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Proverbs 13

1Awiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121hearethhisfather’sאָ֑ב'AvH1instruction;Butascoffer hearethnotrebukeגְּעָרָֽה׃ge.'a.RahH1606.

2AmanH376shalleatיֹ֣אכַלYo.khalH398goodט֑וֹבTovH2896bythefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofhismouthפִי־fi-H6310;ButthesoulH5315ofthetreacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898shalleatH398violenceחָמָֽס׃cha.MasH2555.

3Hethatguardethhismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310keepethhislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315;Buthethatopenethwidehislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193shallhavedestruction.

4ThesoulH5315ofthesluggardעָצֵ֑ל'a.TzelH6102desireth,andhathnothingוָ֭אַיִןVa.'a.yinH369;ButthesoulH5315ofthediligentshallbemadefatתְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃te.du.ShanH1878.

5Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manhatethlyingH8267;Butawickedוְ֝רָשָׁ֗עve.ra.Sha'H7563manisloathsome,andcomethtoshameH2659.

6Righteousnessצְ֭דָקָהTze.da.kahH6666guardethhimthatisuprightinthewayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870;Butwickednessוְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗הve.rish.'AhH7564overthroweththesinner.

7Thereisthatmaketh himselfrichH6238,yethathnothingH369:Thereisthatmaketh himselfpoorH7326,yethathgreatרָֽב׃RavH7227wealthוְה֣וֹןve.HonH1952.

8Theransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724ofaman’sH376lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315ishisrichesH6239;Butthepoorוְ֝רָ֗שׁve.RashH7326hearethnothreatening.

9Thelightאוֹר־'or-H216oftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.KimH6662rejoiceth;Butthelampוְנֵ֖רve.NerH5216ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallbeputout.

10Byprideבְּ֭זָדוֹןBe.za.donH2087comethonlyרַק־rak-H7535contentionמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683;Butwiththewell-advisediswisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451.

11Wealthה֭וֹןHonH1952gottenbyvanityמֵהֶ֣בֶלme.He.velH1892shallbediminishedH4591;Buthethatgatherethbylaborshallhaveincreaseיַרְבֶּֽה׃yar.BehH7235.

12Hopeתּוֹחֶ֣לֶתto.Che.letH8431deferredmakeththeheartלֵ֑בLevH3820sickמַחֲלָה־ma.cha.lah-H2470;Butwhenthedesireתַּאֲוָ֥הta.'a.VahH8378cometh,itisatreeוְעֵ֥ץve.'EtzH6086oflifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416.

13Whoso despiseththewordלְ֭דָבָרLe.da.vorH1697bringeth destructiononhimself;Buthethatfeareththecommandmentמִ֝צְוָ֗הmitz.VahH4687shallberewarded.

14ThelawH8451ofthewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450isafountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416, ThatoneH2416maydepartH5493fromthesnaresH4170ofdeathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

15Goodט֭וֹבTovH2896understandingH7922givethfavorחֵ֑ןChenH2580;Butthewayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofthetransgressorishard.

16Everyprudentmanworkethwithknowledgeבְדָ֑עַתve.Da.'atH1847;Butafoolוּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.SilH3684flauntethhisfollyH200.

17Awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563messengerמַלְאָ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397fallethintoevilH7451;ButafaithfulH529ambassadorishealth.

18Povertyרֵ֣ישׁreishH7389andshameוְ֭קָלוֹןVe.ka.lonH7036shall betohimthat refusethcorrectionH4148;Buthe that regardethreproofshall behonoredיְכֻבָּֽד׃ye.khu.BadH3513.

19Thedesireתַּאֲוָ֣הta.'a.VahH8378accomplishedissweettothesoulH5315;Butitisanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֥תve.to.'a.VatH8441tofoolsכְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.LimH3684todepartH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

20Walkהוֹלֵ֣ךְha.lokhH1980withwiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450men,andthou shalt bewiseH2450;Butthecompanionoffoolsכְסִילִ֣יםkhe.si.LimH3684shall smartforit.

21EvilH7451pursuethsinnersחַ֭טָּאִיםCha.ta.'imH2400;Buttherighteousצַ֝דִּיקִ֗יםtza.di.KimH6662shallberecompensedwithgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

22Agoodט֗וֹבTovH2896manleavethaninheritanceיַנְחִ֥ילyan.ChilH5157tohischildren’schildren;Andthewealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofthesinnerחוֹטֵֽא׃cho.Te'H2398islaidupfortherighteousלַ֝צַּדִּ֗יקla.tza.DikH6662.

23Muchfoodאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400isinthetillageofthepoorרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7326;Butthereisthatisdestroyedbyreasonofinjustice.

24Hethatsparethhisrodשִׁ֭בְטוֹShiv.tovH7626hatethhissonבְנ֑וֹve.NoH1121; Buthethatlovethhimchastenethhimbetimes.

25Therighteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662eatethtothesatisfyingofhissoulH5315;Butthebellyוּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenH990ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallwant.

Commentaries on Proverbs 13

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