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Proverbs 16:16-24

16Howמַה־mah-H4100muchbetterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896isittogetwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thangoldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742! Yea,togetunderstandingבִּ֝ינָ֗הbi.NahH998israthertobechosenH977thansilverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701.

17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546oftheuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477istodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: Hethatkeepethhiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870preservethhissoulH5315.

18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347goethbeforedestructionH7667,Andahaughtyspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeafall.

19BetteritistobeofalowlyH8217spiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307withthepoorH6041,ThantodivideH2505thespoilH7998withtheproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.

20Hethatgiveth heed untothewordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;Andwhoso trustethinJehovah,happyishe.

21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820shallbecalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121prudent;Andthesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986ofthelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethlearning.

22UnderstandingH7922isa well-springoflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416untohimthat hath it;ButthecorrectionH4148offoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191istheirfollyH200.

23Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450instructethhismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310,Andaddethlearningtohislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193.

24Pleasantwordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561areasahoneycomb,Sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966tothesoulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315,andhealthtothebonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.

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