1Wineהַ֭יַּיןHai.yainH3196isamocker,strongשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941abrawler;Andwhosoever erreth therebyisnotwiseיֶחְכָּֽם׃yech.KamH2449. 2Theterrorאֵ֣ימַת'Ei.matH367ofakingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428isastheroaringנַ֣הַםNa.hamH5099ofalionכַּ֭כְּפִירKa.ke.firH3715:HethatprovokethhimtoangersinnethagainsthisownH5315lifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315. 3Itisanhonorכָּב֣וֹדka.VodH3519foramanH376tokeep alooffromstrifeמֵרִ֑יבme.RivH7379;Buteveryfoolאֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.VilH191willbequarrelling. 4Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102willnotplowH2790byreasonofthewinterמֵ֭חֹרֶףMe.cho.refH2779; Thereforeheshallbeginharvestבַּקָּצִ֣ירba.ka.TzirH7105,andhavenothing. 5CounselH6098intheheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofmanH376islikedeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;ButamanH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָ֣הte.vu.NahH8394willdrawitout. 7Arighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662manthatwalkethinhisintegrityבְּתֻמּ֣וֹbe.tu.MoH8537,Blessedarehischildrenafterhim. 8Akingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thatsittethonthethroneכִּסֵּא־ki.se'-H3678ofjudgmentדִ֑יןDinH1779Scatterethawayallevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451withhiseyesבְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869. 9Whocansayיֹ֭אמַרYo.marH559,Ihave mademyheartלִבִּ֑יli.BiH3820cleanH2891,Iampureזִכִּ֣יתִיzi.Ki.tiH2135frommysinמֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃me.cha.ta.TiH2403? 10DiverseweightsH68,anddiversemeasuresH374,Bothofthemalikeareanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah. 11Evenachildmakethhimselfknownbyhisdoings,WhetherhisworkH6467bepureזַ֖ךְzakhH2134,andwhetheritberightH3477. 12Thehearingearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241,andtheseeingרֹאָ֑הro.'AhH7200eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869,JehovahhathmadeH6213evenbothofthem. 13Loveתֶּֽאֱהַ֣בte.'e.HavH157notsleepשֵׁ֭נָהShe.nahH8142,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoucometopoverty;Openפְּקַ֖חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֣יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andthou shaltbesatisfiedH7646withbreadH3899. 14Itisbadרַ֣עra'H7451,itisbadרַ֭עra'H7451, saiththebuyerהַקּוֹנֶ֑הha.ko.NehH7069;Butwhenheisgonehisway,thenאָ֣ז'azH227heboasteth. 15Thereisgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,andabundanceוְרָב־ve.rov-H7230ofrubies;Butthelipsשִׂפְתֵי־sif.tei-H8193ofknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847areapreciousH3366jewel. 16Takeלְֽקַח־le.kach-H3947hisgarmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbig.doH899thatissuretyעָ֣רַב'A.ravH6148forastranger;AndholdhiminpledgethatissuretyH6148forforeigners. 17BreadH3899offalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267issweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156toamanH376;Butafterwardshismouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310shallbefilledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390withgravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687. 18EverypurposeH6098isestablishedתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559bycounselבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098;Andbywiseוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458guidancemakeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213thouwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421. 19Hethatgoethaboutasatale-bearer revealethsecretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475; Thereforecompanynotwithhimthatopeneth widehislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193. 20Whoso cursethhisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1orhismotherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517,Hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216shallbeputoutinblacknessofdarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822. 21Aninheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159maybegotten hastilyatthebeginning;Buttheendוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereofshallnotbeblessedH1288. 22Sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559notthou,Iwillrecompenseevilרָ֑עRa'H7451:Waitקַוֵּ֥הka.VehH6960forJehovah,andhewillsaveH3467thee. 23DiverseweightsH68areanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;Andafalsebalanceisnotgoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896. 25Itisasnareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170toamanH120rashlytosay,ItisholyH6944,Andaftervowsנְדָרִ֣יםne.da.RimH5088tomakeinquiry. 26Awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428winnoweththewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563,Andbringeththethreshing-wheeloverthem. 27ThespiritofmanH120isthelampנֵ֣רnerH5216ofJehovah,SearchingH2664allhisinnermostparts. 28KindnessandtruthH571preserveיִצְּרוּ־yi.tze.ru-H5341thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428;Andhisthroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678isupholdenbykindness. 29Thegloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofyoungבַּחוּרִ֣יםba.chu.RimH970menH970istheirstrengthכֹּחָ֑םko.ChamH3581;AndthebeautyH8597ofoldזְקֵנִ֣יםze.ke.NimH2205menH970isthehoaryhead. 30StripesthatwoundH4347cleanseawayevilבְּרָ֑עbe.Ra'H7451;Andstrokesreachtheinnermostparts. Commentaries on Proverbs 20
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