Proverbs 16:20

Hebrew
מַשְׂכִּ֣יל עַל דָּ֭בָר יִמְצָא ט֑וֹב וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אַשְׁרָֽיו
ESV
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
NIV
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
NLT
Those who listen to instruction will prosper; those who trust the LORD will be joyful.
LXX
συνετὸς ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
πράγμασιν εὑρετὴς ἀγαθῶν πεποιθὼς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἐπὶ θεῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
μακαριστός
KJV
He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.

Proverbs 16:19 ← Proverbs 16:20 → Proverbs 16:21

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