Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 18

1He who isolates himselfנִפְרָ֑דnif.RadH6504pursuesיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245selfish desiresלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378;he rebelsיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566against allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605sound judgmentתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454.

2A foolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684does notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808delightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654in understandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394,but onlyכִּ֝֗י אִֽם־Ki 'im-H3588 H518in airingבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540his opinionsלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

3With a wickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563mancomesבְּֽבוֹא־be.Vo'-H935contemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937as wellבָּ֣א גַם־ba' gam-H1571 H935,and shameקָל֥וֹןka.LonH7036is accompanied byוְֽעִם־ve.'im-H5973disgraceחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

4The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310are deepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;the fountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726of wisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451is a bubblingנֹ֝בֵ֗עַno.Ve.a'H5042brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.

5Showing partialityשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375to the wickedפְּנֵי־ רָשָׁ֣עpe.nei- ra.Sha'H6440 H7563is notלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896,nor is deprivingלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186the innocentצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662of justiceבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

6A fool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193bring himיָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'uH935strifeבְרִ֑יבve.RivH7379,and his mouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310invitesיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121a beatingלְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112.

7A fool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310is his ruinמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288,and his lipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193area snareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170to his soulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

8The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of a gossipנִ֭רְגָּןNir.gonH7279are like choice morselsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.MimH3859thatוְ֝הֵ֗םve.HemH1992go downיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the inmost beingחַדְרֵי־ בָֽטֶן׃chad.rei- Va.tenH2315 H990.

9Whoeverגַּ֭םgamH1571is slothfulמִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.PehH7503in his workבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399is brotherאָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא'ach Hu'H251 H1931to himלְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1167who destroysמַשְׁחִֽית׃mash.ChitH4889.

10The nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is a strongעֹ֭ז'ozH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026;the righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323to itand are safeוְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ve.nis.GavH7682.

11A richעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man’s wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is his fortifiedעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151;it is like a highנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346in his imaginationבְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃be.mas.ki.ToH4906.

12Beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei.She-H6440his downfallשֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verH7667a man’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376heartלֵב־lev-H3820is proudיִגְבַּ֣הּyig.BahH1361,but humilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038comes beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440honorכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519.

13He who answersמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725a matterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697beforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962he hearsיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085it—thisהִיא־hi'-H1931isfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200and disgraceוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639to him.

14The spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of a manאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376can endureיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557his sicknessמַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.huH4245,but whoמִ֣יmiH4310can surviveיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375a brokenנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307?

15The heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of the discerningנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995acquiresיִקְנֶה־yik.neh-H7069knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,and the earוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seeksתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245it outדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

16A man’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976opens doorsיַרְחִ֣יבyar.ChivH7337for him,and brings himיַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃yan.Che.nuH5148beforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440great menגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419.

17The firstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223to state his caseבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379seems rightצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662until anotherרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comesוּבָֽאya.vo'-H935and cross-examines himוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713.

18Casting the lotהַגּוֹרָ֑ל וּבֵ֖יןha.go.Ral u.VeinH1486 H996endsיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673quarrelsמִ֭דְיָנִיםMid.ya.nimH4079and separatesיַפְרִֽיד׃yaf.RidH6504strong opponentsעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.

19An offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586brotherאָ֗ח'AchH251is harder to winthan a fortifiedעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151,and disputesH4066are like the barsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of a castleאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.

20From the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of his mouthפִי־fi-H6310a man’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376bellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990is filledתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646;with the harvestתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393from his lipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193he is satisfiedיִשְׂבָּֽע׃yis.Ba'H7646.

21Lifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416and deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194are in the powerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956,and those who loveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157itwill eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398its fruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529.

22He who findsמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672a wifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802findsמָ֣צָאMa.tza'H4672a good thingט֑וֹבTovH2896and obtainsוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favorרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from the LORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.

23The poor manרָ֑שׁRashH7326pleads for mercyתַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־ta.cha.nu.Nim ye.da.ber-H8469 H1696,but the rich manוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answersיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030harshlyעַזּֽוֹת׃a.ZotH5794.

24A manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of many companionsרֵ֭עִיםRe.'imH7453may come to ruinלְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַle.hit.ro.'E.a'H7489,but there isוְיֵ֥שׁve.YeshH3426a friendאֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.HevH157who stays closerדָּבֵ֥קda.VekH1695than a brotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18