Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 2

1My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,ifאִם־'im-H518you acceptתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947my wordsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561and hideתִּצְפֹּ֥ןtitz.PonH6845my commandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687within youאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854,

2if you inclineלְהַקְשִׁ֣יבle.hak.ShivH7181your earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to wisdomלַֽחָכְמָ֣הla.cha.khe.MahH2451and directתַּטֶּ֥הta.TehH5186your heartלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to understandingלַתְּבוּנָֽה׃la.te.vu.NahH8394,

3if youאִ֣ם'imH518trulyכִּ֤יkiH3588call outתִקְרָ֑אtik.Ra'H7121to insightלַבִּינָ֣הla.bi.NahH998and liftתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414your voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963to understandingלַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הla.te.vu.NahH8394,

4ifאִם־'im-H518you seekתְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהte.vak.She.nahH1245it like silverכַכָּ֑סֶףkha.Ka.sefH3701and search it outתַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃tach.pe.Se.nahH2664like hidden treasureוְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםve.kha.mat.mo.NimH4301,

5thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995the fearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and discoverתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672the knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068givesיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;from His mouthמִ֝פִּ֗יוmi.PivH6310come knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.

7He stores upיִצְפֹּ֣ןve.tza.fanH6845sound wisdomתּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtu.shi.YahH8454for the uprightלַ֭יְשָׁרִיםLay.sha.rimH3477;He is a shieldמָ֝גֵ֗ןma.GenH4043to those who walkלְהֹ֣לְכֵיle.Ho.le.kheiH1980with integrityתֹֽם׃TomH8537,

8to guardלִ֭נְצֹרLin.tzorH5341the pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941and protectיִשְׁמֹֽר׃yish.MorH8104the wayוְדֶ֖רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of His saintsחֲסִידָ֣יוcha.si.dovH2623.

9Thenאָ֗ז'AzH227you will discernתָּ֭בִיןTa.vinH995righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקTze.dekH6664and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941and equityוּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםu.mei.sha.RimH4339—everyכָּל־kol-H3605goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896pathמַעְגַּל־ma'.gal-H4570.

10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451will enterתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935your heartבְלִבֶּ֑ךָve.li.Be.khaH3820,and knowledgeוְ֝דַ֗עַתve.Da.'atH1847will delightיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276your soulלְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥le.naf.she.KhaH5315.

11Discretionמְ֭זִמָּהMe.zi.mahH4209will watch over youתִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָtish.Mor 'a.Lei.khaH8104 H5921,and understandingתְּבוּנָ֥הte.vu.NahH8394will guard youתִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃tin.tze.Re.kahH5341,

12to deliver youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337from the wayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,from the manמֵ֝אִ֗ישׁme.'IshH376who speaksמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696perversityתַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.KhotH8419,

13from those who leaveהַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha.'O.ze.vimH5800the straightיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476pathsאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734to walkלָ֝לֶ֗כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי־be.dar.khei-H1870of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822,

14from those who enjoyהַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםHa.se.me.chimH8056doingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilרָ֑עRa'H7451and rejoiceיָ֝גִ֗ילוּya.Gi.luH1523in the twistednessבְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbe.tah.pu.KhotH8419of evilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451,

15whoseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834pathsאָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם'a.re.cho.tei.HemH734are crookedעִקְּשִׁ֑ים'i.ke.ShimH6141and whose waysבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃be.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570are deviousוּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםu.ne.lo.ZimH3868.

16It will rescue youלְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָle.ha.Tzi.le.khaH5337from the forbiddenזָרָ֑הza.RahH2114womanמֵאִשָּׁ֣הme.'i.ShahH802,from the strangerמִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmi.na.khe.ri.YahH5237with seductiveהֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃he.che.Li.kahH2505wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561

17who abandonsהַ֭עֹזֶבֶתHa.'o.ze.vetH5800the partnerאַלּ֣וּף'a.LufH441of her youthנְעוּרֶ֑יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and forgetsשָׁכֵֽחָה׃sha.Khe.chahH7911the covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285of her Godאֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430.

18Forכִּ֤יkiH3588her houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004sinks downשָׁ֣חָהSha.chahH7743toאֶל־'el-H413deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,and her tracksמַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ma'.ge.lo.Tei.haH4570toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the departed spiritsרְ֝פָאִ֗יםre.fa.'ImH7496.

19Noneכָּל־kol-H3605who go to herבָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣אBa.'ei.ha lo'H935 H3808returnיְשׁוּב֑וּןye.shu.VunH7725orוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808negotiateיַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּya.Si.guH5381the pathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of lifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

20Soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you will followתֵּ֭לֵךְTe.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of the goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,and keep toתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the pathsוְאָרְח֖וֹתve.'a.re.ChotH734of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477will inhabitיִשְׁכְּנוּyish.ke.nu-H7931the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,and the blamelessוּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.MimH8549will remainיִוָּ֥תְרוּyi.Va.te.ruH3498in it;

22but the wickedוּ֭רְשָׁעִיםU.re.sha.'imH7563will be cut offיִכָּרֵ֑תוּyi.ka.Re.tuH3772fromמִמֶּֽנָּה׃ פmi.Me.nahH4480the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and the unfaithfulוּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםu.Vog.DimH898will be uprootedיִסְּח֥וּyi.se.ChuH5255.

Commentaries on Proverbs 2