American Standard Version

Proverbs 26

1Assnowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀ka.She.legH7950insummerבַּקַּ֗יִץba.Ka.yitzH7019,andasrainוְכַמָּטָ֥רve.kha.ma.TarH4306inharvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירba.ka.TzirH7105,Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651honorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519isnotseemlyforafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.

2Asthesparrowinherwandering,astheswallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרka.de.RorH1866inherflying,Sothecurseקִֽלְלַ֥תki.LatH7045thatiscauseless alightethnot.

3Awhipשׁ֣וֹטShotH7752forthehorseלַ֭סּוּסLa.susH5483, abridleמֶ֣תֶגMe.tegH4964fortheass,Andarodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetH7626forthebackoffoolsכְּסִילִֽים׃ke.si.LimH3684.

4Answerתַּ֣עַןTa.'anH6030notafoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684accordingtohisfollyH200,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thoualsoגַם־gam-H1571belike unto him.

5Answerעֲנֵ֣ה'a.NehH6030afoolכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684accordingtohisfollyH200,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inhisownconceit.

6Hethatsendethamessagebythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofafoolכְּסִֽיל׃ke.SilH3684CuttethoffhisownfeetH7272,anddrinkethindamage.

7Thelegsשֹׁ֭קַיִםSho.ka.yimH7785ofthelameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmi.pi.Se.achH6455hangדַּלְי֣וּdal.YuH1809loose;SoisaparableH4912inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.

8Asonethatbindethastoneאֶ֭בֶן'E.venH68inasling,Soכֵּן־ken-H3651ishethatgivethhonorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519toafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684.

9Asathornח֭וֹחַCho.achH2336thatgoethupintothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofadrunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרshi.KorH7910,SoisaparableH4912inthemouthבְּפִ֣יbe.FiH6310offoolsכְסִילִֽים׃khe.si.LimH3684.

10As an archerthatwoundethall,Soishethathirethafoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684andhethathireth themthatpassעֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.RimH5674by.

11Asadogכְּ֭כֶלֶבKe.khe.levH3611thatreturnethtohisvomitקֵא֑וֹke.'OH6892,Soisafoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684thatrepeatethhisfollyH200.

12Seest thouamanH376wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inhisownconceit? Thereismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615ofafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanofhim.

13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saith, Thereisalionאֲ֝רִ֗י'a.RiH738inthewayH1870;AlionH738isinthestreets.

14Asthedoorהַ֭דֶּלֶתHa.de.letH1817turnethuponitshinges,Sodoththesluggardוְ֝עָצֵ֗לve.'a.TzelH6102uponhisbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

15Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102buriethhishandיָ֭דוֹya.doH3027inthedishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתba.tza.La.chatH6747;Itweariethhimtobringלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla.ha.shi.VahH7725itagaintohismouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

16Thesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102iswiserinhisownבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869conceit Thansevenמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'AhH7651menthatcanrenderareason.

17Hethatpassethby,andvexethhimselfwithstrifeH7379belongingnottohim,Islikeonethattakethadogכָ֑לֶבKha.levH3611bytheearsבְּאָזְנֵי־be.'a.ze.nei-H241.

18As a madman who castethfirebrandsH2131,Arrowsחִצִּ֥יםchi.TzimH2671,anddeathוָמָֽוֶת׃va.Ma.vetH4194,

19Soכֵּֽן־ken-H3651isthemanH376thatdeceivethhisneighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,Andsaith,AmnotIinsport?

20Forlackofwoodעֵ֭צִים'E.tzimH6086thefireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784goethout;Andwherethereisnowhisperer,contentionH4066ceaseth.

21Ascoalsלְ֭גֶחָלִיםLe.ge.cha.limH1513aretohotembers,andwoodוְעֵצִ֣יםve.'e.TzimH6086tofireלְאֵ֑שׁle.'EshH784, SoisacontentiousmanH376toinflamestrifeרִֽיב׃ פRivH7379.

22Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofawhispererareasdaintymorsels,Andtheygoיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downintotheinnermostparts.

23Ferventlipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193andawickedH7451heartוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820Arelikeanearthenvesseloverlaidמְצֻפֶּ֣הme.tzu.PehH6823withsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701dross.

24Hethat hateth dissemblethwithhislipsבִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוbis.fa.tovH8193;Buthelayethupdeceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820withinhim:

25Whenhespeaketh fair,believeH539himnot;Fortherearesevenשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתto.'e.VotH8441inhisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820:

26Thoughhishatredשִׂ֭נְאָהSin.'ahH8135coverתִּכַּסֶּ֣הti.ka.SehH3680itselfwithguile,Hiswickednessרָעָת֣וֹra.'a.ToH7451shallbe openly showed beforetheassemblyבְקָהָֽל׃ve.ka.HalH6951.

27Whoso diggethapitשַּׁ֭חַתSha.chatH7845shallfallיִפֹּ֑לyi.PolH5307therein;Andhethatrollethastoneאֶ֝בֶן'E.venH68,itshallreturnתָּשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725uponhim.

28AlyingH8267tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־le.sho.no.She-H3956hateththosewhomithath wounded;Andaflatteringmouthוּפֶ֥הu.PehH6310workethruin.

Commentaries on Proverbs 26

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain