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Proverbs 3

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911notmylawH8451;Butletthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820keepיִצֹּ֥רyi.TzorH5341mycommandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687:

2Forlengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,andyearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141oflife,Andpeaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965,willtheyaddיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254tothee.

3LetnotkindnessandtruthH571forsakeH5800thee:Bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194themaboutthyneckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621;Writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789themuponthetabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871ofthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820:

4Soshalt thoufindוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580andgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896understandingH7922InthesightofGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH120.

5Trustבְּטַ֣חbe.TachH982inJehovahwithallthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820,AndleanH8172notuponthine ownunderstandingבִּֽ֝ינָתְךָ֗bi.na.te.khaH998:

6Inallthywaysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgehim,Andhewilldirect thypathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

7Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notwiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inthineowneyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372Jehovah,anddepartH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451:

8Itwillbeתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961healthtothynavel,AndmarrowtothybonesH6106.

9Honorכַּבֵּ֣דka.BedH3513Jehovahwiththysubstance,Andwiththefirst-fruitsofallthineincrease:

10So shall thybarnsbefilledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390withplentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647,Andthyvatsshalloverflowwithnewוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492.

11Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,despisenotthechasteningH4148ofJehovah;Neitherbewearyofhisreproof:

12ForwhomJehovahlovethhereproveth,Evenasafatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1thesonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121inwhomhedelighteth.

13HappyisthemanH120that findethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,AndthemanH120that gettethunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14Forthegainingofitisbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanthegainingofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,AndtheprofitH5504thereofthanfinegoldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15Sheismorepreciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanrubies:Andnoneofthethingsthou canstdesireH2656aretobecompared untoher.

16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isinherrightבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225handH3225;InherlefthandH3225arerichesH6239andhonorוְכָבֽוֹד׃ve.kha.VodH3519.

17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofpleasantness,AndallherpathsH5410arepeaceH7965.

18Sheisatreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416tothemthatlayholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388uponher:Andhappyiseveryonethatretainethher.

19Jehovahbywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;Byunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

20Byhisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedepthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415werebrokenH1234up,Andtheskiesdropdownthedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

21Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,letthemnotdepartיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868fromthineeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;Keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:

22Soshalltheybeוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961lifeH5315unto thysoulH5315,Andgraceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580tothyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thouwalkinthywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securely,Andthyfootוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shallnotstumble.

24Whenthou liestdownתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901, thou shaltnotbeafraidH6342: Yea, thou shaltlieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901down,andthysleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shallbesweet.

25Benotafraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372ofsuddenfearH3372,Neitherofthedesolationofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,whenitcometh:

26ForJehovahwillbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thyconfidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689,Andwillkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272frombeingtaken.

27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513notgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896fromthemtowhomitisdue,Whenitisinthepowerofthyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027todoit.

28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559notunto thyneighborלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453,GoH7725,andcomeagain,Andto-morrowIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414;Whenthou hastitbythee.

29DevisenotevilH7451againstthyneighborרֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.KhaH7453, Seeinghedwellethsecurelybythee.

30StrivenotwithamanH120withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,IfhehavedonetheenoharmH7451.

31EnvythounotthemanH376ofviolenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555,Andchooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977noneofhiswaysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.

32Fortheperverseisanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;Buthisfriendshipiswiththeuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.

33ThecurseofJehovahisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;Butheblesseththehabitationoftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

34Surelyhescoffeth atthescoffers;ButhegivethgraceH2580untothelowly.

35Thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallinheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157gloryH3519; Butshameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036shallbethepromotionoffoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3

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