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Proverbs 25

1Thesealsoגַּם־gam-H1571areproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֣יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,whichthemenH376ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֬הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063copiedout.

2Itisthegloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519ofGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430toconcealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641athingH1697;Butthegloryוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428istosearchחֲקֹ֣רcha.KorH2713outamatterH1697.

3Astheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064forheight,andtheearthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776fordepth,Sotheheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428isunsearchable.

4Takeawaythedrossfromthesilverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701,Andthere comethforthH3318avesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627fortherefiner:

5Takeawaythewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563frombeforethekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Andhisthroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678shallbeestablishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559inrighteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.

6PutnotthyselfforwardinthepresenceH6440ofthekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428,Andstandתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975notintheplaceוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725ofgreatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419men:

7ForbetterH2896isitthatitbesaidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559unto thee,Comeעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927uphither,Thanthatthou shouldestbeputlowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213inthepresenceH6440oftheprince,Whomthineeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869haveseenH7200.

8Goתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notforthH3318hastilytostrive,Lestפֶּ֣ןpenH6435thou knownotwhattodointheendבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof,Whenthyneighborרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453hathputtheetoshameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637.

9Debate thycauseH7379withthyneighborרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453himself,Anddisclosenotthesecretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475ofanother;

10Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435hethathearethitrevile thee,Andthine infamyturnתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725notawayH7725.

11Awordדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697fitlyspokenדָּבֻ֥רda.VurH1696IslikeapplesH8598ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091innetworkofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.

12Asanear-ringofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091,andanornamentoffinegoldH2091,Soisawiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproveruponanobedientearאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.

13Asthecoldofsnowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950inthetimeofharvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105,Soisafaithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengertothemthatsendH7971him;ForherefresheththesoulH5315ofhismastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.

14Ascloudsandwindוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutrainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,Soishethatboastethhimselfofhisgiftsבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991falsely.

15Bylongforbearingisarulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuaded,Andasoftרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breakeththeboneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.

16Hast thoufoundH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398somuchasissufficientforthee,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou befilledtherewith,andvomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.

17Let thyfootרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272beseldominthyneighbor’sרֵעֶ֑ךָre.'E.khaH7453houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebewearyofthee,andhateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.

18AmanH376thatbearethfalsewitnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againsthisneighborבְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּve.re.'E.huH7453Isamaul,andaswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719,andasharparrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.

19ConfidenceH4009inan unfaithful manintimeoftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869Islikeabrokentoothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127,andafootוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272outofjoint.

20Asonethattakethoffagarmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899incoldweather,andasvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558uponsodaנָ֑תֶרNa.terH5427,Soishethatsingethsongsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892toaheavyheartלֶב־lev-H3820.

21Ifthineenemybehungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,giveהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248himbreadH3899toeatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398;Andifhebethirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,giveH8248himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkH8248:

22Forthou wiltheapcoalsגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513offireuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,AndJehovahwillrewardH7999thee.

23Thenorthצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307bringeth forthrainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653;Sodothabackbitingtongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956anangrycountenance.

24Itisbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427inthecornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438ofthehousetop,Thanwithacontentiouswomanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802inawidehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

25Ascoldwatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325toathirstysoulH5315,Soisgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsH8052fromafarcountry.

26Asatroubledfountainוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726,andacorruptedH7843springמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599,Soisarighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662manthatgivethwaybeforethewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

27Itisnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896toeatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706;SoformentosearchH2714outtheirowngloryH3519isgrievous.

28Hewhosespiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307iswithoutrestraintIslikeacityעִ֣יר'irH5892thatisbrokenH6555downH6555andwithoutwallsחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346.

Commentaries on Proverbs 25

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain