Proverbs 22
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- 1A good name is more desirable than great riches, And loving favor is better than silver and gold.
- 2The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.
- 3A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
- 4The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh Is wealth, honor, and life.
- 5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked: Whoever guards his soul stays from them.
- 6Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.
- 7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
- 8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, And the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- 9He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.
- 10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; Yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
- 11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully Is the king's friend.
- 12The eyes of Yahweh watch over knowledge; But he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
- 13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
- 14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit: He who is under Yahweh's wrath will fall into it.
- שׁוּחָ֣ה
- שׁוּחָ֣הshu.Chah[is] a pitH7745
- עֲ֭מֻקָּה
- עֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahdeepH6013
- פִּ֣י
- פִּ֣יpi[the] mouth ofH6310G
- זָר֑וֹת
- זָר֑וֹתza.Rotstrange [women]H2114A
- זְע֥וּם
- זְע֥וּםze.'Um[one who] is cursed ofH2194
- יְ֝הוָ֗ה
- יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- יִפָּלQere, written (Ketiv): יִפּוֹל
- יִפָּלyi.pol-he will fallH5307G
- שָֽׁם׃
- שָֽׁםShamthereH8033G
- שׁוּחָ֣ה
- 15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: The rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- 16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.
- 17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
- 18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, If all of them are ready on your lips.
- 19That your trust may be in Yahweh, I teach you today, even you.
- 20Haven't I written to you thirty excellent things Of counsel and knowledge,
- 21To teach you truth, reliable words, To give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
- 22Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court;
- 23For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.
- 24Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, And don't associate with one who harbors anger:
- 25Lest you learn his ways, And ensnare your soul.
- 26Don't you be one of those who strike hands, Of those who are collateral for debts.
- 27If you don't have means to pay, Why should he take away your bed from under you?
- 28Don't move the ancient boundary stone, Which your fathers have set up.
- 29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings; He won't serve obscure men.
- חָזִ֡יתָ
- חָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.tayou seeH2372
- אִ֤ישׁ׀
- אִ֤ישׁ'isha personH0376G
- מָ֘הִ֤יר
- מָ֘הִ֤ירma.HirskilledH4106
- בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ
- לִֽפְנֵֽי־
- מְלָכִ֥ים
- מְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimkingsH4428G
- יִתְיַצָּ֑ב
- יִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.Tzavhe will take his standH3320
- בַּל־
- בַּלbal-notH1077
- יִ֝תְיַצֵּב
- יִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevhe will take his standH3320
- לִפְנֵ֥י
- חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃
- חֲשֻׁכִּֽיםcha.shu.Kiminsignificant [people]H2823
- חָזִ֡יתָ
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