Pro Proverbs, chapter Proverbs of Solomon, chapter 16
People plan what they want to do,
but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.Jer 10:23
People may think that their actions are right,
but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
◄Request/Rely on► Yahweh to direct what you plan to do;
if you do that, you will succeed in what you plan.Psa 37:5; 1Pe 5:7
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does;
he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.Job 21:30; Rom 11:36
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM];
you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].Pro 8:13
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully obey him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned.
If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).Neh 5:15
When our behavior pleases Yahweh,
he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.1Pe 3:13
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly
than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
People plan what they want to do,
but Yahweh directs/determines what they will really be able to do.
If God directs what a king says,
what he decides is always right/fair.1Ki 3:27
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct;
the weights in his bag are correct, because he made them.Pro 11:1; Pro 20:10; Pro 20:23
Kings detest those who do evil,
because it is people doing what is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.Pro 20:28; Pro 25:5
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true;
they love those who say what is right/honest.
If a king becomes angry, he may command that someone be executed,
so wise people will try to cause him to be calm.Est 7:7; Pro 20:2
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a long life (OR, he will not order people to be executed);
his being pleased with people is as delightful as rain in the springtime when seeds are planted.
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold;
getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.Job 28:15
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil;
those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
Being proud will ◄lead to your having/cause you to have► disasters;
despising others will result in your being ruined.Est 3:1; Pro 18:12; Dan 4:30
It is better to be humble and poor
than to associate with proud people and to become rich by dividing with them ◄plunder/goods captured in a battle►.
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper;
happy are those who trust in Yahweh.Psa 34:8; Isa 30:18; Jer 17:7
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior,
and those who talk pleasantly are able to influence others to do what is right.
Being wise is like having a fountain that gives life [MET],
but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk,
and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others to do what is right.
Kind words are like honey [SIM]:
We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right,
but ◄walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things► causes those people to die.Pro 14:12
If a worker ◄has an appetite/is hungry►, that urges him to work hard
because he [SYN] wants to earn money to buy things to eat.
Worthless people plan ways to cause trouble for others,
and even what they say injures people like a hot fire does [SIM].Psa 7:15; Jas 3:6
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people;
those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.Pro 15:18
Those who act violently entice/encourage others to also act violently
and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
People sometimes show with one of their eyes to signal to their friends that they are planning to do something to harm others;
they smirk when they are about to do something evil.Pro 6:13; Pro 10:10
Gray hair is like a glorious crown [MET]
that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.Pro 20:29; Tit 2:2
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful;
it is better to ◄control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry► than to conquer a city.Pro 19:11
People ◄cast lots/throw marked stones► to decide what should be done,
but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.Jos 7:14