H9002–/וְ–v

A fool's lips come into strife, And his mouth invites beatings.

וּ֝פִ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are a snare to his soul.

וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו (וּ֝) u. “and”

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: They go down into a person's innermost parts.

וְ֝הֵ֗ם (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, Like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

Before destruction the heart of man is proud, But before honor is humility.

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

He who gives answer before he hears, That is folly and shame to him.

וּכְלִמָּֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit, who can bear?

וְר֥וּחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

The heart of the discerning gets knowledge. The ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

וְאֹ֥זֶן (וְ) ve. “and”

A man's gift makes room for him, And brings him before great men.

וְלִפְנֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

The lot settles disputes, And keeps strong ones apart.

וּבֵ֖ין (וּ) u. “and”

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; And disputes are like the bars of a castle.

וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים (וּ֝) u. “and”

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; Those who love it will eat its fruit.

וְ֭חַיִּים (וְ֭) Ve. “and”וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The poor plead for mercy, But the rich answer harshly.

וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר (וְ֝) ve. “and”

A man of many companions may be ruined, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

וְיֵ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity Than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

וְה֣וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; Nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

וְאָ֖ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

The foolishness of man subverts his way; His heart rages against Yahweh.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

וְ֝דָ֗ל (וְ֝) ve. “and”

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

וְיָפִ֥יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, And everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

וְיָפִ֖יחַ (וְ) ve. “and”

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

וּכְטַ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.

וְדֶ֥לֶף (וְ) ve. “and”

House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, But a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

וָ֭הוֹן (וָ֭) Va. “and”וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה (וּ֝) vu. “and”