# Proverbs 16.5
**Book:** [Proverbs](/codex/proverbs/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. Commit thy works unto Jehovah, And thy purposes shall be established. 4. Jehovah hath made everything for its own end; Yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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> **5. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to Jehovah: Though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.**
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> 6. By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil. 7. When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:3-7, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed. 4. Yahweh has made everything for its own end, yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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> **5. Everyone who is proud in heart is an abomination to Yahweh: they shall certainly not be unpunished.**
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> 6. By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for. By the fear of Yahweh men depart from evil. 7. When a man’s ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:3-7, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. Commit: Heb. Roll 4. The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
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> **5. Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished. unpunished: Heb. held innocent**
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> 6. By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil. 7. When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:3-7, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. Roll unto Jehovah thy works, And established are thy purposes, 4. All things hath Jehovah wrought for Himself, And also the wicked [worketh] for a day of evil.
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> **5. An abomination to Jehovah [is] every proud one of heart, Hand to hand he is not acquitted.**
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> 6. In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil. 7. When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him. (Proverbs 16:3-7, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** Solomon (principal); Agur; Lemuel; wise men
- **Audience:** young Israelite men in the wisdom tradition
- **Location:** Israel, Solomonic court
- **Time period:** principal composition c. 970-930 BC (Solomon); compilation c. 700 BC (Hezekiah)
## Theological reading
## Key words
- [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/).
- [H3820 - lev](/codex/h3820-lev/), *lev* (Strong's H3820). Also appears in: [Genesis 6.5](/codex/genesis-6-5/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/), [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/).
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.
## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed](/codex/argument-from-the-demand-to-be-witnessed/)