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Proverbs 16:20 Interlinear

“wisely He that handleth a matter shall find good and whoso trusteth in the LORD happy”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מַשְׂכִּ֣יל	H7919	wisely	to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
2	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
3	דָּ֭בָר	H1697	He that handleth a matter	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
4	יִמְצָא	H4672	shall find	properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
5	ט֑וֹב	H2896	good	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
6	וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ	H982	and whoso trusteth	properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
7	בַּיהוָ֣ה	H3068	in the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
8	אַשְׁרָֽיו׃	H835	happy	happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!

Proverbs 16:20 (current)wisely He that handleth a matter shall find good and whoso trusteth in the LORD happy