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Proverbs 22

1Agoodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896nameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034israthertobechosenH977thangreatרָ֑בRavH7227richesH6239,Andlovingfavorחֵ֣ןchenH2580ratherthansilverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701andgoldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.

2Therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223andthepoorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326meetנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298together:Jehovahisthemakerofthemall.

3AprudentmanseeththeevilH7451,andhideth himself;Butthesimplepassעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on,andsufferforit.

4Therewardofhumilityעֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahH6038andthefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahIsrichesH6239,andhonorוְכָב֣וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,andlifeוְחַיִּֽים׃ve.chai.YimH2416.

5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791andsnaresH6341areinthewayH1870oftheperverseעִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.KeshH6141: HethatkeepethhissoulH5315shallbefarיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368fromthem.

6Trainupachildinthewayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870heshouldgo,Andevenwhenheisoldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204hewillnotdepartH5493fromit.

7Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223rulethoverthepoorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326;Andtheborrowerisservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650tothelender.

8Hethatsowethiniquityshallreapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114calamity;Andtherodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626ofhiswrathH5678shallfailH3615.

9Hethathathabountifuleyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869shallbeblessedH1288;ForhegivethofhisbreadH3899tothepoorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.

10Castoutthescoffer,andcontentionH4066willgoוְיֵצֵ֣אve.ye.Tze'H3318out; Yea,strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066andignominywillceaseוְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗תve.yish.BotH7673.

11Hethatloveth purenessofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820,Forthegraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580ofhislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193thekingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428willbehisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.

12Theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovahpreserveנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341himthathathknowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;Butheoverthroweththewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofthetreacherousH898man.

13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saith,Thereisalionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738without;Ishallbe slaininthestreetsבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351.

14Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofstrangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114womenisadeepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013pitשׁוּחָ֣הshu.ChahH7745;HethatisabhorredofJehovahshallfallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307therein.

15Foolishnessאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isboundH7194upintheheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofachild;Buttherodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofcorrectionH4148shalldriveitfarיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368fromhim.

16Hethatoppresseththepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800toincreaseלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתle.har.BotH7235hisgain,Andhethatgivethtotherichלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, shall comeonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towant.

17Inclineהַ֥טhatH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,andhearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,Andapplythyheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820untomyknowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847.

18Foritisapleasantנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273thingifthoukeepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104themwithinthee,IftheybeestablishedH3559togetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162uponthylipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

19Thatthytrustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009maybeלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961inJehovah,IhavemadeH3045themknownH3045totheethisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,evenאַף־'af-H637tothee.

20HavenotIwrittenH3789unto thee excellentthingsOfcounselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andknowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,

21Tomakeלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045theeknowH3045thecertaintyofthewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561oftruthH571,Thatthou mayest carrybackלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725wordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561oftruthH571tothemthatsendH7971thee?

22Robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497notthepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041,becauseheispoorH6041;NeitheroppresstheafflictedH6041inthegateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179:

23ForJehovahwillpleadtheircauseH7379,Anddespoiloflifeנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315thosethatdespoilthem.

24MakenofriendshipwithamanH376thatisgiventoangerאָ֑ף'AfH639;AndwithawrathfulmanH376thou shaltnotgoתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935:

25Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoulearnhiswaysH734,Andgetasnareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170tothysoulH5315.

26Beתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961thounotoneofthemthatstrikehandsH3709,OrofthemthatareH1961suretiesfordebts.

27Ifthou hastnotwherewithtopayלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awayH3947thybedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904fromunderthee?

28Removenottheancientlandmark,WhichthyfathersH1haveset.

29Seest thouamanH376diligentinhisbusinessH4399?heshallstandיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforekingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428;Heshallnotstandיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforemeanmenH376.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22

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