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Know and use God's Hebrew Name as used over 6000 times in the most ancient Bible text. It is יהוה and sounds like
to those who speak English. (Exo 31:18)
Proverbs 16:18-20 LITV
(18) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) He who acts prudently shall find good, and he who trusts in Jehovah (יהוה), Oh how happy is he!
Proverbs 16:18-20 GNB Pride leads to destruction, and arrogance to downfall. (19) It is better to be humble and stay poor than to be one of the arrogant and get a share of their loot. (20) Pay attention to what you are taught, and you will be successful; trust in the LORD (יהוה) and you will be happy.
Proverbs 16:18-20 MKJV
(18) Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) It is better to be of an humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) He who handles a matter wisely shall find good, and whoever trusts in Jehovah (יהוה), happy is he.
Proverbs 16:18-20 ESV Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. (19) It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud. (20) Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD (יהוה).
Proverbs 16:18-20 Darby
(18) Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
(19) Better is it to be of a humble spirit with the meek, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
(20) He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah (יהוה), happy is he.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals. The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation
