Proverbs 16

Ward Green Version, 2003	American Standard Version, 1901
© 2004 Ward Green. All rights reserved. Draft Version Proverbs 16 ¹The things of the heart are arrangings of man ¹The fire of Jehovah replies ²A man is admiring his own secret plan ²Jehovah is testing the skies ³Your most artful works to Jehovah commit ³Your purpose will then be fullfilled ⁴Jehovah created it all and to wit ⁴For evil days evil is willed ⁵The prideful of purpose Jehovah abhors ⁵Though hand be to hand they will pay ⁶By mercy and truth is bad sent out of doors ⁶By fear of Jehovah we pray ⁷When any man's ways give Jehovah delight ⁷Then even his enemies see him as right ⁸A little with righteousness wins ⁸Not greater abundance with sins ⁹A man's earnest heart may determine his way ⁹But footsteps are straight from Jehovah they say ¹⁰God's word fills the lips of a king ¹⁰His judgment no error will bring ¹¹A just set of scales to Jehovah belong ¹¹And all the stone weights are his work for no wrong ¹²To kings all misdeed is disgrace ¹²In righteousness thrones find a place ¹³The lips that are righteous delight of a king ¹³And love him they do who will speak right a thing ¹⁴The wrath of a king will send death ¹⁴A wise man will calm with a breath ¹⁵The king garners life in the light of his face ¹⁵His will is a cloud of spring rain ¹⁶Oh better is wisdom than gold in its place ¹⁶And knowledge beats silver for gain ¹⁷The path of the upright departs from a wrong ¹⁷One watching his step stays alive ¹⁸Ahead of destruction do proud airs belong ¹⁸And haughty winds herald a dive ¹⁹So better it is to be lowly of mind ¹⁹Than share in a bounty of pride ²⁰One dealing in wisdom a pleasure will find ²⁰In joy will Jehovah abide ²¹The one wise in heart we will call wise and can ²¹By sweetness of lips make sly gain ²²Success is a well-spring of life to a man ²²While teaching of fools is in vain ²³The heart of the wise as a guide will let know ²³And brings understanding to bear ²⁴So pleasant when words sweet as honeycomb flow ²⁴As healing to bones under wear ²⁵A way that seems right is before a man's face ²⁵But death is its ultimate end ²⁶In labours the soul of a man finds his space ²⁶His mouth bids him effort expend ²⁷A man who is worthless is digging up ill ²⁷His lips are a festering fire ²⁸A fraudulent fellow is sowing bad will ²⁸A slanderer cuts up desire ²⁹A violent man is enticing his friend ²⁹Persuading his neighbour to stray ²⁹He leads him to what is in fact no good end ²⁹By what is in truth no good way ³⁰One shutting his eyes is a schemer of bad ³⁰And moving his lips he brings harm ³¹A crown of gray hair is a glory be glad ³¹For righteousness leads to a charm ³²One suffering long will surpass one with clout ³²So better than conquest refrain ³³Though into the lap of a man it comes down ³³The lot is Jehovah's domain © 2004 Ward Green. All rights reserved.	Proverbs 16 1 The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah. Proverbs 16 2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits. Proverbs 16 3 Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. Proverbs 16 4 Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. 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. Proverbs 16 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah 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. Proverbs 16 8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice. Proverbs 16 9 A man`s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps. Proverbs 16 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment. Proverbs 16 11 A just balance and scales are Jehovah`s; All the weights of the bag are his work. Proverbs 16 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness. Proverbs 16 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right. Proverbs 16 14 The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a 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. Proverbs 16 16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver. Proverbs 16 17 The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. Proverbs 16 18 Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit 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. Proverbs 16 20 He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he. Proverbs 16 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. Proverbs 16 22 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly. Proverbs 16 23 The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips. Proverbs 16 24 Pleasant 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. Proverbs 16 26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto]. Proverbs 16 27 A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire. Proverbs 16 28 A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends. Proverbs 16 29 A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in 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. Proverbs 16 31 The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness. 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. Proverbs 16 33 The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

Ward Green Version, 2003

American Standard Version, 1901

© 2004 Ward Green. All rights reserved.
Draft Version
Proverbs 16
¹The things of the heart are arrangings of man
¹The fire of Jehovah replies
²A man is admiring his own secret plan
²Jehovah is testing the skies

³Your most artful works to Jehovah commit
³Your purpose will then be fullfilled
⁴Jehovah created it all and to wit
⁴For evil days evil is willed

⁵The prideful of purpose Jehovah abhors
⁵Though hand be to hand they will pay
⁶By mercy and truth is bad sent out of doors
⁶By fear of Jehovah we pray

⁷When any man's ways give Jehovah delight
⁷Then even his enemies see him as right
⁸A little with righteousness wins
⁸Not greater abundance with sins

⁹A man's earnest heart may determine his way
⁹But footsteps are straight from Jehovah they say
¹⁰God's word fills the lips of a king
¹⁰His judgment no error will bring

¹¹A just set of scales to Jehovah belong
¹¹And all the stone weights are his work for no wrong
¹²To kings all misdeed is disgrace
¹²In righteousness thrones find a place

¹³The lips that are righteous delight of a king
¹³And love him they do who will speak right a thing
¹⁴The wrath of a king will send death
¹⁴A wise man will calm with a breath

¹⁵The king garners life in the light of his face
¹⁵His will is a cloud of spring rain
¹⁶Oh better is wisdom than gold in its place
¹⁶And knowledge beats silver for gain

¹⁷The path of the upright departs from a wrong
¹⁷One watching his step stays alive
¹⁸Ahead of destruction do proud airs belong
¹⁸And haughty winds herald a dive

¹⁹So better it is to be lowly of mind
¹⁹Than share in a bounty of pride
²⁰One dealing in wisdom a pleasure will find
²⁰In joy will Jehovah abide

²¹The one wise in heart we will call wise and can
²¹By sweetness of lips make sly gain
²²Success is a well-spring of life to a man
²²While teaching of fools is in vain

²³The heart of the wise as a guide will let know
²³And brings understanding to bear
²⁴So pleasant when words sweet as honeycomb flow
²⁴As healing to bones under wear

²⁵A way that seems right is before a man's face
²⁵But death is its ultimate end
²⁶In labours the soul of a man finds his space
²⁶His mouth bids him effort expend

²⁷A man who is worthless is digging up ill
²⁷His lips are a festering fire
²⁸A fraudulent fellow is sowing bad will
²⁸A slanderer cuts up desire

²⁹A violent man is enticing his friend
²⁹Persuading his neighbour to stray
²⁹He leads him to what is in fact no good end
²⁹By what is in truth no good way

³⁰One shutting his eyes is a schemer of bad
³⁰And moving his lips he brings harm
³¹A crown of gray hair is a glory be glad
³¹For righteousness leads to a charm

³²One suffering long will surpass one with clout
³²So better than conquest refrain
³³Though into the lap of a man it comes down
³³The lot is Jehovah's domain
© 2004 Ward Green. All rights reserved.

Proverbs 16 1
The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.
Proverbs 16 2
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.
Proverbs 16 3
Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established.
Proverbs 16 4
Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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.
Proverbs 16 6
By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah 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.
Proverbs 16 8
Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 16 9
A man`s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.
Proverbs 16 10
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Proverbs 16 11
A just balance and scales are Jehovah`s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
Proverbs 16 12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 16 13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
Proverbs 16 14
The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a 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.
Proverbs 16 16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Proverbs 16 17
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: He that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
Proverbs 16 18
Pride [goeth] before destruction, And a haughty spirit 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.
Proverbs 16 20
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
Proverbs 16 21
The wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs 16 22
Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is [their] folly.
Proverbs 16 23
The heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16 24
Pleasant 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.
Proverbs 16 26
The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto].
Proverbs 16 27
A worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.
Proverbs 16 28
A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.
Proverbs 16 29
A man of violence enticeth his neighbor, And leadeth him in 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.
Proverbs 16 31
The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.
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.
Proverbs 16 33
The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

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