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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Proverbs 16 Smith's Literal Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" 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Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>To man the dispositions of the heart, and the answer of the tongue from Jehovah.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>All the ways of man are clean in his eyes, and Jehovah tried the spirits.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Roll to Jehovah thy works, and thy purposes shall be established.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Jehovah made all to his purpose, and also the unjust for the day of evil.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Every one lifted up of heart an abomination to Jehovah: and hand to hand, shall not be unpunished.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>By mercy and truth iniquity shall be expiated: and in the fear of Jehovah a departing from evil.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>The ways of a man being accepted of Jehovah also he will make his enemies friends with him.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Good a little with justice above abundance of increase with no judgment.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>The heart of man will purpose his ways, and Jehovah will prepare his steps.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Weighing and balances of judgment are to Jehovah, and his work all the stones of the bag.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Lips of justice the acceptance of kings; and he will love the word of the upright.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The king's wrath, messengers of death: and a wise man shall expiate it.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>In the light of the king's face is life, and his acceptance as the cloud of the latter rain.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The obtaining of wisdom how good above gold and the obtaining of understanding to be chosen above silver.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: to watch his ways the guarding of his soul.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Pride before a breaking, and a spirit lifted up before a fall.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Good the cast down of spirit with the humble more than to divide the spoil with the proud.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He understanding in the word shall find good: and he trusting in Jehovah, he being happy.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>He understanding shall call to the wise of heart: and sweetness of lips shall add knowledge.<p> <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The understanding of him possessing it is a fountain of life: and the instruction of the foolish is folly.<p> <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>The heart of the wise shall attend to his mouth, and he shall add knowledge to his lips.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.<p> <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>There is a way straight before a man, and its latter state the ways of death.<p> <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>The soul of him laboring, labored for himself; for his mouth urged upon him.<p> <A name="28"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>A man of Belial dug up evil, and upon his lips, as a burning fire.<p> <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>A man of perverseness shall send forth strife: and a tale-bearer separates friends.<p> <A name="30"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>A man of violence will seduce his neighbor, and he caused him to go in a way not good.<p> <A name="31"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Closing his eyes to purpose perverseness: biting his lips he completed evil.<p> <A name="32"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Old age a crown of glorying, shall be found in the way of justice.<p> <A name="33"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>He slow to anger is, good above the strong; and, he ruling over his spirit above him taking a city,<p> <span class="reftext"><a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>In the bosom he shall, cast the lot; and from Jehovah all his judgment.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New 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