1Hethatbeing often reproved hardenethhisneckעֹ֑רֶף'O.refH6203Shallsuddenlyפֶּ֥תַעPe.ta'H6621bedestroyed,andthatwithoutremedy. 2Whentherighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662areincreasedבִּרְב֣וֹתbir.VotH7235,thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoiceH8055;Butwhenawickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563manbearethruleH4910,thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971sigh. 3Whoso lovethwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451rejoicethhisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1;Buthethatkeepeth companywithharlotswastethhissubstance. 4Thekingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428byjusticeבְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטBe.mish.potH4941establisheththelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;Buthethatexacteth gifts overthrowethit. 5Amanגֶּ֭בֶרGe.verH1397that flatterethhisneighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453Spreadethanetרֶ֝֗שֶׁתRe.shetH7568forhissteps. 6Inthetransgressionבְּפֶ֤שַֽׁעbe.Fe.sha'H6588ofanevilרָ֣עra'H7451manH376thereisasnareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170;Buttherighteousוְ֝צַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662dothsingH7442andrejoiceH8055. 7Therighteousצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662takethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847ofthecauseH1779ofthepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;Thewickedרָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'H7563hathnotunderstandingיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995toknowיֹדֵ֣עַyo.De.a'H3045it. 8Scofferssetacityinaflame;Butwiseוַ֝חֲכָמִ֗יםva.cha.kha.MimH2450menH376turnיָשִׁ֥יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725awayH7725wrath. 9Ifawiseחָכָ֗םcha.KhamH2450manH376hathacontroversywithafoolishmanH376, Whetherhebeangryorlaughוְ֝שָׂחַ֗קve.sa.ChakH7832,therewillbenorest. 10Thebloodthirstyhateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130himthatisperfectH8535;Andasfortheuprightוִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗יםvi.sha.RimH3477,theyseekיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245hislifeנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315. 11Afoolכְסִ֑ילkhe.SilH3684utterethallhisanger;Butawiseוְ֝חָכָ֗םve.cha.KhamH2450mankeepethitbackH268andstillethit. 12Ifarulerמֹ֭שֵׁלMo.shelH4910hearkenethtofalsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,Allhisservantsמְשָׁרְתָ֥יוme.sha.re.TavH8334arewickedרְשָׁעִֽים׃re.sha.'ImH7563. 13Thepoorרָ֤שׁrashH7326manH376andtheoppressormeetנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298together;Jehovahlighteneththeeyesעֵינֵ֖י'ei.NeiH5869ofthemboth. 14Thekingמֶ֤לֶךְMe.lekhH4428thatfaithfullyjudgeththepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,Histhroneכִּ֝סְא֗וֹkis.'OH3678shallbeestablishedיִכּֽוֹן׃yi.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֥דla.'AdH5703. 15Therodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626andreproofgiveH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451; Butachildlefttohimself causethshameמֵבִ֥ישׁme.VishH954tohismotherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517. 16Whenthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563areincreasedH7235,transgressionפָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'H6588increaseth;Buttherighteousוְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗יםve.tza.di.KimH6662shalllookיִרְאֽוּ׃yir.'UH7200upontheirfall. 17Correctthysonבִּ֭נְךָBin.khaH1121,andhewillgiveוְיִתֵּ֖ןve.yi.TenH5414theerestוִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָvi.ni.Che.khaH5117; Yea,hewillgiveH5414delightunto thysoulH5315. 18Wherethereisnovisionחָ֭זוֹןCha.zonH2377,thepeopleעָ֑ם'AmH5971cast off restraint;Buthethatkeepeththelawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451,happyishe. 19AservantH5650willnotbecorrectedbywordsבִּ֭דְבָרִיםBid.va.rimH1697;Forthoughheunderstandיָ֝בִ֗יןya.VinH995,hewillnotgiveH995heed. 20Seest thouamanH376thatishastyאָ֣ץ'atzH213inhiswordsבִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.RavH1697? Thereismoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtik.VahH8615ofafoolלִכְסִ֣ילlikh.SilH3684thanofhim. 21Hethatdelicately bringethuphisservantH5650fromachildShallhavehimbecomeH1961asonatthelast. 22AnangrymanH376stirrethupstrifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,AndawrathfulmanH376aboundethintransgressionפָּֽשַׁע׃Pa.sha'H6588. 23Aman’sH120prideגַּאֲוַ֣תga.'a.VatH1346shallbringתַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּtash.pi.Le.nuH8213himlowH8213;Buthethatisofalowlyוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217spiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307shallobtainhonorכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519. 24Whosoispartnerwithathiefגַּ֭נָּבga.noH1590hatethhisownנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315;Heheareththeadjurationandutterethnothing. 25Thefearחֶרְדַּ֣תcher.DatH2731ofmanH120bringethasnareמוֹקֵ֑שׁmo.KeshH4170;Butwhoso puttethhistrustוּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achH982inJehovahshallbesafe. 26Manyרַ֭בִּיםRa.bimH7227seekמְבַקְשִׁ֣יםme.vak.ShimH1245theruler’sמוֹשֵׁ֑לmo.ShelH4910favor;Butaman’sH376judgmentH4941comethfromJehovah. 27AnunjustmanH376isanabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441totherighteousצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662;Andhethatisuprightיְשַׁר־ye.shar-H3477inthewayדָּֽרֶךְ׃ פDa.rekhH1870isanabominationוְתוֹעֲבַ֖תve.to.'a.VatH8441tothewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563. Commentaries on Proverbs 29
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