Proverbs 16:8-11 in English

⁸ Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: and they that rightly seek him shall find peace.

⁹ All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

¹⁰ There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.

¹¹ The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

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.

¹¹ A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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.

¹¹ A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

¹⁰ There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.

¹¹ The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

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 shall not transgress in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are the LORD’S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.

⁹ People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will really be able to do.

¹⁰ If God directs what a king says, what he decides is always right/fair.

¹¹ Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, because he made them.

¹⁰ There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgement.

¹¹ The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgements are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

⁹ A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

¹⁰ Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

¹¹ True measures and scales are the Lord's: all the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.

⁹ The heart of man deviseth his way, but Jehovah directeth his steps.

¹⁰ An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.

¹¹ The just balance and scales are Jehovah's; all the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with justice, than great revenues with iniquity.

⁹ The heart of man disposeth his way: but the Lord must direct his steps.

¹⁰ Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.

¹¹ Weight and balance are judgments of the Lord: and his work all the weights of the bag.

⁸ Better to have just a little and be honest than to have a lot and be dishonest.

⁹ You can plan in your mind what to do, but the Lord will guide you.

¹⁰ The king is inspired in what he says; he is not unreliable in his decisions.

¹¹ Accurate scales and balances are important to the Lord. He has determined all the weights in the bag.

⁸ Better is a litle with righteousnesse, then great reuenues without equitie.

⁹ The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

¹⁰ A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement.

¹¹ A true weight and balance are of the Lord: all the weightes of the bagge are his worke.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

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 trespasseth not in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are the LORD'S; all the weights of the bag are His work.

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.

¹¹ A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: All the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great incomes through injustice.

⁹ A man's heart deviseth his way; but the Lord directeth firmly his steps.

¹⁰ There should be a wise sentence on the lips of the king: his mouth should never commit a trespass in judging.

¹¹ A just balance and scales belong to the Lord: his work are all the weights in the bag.

⁸ He that seeks the Lord shall find knowledge with righteousness: And they that rightly seek him shall find peace.

⁹ All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; And the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.

¹⁰ There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; And his mouth shall not err in judgment.

¹¹ The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; And his works are righteous measures.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, Than great revenues without right.

⁹ The heart of man deviseth his way, But the LORD establisheth his steps.

¹⁰ A divine sentence is upon the lips of a king; His mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

¹¹ A just balance and scales are the appointment of the LORD; All the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with lo'mishpat ·injustice·.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but Adonai directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired charges are on the lips of the king. His mouth shall not betray his judgments.

¹¹ Mishpat ·Honest· balances and scales are Adonai ’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with what is right, than a large income with injustice.

⁹ In his heart a person plans out his way, but Yahweh directs his steps.

¹⁰ Insightful decisions are on the lips of a king, his mouth should not betray justice.

¹¹ Honest scales come from Yahweh; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgements are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

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.

¹¹ A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

⁹ A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

¹⁰ Inspired judgements are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

¹¹ Honest balances and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.

⁸ Better is a little with rightfulness or rightwiseness, than many fruits with wickedness.

⁹ The heart of a man shall dispose his way; but it pertaineth to the Lord to dress his steps.

¹⁰ Divining is in the lips of a king; his mouth shall not err in doom.

¹¹ The dooms of the Lord be weight and balance; and his works be all the stones of the world.

⁸ Better is a little with rightfulness, than many fruits with wickedness.

⁹ The heart of a man shall dispose his way; but it pertaineth to the Lord to (ad)dress his steps. (A person’s heart shall ordain his way; but it pertaineth to the Lord to direct his steps.)

¹⁰ Divining is in the lips of a king; his mouth shall not err in doom. (The king speaketh with divine authority; his mouth shall not err in any judgement.)

¹¹ The dooms of the Lord be weight and balance; and his works be all the stones of the world. (The Lord’s justice be equal weights and an honest balance; yea, each of the stones in the worldis his own work.)

⁸ Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

⁹ The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

¹⁰ An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

¹¹ A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.