PROVERBS 16 (KJV)
1) The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue,
is from the LORD.
2) All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3) Commit thy works unto the LORD,
and thy thoughts shall be established.
4) The Lord hath made all things for Himself:
yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
is from the LORD.
2) All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes;
but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
3) Commit thy works unto the LORD,
and thy thoughts shall be established.
4) The Lord hath made all things for Himself:
yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5) Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD:
though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6) By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7) When a man's ways please the LORD,
he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6) By mercy and truth iniquity is purged:
and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
7) When a man's ways please the LORD,
he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
8) Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues without right.
9) A man's heart deviseth his way:
but the LORD directeth his steps.
10) A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:
his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
than great revenues without right.
9) A man's heart deviseth his way:
but the LORD directeth his steps.
10) A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:
his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11) A just weight and balance are the LORD'S:
all the weights of the bag are His work.
12) It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness:
for the throne is established by righteousness.
13) Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
and they love him that speaketh right.
all the weights of the bag are His work.
12) It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness:
for the throne is established by righteousness.
13) Righteous lips are the delight of kings;
and they love him that speaketh right.
14) The wrath of a king is as messengers of death:
but a wise man will pacify it.
15) In the light of the king's countenance is life;
and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16) How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17) The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18) Pride goeth before destruction,
and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19) Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly,
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
but a wise man will pacify it.
15) In the light of the king's countenance is life;
and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
16) How much better is it to get wisdom than gold!
and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
17) The highway of the upright is to depart from evil:
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.
18) Pride goeth before destruction,
and an haughty spirit before a fall.
19) Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly,
than to divide the spoil with the proud.
20) He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good:
and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
21) The wise in heart shall be called prudent:
and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
21) The wise in heart shall be called prudent:
and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
but the instruction of fools is folly.
23) The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth,
and addeth learning to his lips.
24) Pleasant words are as an honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
25) There is a way that seemeth right unto a man,
but the end thereof are the ways of death.
26) He that laboureth laboureth for himself;
for his mouth craveth it of him.
27) An ungodly man diggeth up evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
28) A froward man soweth strife:
and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
29) A violent man enticeth his neighbour,
and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
30) He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things:
moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.
if it be found in the way of righteousness.
32) He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city
33) The lot is cast into the lap;
but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.
COMMENTARY
The definition of the word "hoary" according as defined by The Free Dictionary: "gray or white with or as if with age".
The definition of the word "froward" as defined on Wiktionary.org: disobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
Verse 1) This verse is translated in a manner to say that man makes his plans and arrangements for his life but God has the last word. He has His plans. Nothing is without God's approval.
Verse 2) By what standard are you living? By the standard your parents or grandparents set? By the standards you determined to be good? Who has the right to set the standards by which to live? Only the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob. He alone has the wisdom to set the standards by which to live. Anyone else is foolish, even when he thinks he is qualified.
Verse 3) The word "thoughts" here is better translated "preparations". As we prayerfully make our plans for the future, God will direct us even as He directed the Apostle Paul on his missionary trips: He blocked some paths and opened others.
Verse 4) Biblical history reveals that Jehovah will only take so much from His children before He punishes them to bring them back into fellowship with Him. I'm afraid that the current course the United States of America is on will surely result in catastrophe since the church has been infiltrated with evil. Will we be destroyed? When the communists took over China, they slaughtered around fifteen million of their own citizens to purge "evil" such as homosexuals, prostitutes, drug addicts, etc.. The bottom line is that God uses evil to correct His children, whether it is Babylon, communism, or whatever.
Verse 5) Here we have two people of the same evil mind (drug dealers come to my mind) who go arm locked in arm out into the night to peddle their wares. There is a lot of money in drug dealing but it is evil.
Verse 8) Not all who are righteous have this world's wealth. Consider the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, the beggar. However, those who have little remain honest against the spirit of covetousness. He is more content than the one who gains wealth through less than honest means and does not manage his wealth honorably.
Verse 17: The upright discern when something is evil and depart from it to help preserve their soul. They come to a place of questionable amusement, such as a ouija board or the book series, Harry Potter, and depart from it. They come to a place of business where they promote ideas antithetical to God's Word such as an abortion clinic, or a homosexual bar, and they depart from it. Etc.
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