel; hence (transitively) to cast down or outH2904
  3. ืึถืชสพeteth: (properly) self; (generally) used to point out the object of a verb (or preposition) more definitelyH853
  4. ื”ึทื’ึผื•ึนืจึธึ‘ืœhaggรดrฤlgowral: (properly) a pebble, i.e. a lot (small stones being used for that purpose)H1486
  5. ื•ึผึืžึตื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ—ื”รปmรชhwรขYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
  6. ื›ึผึธืœkฤlkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
  7. ืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธื˜ึฝื•ึนืƒmiลกpฤแนญรดmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941

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Strong's words in Proverbs 16 (6)
Strong's H3068 — ื•ึผึืžึตื™ึฐื”ื•ึธึ—ื” (รปmรชhwรข)
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 11 times in Proverbs 16.
Strong's H1870 — ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึตื™ (darkรช)
derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 8 times in Proverbs 16.
Strong's H376 — ืึดึญื™ืฉื (สพรฎลก)
iysh (eesh) n-m. 1. a man as an individual or a male person 2. often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) [contracted for H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)] KJV: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Root(s): H582 Compare: H802. Appears 7 times in Proverbs 16.
Strong's H2896 — ื˜ื•ึนื‘ (แนญรดb)
towb (tobe) adj. 1. good (as an adjective) in the widest sense 2. used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman 3. the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) [from H2895] KJV: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well (-favoured). Root(s): H2895. Appears 6 times in Proverbs 16.
Strong's H8193 — ืฉื‚ึดืคึฐืชึตื™ (ล›iptรช)
saphah (saw-faw') (or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}) n-f. 1. the lip (as a natural boundary) 2. (by implication) language 3. (by analogy) a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.) [probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination] KJV: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words. Root(s): H5595, H8192 Compare: H5490. Appears 6 times in Proverbs 16.
Strong's H3605 — ื›ึผึธึฝืœ (kฤl)
kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 5 times in Proverbs 16.

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“You shall not exalt yourself, nor give over-confidence to your soul. Your soul shall not be joined with lofty ones, but with just and lowly ones.”

What the Early Church wrote about Proverbs 16 (1)

  • “The Holy Spirit speaks in the Scriptures, saying, โ€œBy alms and by faith sins are cleansed.โ€ Surely not those sins which had been contracted before, for they are purged by the blood and sanctification of Christ. Likewise again he says, โ€œAs water quenches fire, so do alms quench...”

    — Cyprian (3rd century) on Proverbs 16:6

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