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Proverbs 16

Prov. 16:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He that θhandleth a matter
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
wisely
sakal (Hebrew #7919)
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
KJV usage: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(- ly), guide wittingly.
Pronounce: saw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
shall find
matsa' (Hebrew #4672)
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
KJV usage: + be able, befall, being, catch, X certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), X have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-)on, meet (with), X occasion serve, (be) present, ready, speed, suffice, take hold on.
Pronounce: maw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
good
towb (Hebrew #2896)
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 or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
: and whoso trusteth
batach (Hebrew #982)
properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as 2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
KJV usage: be bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.
Pronounce: baw-takh'
Origin: a primitive root
in the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, happy
'esher (Hebrew #835)
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
KJV usage: blessed, happy.
Pronounce: eh'-sher
Origin: from 833
is he.
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or, underatandeth a matter.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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handleth.
or, understandeth.
Prov. 8:35• 35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah; (Prov. 8:35)
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Prov. 13:15• 15Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard. (Prov. 13:15)
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Prov. 17:2• 2A wise servant shall rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren. (Prov. 17:2)
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Prov. 19:8• 8He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good. (Prov. 19:8)
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Prov. 24:3‑5• 3Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established;
 4and by knowledge are the chambers filled with all precious and pleasant substance.
 5A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge increaseth strength. (Prov. 24:3‑5)
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Gen. 41:38‑40• 38And Pharaoh said to his bondmen, Shall we find one as this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
 39And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to thee, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.
 40Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy commandment shall all my people regulate themselves; only concerning the throne will I be greater than thou. (Gen. 41:38‑40)
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Dan. 1:19‑21• 19And the king spoke with them; and among them all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah: and they stood before the king.
 20And in all matters of judicious wisdom, as to which the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the scribes and magicians that were in all his realm.
 21And Daniel continued unto the first year of king Cyrus. (Dan. 1:19‑21)
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Matt. 10:16• 16Behold, *I* send you as sheep in the midst of wolves; be therefore prudent as the serpents, and guileless as the doves. (Matt. 10:16)
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Prov. 22:19‑20• 19That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
 20Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge, (Prov. 22:19‑20)
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1 Chron. 5:20• 20and they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them, because they put their trust in him. (1 Chron. 5:20)
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Psa. 2:12• 12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his anger burn but a little. Blessed are all who have their trust in him. (Psa. 2:12)
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Psa. 34:8• 8Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him! (Psa. 34:8)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A Song of degrees. They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 146:5• 5Blessed is he who hath the *God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Jehovah his God, (Psa. 146:5)
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Isa. 26:3‑4• 3Thou wilt keep in perfect peace the mind stayed on thee, for he confideth in thee.
 4Confide ye in Jehovah for ever; for in Jah, Jehovah, is the rock of ages. (Isa. 26:3‑4)
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Isa. 30:18• 18And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. (Isa. 30:18)
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Jer. 17:7‑8• 7Blessed is the man that confideth in Jehovah, and whose confidence Jehovah is.
 8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out its roots by the stream, and he shall not see when heat cometh, but his leaf shall be green; and in the year of drought he shall not be careful, neither shall he cease to yield fruit. (Jer. 17:7‑8)
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Dan. 3:28• 28Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God! (Dan. 3:28)
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Dan. 6:23• 23Thereupon was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. (Dan. 6:23)
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Eph. 1:12‑13• 12that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ:
 13in whom *ye* also have trusted, having heard the word of the truth, the glad tidings of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, ye have been sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, (Eph. 1:12‑13)
• The five verses {v.20-24} form a series of epigrams on the value of applied wisdom in the various affairs of life. (“Proverbs Sixteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He that giveth heedb to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "acts wisely," from Sachal, ch. 1.3. see Note, Ps. 41.1.