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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,{HR}And shall obtain favour of Jehovah. (Prov. 8:35)
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Prov. 13:15• 15Good understanding procureth favour;{HR}But the way of the treacherous [is] rugged. (Prov. 13:15)
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Prov. 17:2• 2A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that causeth shame,{HR}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;{HR}He that keepeth understanding shall find good. (Prov. 19:8)
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Prov. 24:3‑5• 3Through wisdom is a house built,{HR}And by understanding it is established;
 4And by knowledge are the chambers filled{HR}With all precious and pleasant wealth.
 5A wise man [is] in strength,{HR}And a man of knowledge increaseth strength. (Prov. 24:3‑5)
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Gen. 41:38‑40• 38And Pharaoh said to his servants, 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 discreet and wise as thou.
 40Thou shalt be over my house, and according to thy word shall all my people order themselves: only in 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 wisdom and understanding, as to which the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers 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 trust may be in Jehovah,{HR}I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
 20Have not I written to thee excellent things{HR}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{HR}When his anger consumeth but a little:{HR}Blessed [are] all who trust in him. (Psa. 2:12)
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Psa. 34:8• 8Taste ye and see that Jehovah [is] good;{HR}Blessed [is] the man that trusteth in him. (Psa. 34:8)
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Psa. 125:1• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever. (Psa. 125:1)
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Psa. 146:5• 5Blessed he, whose help [is] Jacob's God ,{HR}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 forever; 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 trusteth in Jehovah, and whose hope Jehovah is.
 8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding 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• 12in order that we should be unto [the] praise of his glory, that have fore-trusted in the Christ;
 13in whom ye also, having heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, in whom having also believed, ye were sealed by 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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He that giveth heed to the word shall find good;{HR}And whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy [is] he.