וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹ his favor ū·rə·ṣō·w·nōw כְּעָ֣ב is like a rain cloud kə·‘āḇ מַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃ in spring . mal·qō·wōš Proverbs 16:16 מַה־ How much mah- טּ֥וֹב better ṭō·wḇ קְֽנֹה־ to acquire qə·nōh- חָכְמָ֗ה wisdom ḥāḵ·māh מֵחָר֑וּץ than gold ! mê·ḥā·rūṣ וּקְנ֥וֹת To gain ū·qə·nō·wṯ בִּ֝ינָ֗ה understanding bî·nāh נִבְחָ֥ר is more desirable niḇ·ḥār מִכָּֽסֶף׃ than silver . mik·kā·sep̄ Proverbs 16:17 מְסִלַּ֣ת The highway mə·sil·laṯ יְ֭שָׁרִים of the upright yə·šā·rîm ס֣וּר leads away sūr מֵרָ֑ע from evil ; mê·rā‘ נֹצֵ֥ר he who guards nō·ṣêr דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃ his way dar·kōw שֹׁמֵ֥ר protects šō·mêr נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ his life . nap̄·šōw Proverbs 16:18 גָּא֑וֹן Pride gā·’ō·wn לִפְנֵי־ goes before lip̄·nê- שֶׁ֥בֶר destruction , še·ḇer גֹּ֣בַהּ and a haughty gō·ḇah רֽוּחַ׃ spirit rū·aḥ וְלִפְנֵ֥י before wə·lip̄·nê כִ֝שָּׁל֗וֹן a fall . ḵiš·šā·lō·wn Proverbs 16:19 ט֣וֹב It is better ṭō·wḇ שְׁפַל־ to be lowly šə·p̄al- ר֭וּחַ in spirit rū·aḥ אֶת־ among ’eṯ- עֲנִיִּים the humble ʿă·nī·yīm מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק than to divide mê·ḥal·lêq שָׁ֝לָ֗ל the spoil lāl אֶת־ with ’eṯ- גֵּאִֽים׃ the proud . gê·’îm Proverbs 16:20 מַשְׂכִּ֣יל Whoever heeds maś·kîl עַל־ . . . ‘al- דָּ֭בָר instruction dā·ḇār יִמְצָא־ will find yim·ṣā- ט֑וֹב success , ṭō·wḇ אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ and blessed ’aš·rāw וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ is he who trusts ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ בַּיהוָ֣ה in YHWH . Yah·weh Proverbs 16:21 לַחֲכַם־ The wise la·ḥă·ḵam- לֵ֭ב in heart lêḇ יִקָּרֵ֣א are called yiq·qā·rê נָב֑וֹן discerning , nā·ḇō·wn וּמֶ֥תֶק and pleasant ū·me·ṯeq שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם speech p̄ā·ṯa·yim יֹסִ֥יף promotes yō·sîp̄ לֶֽקַח׃ instruction . le·qaḥ Proverbs 16:22 שֵׂ֣כֶל Understanding śê·ḵel מְק֣וֹר is a fountain mə·qō·wr חַ֭יִּים of life ḥay·yîm בְּעָלָ֑יו to its possessor , bə·‘ā·lāw וּמוּסַ֖ר but the discipline ū·mū·sar אֱוִלִ֣ים of fools ’ĕ·wi·lîm אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ is folly . ’iw·we·leṯ Proverbs 16:23 לֵ֣ב The heart lêḇ חָ֭כָם of the wise [man] ḥā·ḵām יַשְׂכִּ֣יל instructs yaś·kîl פִּ֑יהוּ his mouth pî·hū יֹסִ֥יף and adds yō·sîp̄ לֶֽקַח׃ persuasiveness le·qaḥ וְעַל־ to wə·‘a·lś- שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו his lips . p̄ā·ṯāw Proverbs 16:24 נֹ֑עַם Pleasant nō·‘am אִמְרֵי־ words ’im·rê- צוּף־ are a honeycomb ṣūp̄- דְּ֭בַשׁ . . . , də·ḇaš מָת֥וֹק sweet mā·ṯō·wq לַ֝נֶּפֶשׁ to the soul lan·ne·p̄eš

