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Proverbs 16 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:2 - All the works of the humble man are manifest with God; but the ungodly shall perish in an evil day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:4 - (LXX 16:9) All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:5 - Every one that is proud in heart is unclean before God, and he that unjustly strikes hands with hand shall not be held guiltless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:7 - The beginning of a good way is to do justly; and it is more acceptable with God than to offer sacrifices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:8 - He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:10 - There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:11 - The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:12 - An evil-doer is an abomination to a king; for the throne of rule is established by righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:13 - Righteous lips are acceptable to a king; and he loves right words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:14 - The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:15 - The son of a king is in the light of life; and they that are in favour with him are as a cloud of latter rain.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:16 - The [fn]brood of wisdom is more to be chosen than gold, and the brood of prudence more to be chosen than silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The paths of life turn aside from evil; and the ways of righteousness are length of life. He that receives instruction shall be in prosperity; and he that regards reproofs shall be made wise. He that keeps his ways, preserves his own soul; and he that loves his life will spare his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:18 - Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:19 - Better is a meek-spirited man with [fn]lowliness, than one who divides spoils with the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:20 - He who is skilful in business finds good: but he that trusts in God is most blessed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:21 - Men call the wise and understanding evil: but they that are pleasing in speech shall hear more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessors; but the instruction of fools is evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:23 - The heart of the wise will discern the things which proceed from his own mouth; and on his lips he will wear knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:24 - Good words are honeycombs, and the sweetness thereof is a healing of the soul.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:25 - There are ways that seem to be right to a man, but the end of them looks to the depth of hell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:26 - A man who labours, labours for himself, and drives from him his own ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:27 - But the perverse bears destruction upon his own mouth: a foolish man digs up evil for himself, and treasures fire on his own lips.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:28 - A perverse man spreads mischief, and will kindle a torch of deceit with mischiefs; and he separates friends.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:29 - A transgressor tries to ensnare friends, and leads them in ways that are not good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:30 - And the man that fixes his eyes devises perverse things, and marks out with his lips all evils: he is a furnace of wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:31 - Old age is a crown of [fn]honour, but it is found in the ways of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:32 - A man slow to anger is better than a strong man; and he that governs his temper better than he that takes a city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:33 - All evils come upon the ungodly into their bosoms; but all righteous things come of the Lord.
BES Footnotes
Or, Abodes. Comp. Heb. See Luke 13:35.
Or, affliction.
Gr. boasting.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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