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Proverbs 16:1-11

1Theplansoftheheartלֵ֑בLevH3820belongtomanH120;Buttheanswerמַעֲנֵ֥הma.'a.NehH4617ofthetongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956isfromJehovah.

2Allthewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofamanH376arecleaninhisowneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869;ButJehovahweigheththespiritsH7307.

3Committhyworksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639untoJehovah,Andthypurposesshallbeestablishedוְ֝יִכֹּ֗נוּve.yi.Ko.nuH3559.

4Jehovahhathmadeeverythingכֹּ֤לkolH3605foritsown end; Yea,eventhewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563forthedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofevilH7451.

5Everyonethatisproudinheartלֵ֑בLevH3820isanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah: Thoughhandיָ֥דyadH3027joininhandלְ֝יָ֗דle.YadH3027,heshallnotbeunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352.

6BymercyandtruthH571iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771isatonedfor;Andbythefearוּבְיִרְאַ֥תu.ve.yir.'AtH3374ofJehovahmendepartH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

7Whenaman’sH376waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870pleaseJehovah,Hemakethevenhisenemiesא֝וֹיְבָ֗יו'oy.VavH341tobeatpeacewithhim.

8Betterisalittleמְ֭עַטMe.'atH4592,withrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָ֑הbitz.da.KahH6666,Thangreatrevenueswithinjustice.

9Aman’sH120heartלֵ֣בlevH3820devisethhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870;ButJehovahdirectethhisstepsצַעֲדֽוֹ׃tza.'a.DoH6806.

10AdivinesentenceH4941isinthelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofthekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;Hismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310shallnottransgressinjudgmentבְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טbe.mish.PatH4941.

11Ajustbalanceפֶּ֤לֶס׀Pe.lesH6425andscalesareJehovah’s;Alltheweightsאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68ofthebagכִֽיס׃KhisH3599arehisworkמַ֝עֲשֵׂ֗הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639.

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