1Theproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֗יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה פshe.Lo.MohH8010.Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121makethagladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1;Butafoolishsonוּבֵ֥ןu.VenH1121istheheavinessofhismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517. 2Treasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562profitי֭וֹעִילוּYo.'i.luH3276nothing;Butrighteousnessוּ֝צְדָקָ֗הu.tze.da.KahH6666deliverethfromdeathמִמָּֽוֶת׃mi.Ma.vetH4194. 3JehovahwillnotsufferthesoulH5315oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662tofamish;ButhethrustethawaythedesireH5315ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563. 4Hebecomethpoorרָ֗אשׁRashH7326thatworkethwithaslackhandוְיַ֖דve.YadH3027;ButthehandH3027ofthediligent makethrichתַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ta.'a.ShirH6238. 5Hethatgatherethinsummerבַּ֭קַּיִץBa.ka.yitzH7019isawiseH7919sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121;Buthethatsleepethinharvestבַּ֝קָּצִ֗ירba.ka.TzirH7105isasonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121thatcausethshameH954. 6Blessingsבְּ֭רָכוֹתBe.ra.khotH1293areupontheheadלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662;Butviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555covereththemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563. 7Thememoryזֵ֣כֶרZe.kherH2143oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662isblessed;Butthenameוְשֵׁ֖םve.ShemH8034ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallrotיִרְקָֽב׃yir.KavH7537. 8Thewiseחֲכַם־cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820willreceiveH3947commandmentsמִצְוֹ֑תmitz.VotH4687;Butapratingfoolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shallfall. 9Hethatwalketh uprightly walkethsurely;Buthethatpervertethhiswaysדְּ֝רָכָ֗יוde.ra.KhavH1870shallbeknownH3045. 10Hethatwinkethwiththeeyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869causeth sorrow;Butapratingfoolוֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.VilH191shall fall. 11Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662isafountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416;Butviolenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555covereththemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563. 12Hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135stirrethupstrifes;Butloveאַהֲבָֽה׃'a.ha.VahH160coverethalltransgressionsפְּ֝שָׁעִ֗יםpe.sha.'ImH6588. 13Inthelipsבְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.TeiH8193ofhimthathathdiscernmentwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isfoundH4672;Butarodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626isforthebackofhimthatisvoidofunderstandingH995. 14Wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450menlayupknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Butthemouthוּפִֽי־u.fi-H6310ofthefoolishisapresent destruction. 15Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’swealthה֣וֹןHonH1952ishisstrongcity:Thedestructionofthepoorדַּלִּ֣יםda.LimH1800is theirpovertyרֵישָֽׁם׃rei.ShamH7389. 16Thelaboroftherighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662tendethtolifeלְחַיִּ֑יםle.chai.YimH2416;Theincreaseofthewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,tosinלְחַטָּֽאת׃le.cha.TatH2403. 17He isinthewayH734oflifeלְ֭חַיִּיםLe.chai.yimH2416that heedethcorrectionH4148;Buthe that forsakethreprooferreth. 18Hethathidethhatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135isoflyingH8267lipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193;Andhethatutterethaslanderisafoolכְסִֽיל׃khe.SilH3684. 19Inthemultitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofwordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697therewantethnottransgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588;Buthethatrefrainethhislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193doeth wisely. 20Thetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956oftherighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662isaschoicesilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701:Theheartלֵ֖בlevH3820ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563islittleכִּמְעָֽט׃kim.'AtH4592worth. 21Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227;Butthefoolishdieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ya.Mu.tuH4191forlackH2638ofunderstanding. 22Theblessingבִּרְכַּ֣תbir.KatH1293ofJehovah,itmakethrichתַעֲשִׁ֑ירta.'a.ShirH6238;Andheaddethnosorrow therewith. 23Itisassporttoafoolלִ֭כְסִילLikh.silH3684todowickednessזִמָּ֑הzi.MahH2154;Andsoiswisdomוְ֝חָכְמָ֗הve.cha.khe.MahH2451toamanH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394. 24Thefearofthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563,itshallcomeתְבוֹאֶ֑נּוּte.vo.'E.nuH935uponhim;Andthedesireוְתַאֲוַ֖תve.ta.'a.VatH8378oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shallbegranted. 25Whenthewhirlwind passeth,thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isnomore;Buttherighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662isaneverlastingfoundationיְס֣וֹדye.SodH3247. 26Asvinegarכַּחֹ֤מֶץ׀ka.Cho.metzH2558totheteethלַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםla.shi.Na.yimH8127,andassmokeוְכֶעָשָׁ֥ןve.khe.'a.ShanH6227totheeyesלָעֵינָ֑יִםla.'ei.Na.yimH5869,Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651isthesluggardהֶ֝עָצֵ֗לhe.'a.TzelH6102tothemthatsendלְשֹׁלְחָֽיו׃le.sho.le.ChavH7971him. 27Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahprolongethdaysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117;Buttheyearsוּשְׁנ֖וֹתu.she.NotH8141ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeshortened. 28Thehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662shallbegladnessH8057;Buttheexpectationofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallperishH6. 29Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovahisastrongholdH4581totheupright;Butitisadestructiontotheworkersofiniquity. 30Therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662shallneverberemoved;Butthewickedוּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shallnotdwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931inthelandאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 31Themouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662bringeth forthwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;ButtheperverseH8419tongueוּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.ShonH3956shallbecutתִּכָּרֵֽת׃ti.ka.RetH3772off. 32Thelipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193oftherighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662knowיֵדְע֣וּןye.de.'UnH3045whatisacceptable;Butthemouthוּפִ֥יu.FiH6310ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563speaketh perverseness. Commentaries on Proverbs 10
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