Berean Standard Bible

Proverbs 6:20-25

20My sonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1commandmentמִצְוַ֣תmitz.VatH4687,and do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408forsakeתִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁti.ToshH5203your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517teachingתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451.

21Bind themקָשְׁרֵ֣םka.she.RemH7194alwaysתָמִ֑ידta.MidH8548uponעַל־'al-H5921your heartלִבְּךָ֣li.be.KhaH3820;tie themעָ֝נְדֵ֗ם'a.ne.DemH6029aroundעַל־'al-H5921your neckגַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃gar.ge.ro.Te.khaH1621.

22When you walkבְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨׀be.hit.hal.lekh.KhaH1980,they will guide youתַּנְחֶ֬הtan.ChehH5148;when youאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH853lie downבְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָBe.sha.khe.be.khaH7901,they will watchתִּשְׁמֹ֣רtish.MorH8104over youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921;when you awakeוַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָva.ha.ki.Tzo.taH6974,theyהִ֣יאhi'H1931will speak to youתְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃te.si.Che.khaH7878.

23Forכִּ֤יkiH3588this commandmentמִ֭צְוָהMitz.vahH4687is a lampנֵ֣רnerH5216,this teachingוְת֣וֹרָהve.To.rahH8451isa lightא֑וֹר'orH216,and the reproofsתּוֹכְח֥וֹתtokh.ChotH8433of disciplineמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148are the wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870to lifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,

24to keep youלִ֭שְׁמָרְךָLish.ma.re.khaH8104from the evilרָ֑עRa'H7451womanמֵאֵ֣שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,from the smoothמֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תme.chel.KatH2513tongueלָשׁ֥וֹןla.ShonH3956of the adulteressנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237.

25Do notאַל־'al-H408lustתַּחְמֹ֣דtach.ModH2530in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־bil.va.Ve.kha ve.'al-H3824 H408for her beautyיָ֭פְיָהּYa.fe.yahH3308or let her captivate youתִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ti.ka.cha.khaH3947with her eyesבְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃be.'af.'a.Pei.haH6079.

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