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Proverbs 9

1Wisdomhath buildedherhouseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004; She hathhewnouthersevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982:

2Shehath killedherbeasts;shehathmingledherwineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196;Shehathalsoאַ֝֗ף'AfH637furnishedhertableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979:

3ShehathsentH7971forthH7971hermaidens;ShecriethuponthehighestplacesH4791ofthecity:

4Whosoissimple, lethimturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493inhither: Asforhimthatisvoidofunderstanding,shesaithtohim,

5Come,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898yeofmybreadH3899,Anddrinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354ofthewineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196whichI havemingled.

6LeaveH5800off, ye simple ones,andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421;Andwalkinthewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

7Hethat correctethascoffer gettethtohimself reviling;Andhethat reprovethawickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563mangetteth himselfablot.

8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198notascoffer,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hehateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee:Reproveהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198awiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450man,andhewillloveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.

9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionH3948toawiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450man,andhewillbeyetע֑וֹדodH5750wiser:Teacharighteousלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662man,andhewillincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254inlearning.

10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisthebeginningofwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451;Andtheknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847oftheHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918OneH6918isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

11Forbymethydaysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shallbemultipliedH7235,Andtheyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141ofthylifeshallbeincreasedH3254.

12Ifthou artwiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449, thou artwiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449forthyself;Andifthou scoffest, thoualoneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905shaltbearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.

13Thefoolishwomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802isclamorous;Sheissimple,andknowethnothing.

14Andshe sittethatthedoorH6607ofherhouseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004,Onaseatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678inthehighH4791placesH4791ofthecity,

15Tocallלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121tothemthatpassלְעֹֽבְרֵי־le.'oe.rei-H5674by,WhogorightontheirwaysH1870:

16Whosoissimple, lethimturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493inhither;Andasforhimthatisvoidofunderstanding,shesaithtohim,

17StolenH1589watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325aresweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985,Andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899eateninsecretispleasantH5276.

18Butheknowethnotthatthedeadarethere;ThatherguestsareinthedepthsofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9

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