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Proverbs 18

1Hethatseparatethhimselfseekethhisowndesireלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378,Andragethagainstallsoundתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454.

2Afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684hathnodelightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654inunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394,Butonlythathisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820mayrevealבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540itself.

3Whenthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563cometh, there comethalsoגַם־gam-H1571contemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937,Andwithignominy comethreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

4Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofaman’sH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310areasdeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;Thewellspringofwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isasaflowingbrook.

5Torespectthepersonofthewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563isnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896,Nortoturnלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186asideH5186therighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

6Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193enterintocontention,Andhismouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310callethforstripes.

7Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310ishisdestruction,Andhislipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193arethesnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170ofhissoulH5315.

8Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofawhispererareasdaintymorsels,Andtheygoיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downintotheinnermostparts.

9Healsoגַּ֭םgamH1571thatisslackH7503inhisworkבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399Isbrotherאָ֥ח'achH251tohimthatisadestroyerH7843.

10Thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofJehovahisastrongtowerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026;Therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runneth intoit,andissafe.

11Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’swealthה֣וֹןHonH1952ishisstrongcity,Andasahighנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346inhisownimagination.

12Beforedestructionשֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verH7667theheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofmanH376ishaughty;Andbeforehonorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519goethhumilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.

13Hethatgivethanswerbeforeheheareth,Itisfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200andshameuntohim.

14Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofamanH376willsustainH3557hisinfirmity;Butabrokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307whocanbearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?

15Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820oftheprudentgettethknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Andtheearוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241ofthewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

16Aman’sH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976makethroomforhim,Andbringethhimbeforegreatגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419menH120.

17HethatpleadethhiscauseH7379firstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223seemethjust;Buthisneighborרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comethandsearchethhimout.

18Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causeth contentionstoceaseH7673,Andpartethbetweenthemightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.

19Abrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedishardertobewon thanastrongcity;AndsuchcontentionsH4066are likethebarsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280ofacastle.

20Aman’sH376bellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990shallbefilledwiththefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofhismouthפִי־fi-H6310;Withtheincreaseofhislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193shallhebesatisfiedH7646.

21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194andlifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416areinthepowerofthetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956;Andtheythatloveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157itshalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529thereof.

22Whoso findethawifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802findethagoodט֑וֹבTovH2896thing,AndobtainethfavorH7522ofJehovah.

23Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326useth entreaties;Buttherichוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answerethroughly.

24Hethatmaketh manyfriendsH7453doethittohisowndestruction;ButthereisafriendH7453thatsticketh closer thanabrotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18

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