Proverbs 16:6 בְּחֶ֣סֶד By loving devotion bə·ḥe·seḏ וֶ֭אֱמֶת and faithfulness we·’ĕ·meṯ עָוֺ֑ן iniquity is ‘ā·wōn יְכֻפַּ֣ר atoned for , yə·ḵup·par וּבְיִרְאַ֥ת and by the fear ū·ḇə·yir·’aṯ יְ֝הוָ֗ה of YHWH Yah·weh ס֣וּר [one] turns aside sūr מֵרָֽע׃ from evil . mê·rā‘ Proverbs 16:7 אִ֑ישׁ When a man’s ’îš דַּרְכֵי־ ways dar·ḵê- בִּרְצ֣וֹת please bir·ṣō·wṯ יְ֭הוָה YHWH , Yah·weh גַּם־ He makes even gam- א֝וֹיְבָ֗יו [the man’s] enemies ’ō·wy·ḇāw יַשְׁלִ֥ם live at peace yaš·lim אִתּֽוֹ׃ with him . ’it·tōw Proverbs 16:8 טוֹב־ Better ṭō·wḇ- מְ֭עַט a little mə·‘aṭ בִּצְדָקָ֑ה with righteousness biṣ·ḏā·qāh מֵרֹ֥ב than great mê·rōḇ תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת gain tə·ḇū·’ō·wṯ בְּלֹ֣א with injustice bə·lō מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ . . . . miš·pāṭ Proverbs 16:9 אָ֭דָם A man’s ’ā·ḏām לֵ֣ב heart lêḇ יְחַשֵּׁ֣ב plans yə·ḥaš·šêḇ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ his course , dar·kōw וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה but YHWH Yah·weh יָכִ֥ין determines yā·ḵîn צַעֲדֽוֹ׃ his steps . ṣa·‘ă·ḏōw Proverbs 16:10 קֶ֤סֶם׀ A divine verdict qe·sem עַֽל־ is on ‘al- שִׂפְתֵי־ the lips śip̄·ṯê- מֶ֑לֶךְ of a king ; me·leḵ פִּֽיו׃ his mouth pîw לֹ֣א must not lō יִמְעַל־ betray yim·‘al- בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט justice . bə·miš·pāṭ Proverbs 16:11 מִ֭שְׁפָּט Honest miš·pāṭ פֶּ֤לֶס׀ scales pe·les וּמֹאזְנֵ֣י and balances ū·mō·zə·nê לַֽיהוָ֑ה [are from] YHWH ; Yah·weh כָּל־ all kāl- אַבְנֵי־ the weights ’aḇ·nê- כִֽיס׃ in the bag ḵîs מַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּ are His concern . ma·‘ă·śê·hū Proverbs 16:12 רֶ֑שַׁע Wicked re·ša‘ עֲשׂ֣וֹת behavior ‘ă·śō·wṯ תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת is detestable tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ מְ֭לָכִים to kings , mə·lā·ḵîm כִּ֥י for kî כִּסֵּֽא׃ a throne kis·sê יִכּ֥וֹן is established yik·kō·wn בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה through righteousness . ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh Proverbs 16:13 צֶ֑דֶק Righteous ṣe·ḏeq שִׂפְתֵי־ lips śip̄·ṯê- מְ֭לָכִים are a king’s mə·lā·ḵîm רְצ֣וֹן delight , rə·ṣō·wn וְדֹבֵ֖ר and he who speaks wə·ḏō·ḇêr יְשָׁרִ֣ים honestly yə·šā·rîm יֶאֱהָֽב׃ is beloved . ye·’ĕ·hāḇ Proverbs 16:14 חֲמַת־ The wrath ḥă·maṯ- מֶ֥לֶךְ of a king me·leḵ מַלְאֲכֵי־ is a messenger mal·’ă·ḵê- מָ֑וֶת of death , mā·weṯ חָכָ֣ם but a wise ḥā·ḵām וְאִ֖ישׁ man wə·’îš יְכַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃ will pacify it . yə·ḵap·pə·ren·nāh Proverbs 16:15 מֶ֥לֶךְ When a king’s me·leḵ פְּנֵי־ face pə·nê- בְּאוֹר־ brightens , bə·’ō·wr- חַיִּ֑ים there is life ; ḥay·yîm

