1Betterisadrymorselפַּ֣תpatH6595,andquietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962therewith,Thanahouseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392offeastingwithstrifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379. 2Aservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650thatdealeth wiselyshallhaveruleיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910overasonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121thatcausethshameH954,Andshallhavepartintheinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159amongthebrethren. 3Therefiningpotisforsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701,andthefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091;ButJehovahtrieththeheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826. 4Anevil-doer givethheedtowickedlipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193;Andaliargivethearמֵ֝זִיןMe.zinH238toamischievoustongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956. 5Whoso mockeththepoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326reproachethhisMaker;Andhethatisgladatcalamityלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343shallnotbeunpunishedיִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.KehH5352. 6Children’schildrenarethecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofoldmen;AndthegloryH8597ofchildrenaretheirfathersH1. 7Excellentspeechbecomethnotafoolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036;MuchlessdolyingH8267lipsH8193aprince. 8Abribeהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810isasapreciousstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofhimthathathit; Whithersoeveritturneth,itprospereth. 9Hethatcoverethatransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethloveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160;Buthethatharpethonamatterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethchiefH441friends. 10Arebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethdeeperintooneבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995thathathunderstandingH995Thanahundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripes intoafoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684. 11Anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451manseekethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389rebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805;Thereforeacruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397shallbesentH7971againsthim. 12Letabearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedofherwhelpsmeetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298amanH376,Ratherthanafoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684inhisfollyH200. 13Whoso rewardethevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,Evilרָ֝עָ֗הra.'AhH7451shallnotdepartתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185fromhishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004. 14ThebeginningofstrifeH7379isaswhen one lettethoutwaterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325: ThereforeleaveH5203offcontentionH4066,beforethereisquarrelling. 15Hethatjustifieththewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563,andhethatcondemneththerighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,Bothofthemalikeareanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah. 16Whereforeisthereapriceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofafoolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684tobuyH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, Seeinghehathnounderstanding? 17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovethatalltimesעֵ֭ת'etH6256;Andabrotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251isbornH3205foradversity. 19Helovethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethstrife:Hethat raisethhighמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateseekethdestructionH7667. 20Hethathathawaywardheartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethnogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;AndhethathathaperverseH6141tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethintomischief. 21Hethatbegettethafoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doethittohissorrow;Andthefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofafoolH3684hathnojoy. 22Acheerfulheartלֵ֣בlevH3820isagoodיֵיטִ֣בyei.TivH3190medicine;Butabrokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driethupthebonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634. 23Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manreceivethabribeשֹׁ֣חַדSho.chadH7810outofthebosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436,TopervertthewaysH734ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941. 24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isbeforethefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofhimthathathunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995; Buttheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofafoolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684areintheendsoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 25Afoolishsonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isagrieftohisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1,Andbitternesstoherthatbarehim. 26Alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571topunishtherighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662isnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896,Nortosmitethenobleנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081fortheiruprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476. 27Hethatsparethhiswordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561hathknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Andhethatisofacoolspiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307isamanH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394. 28Evenafoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191,whenheholdethhispeace,iscountedwiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450;Whenheshuttethhislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193,heisesteemedH2803asprudent. Commentaries on Proverbs 17
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