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Proverbs 17:7-21

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.

18AmanH120voidofunderstandingstrikethhandsH3709,AndbecomethsuretyH6148inthepresenceH6440ofhisneighborרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453.

19Helovethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethstrife:Hethat raisethhighמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateseekethdestructionH7667.

20Hethathathawaywardheartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethnogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;AndhethathathaperverseH6141tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethintomischief.

21Hethatbegettethafoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doethittohissorrow;Andthefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofafoolH3684hathnojoy.

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