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Proverbs 16:16-24

16Howמַה־mah-H4100muchbetterטּ֥וֹבTovH2896isittogetwisdomחָכְמָ֗הchokh.mahH2451thanfinegoldמֵחָר֑וּץme.cha.RutzH2742,andthegettingofintelligencetobepreferredtosilverמִכָּֽסֶף׃mi.Ka.sefH3701!

17Thehighwayמְסִלַּ֣תme.si.LatH4546oftheuprightיְ֭שָׁרִיםYe.sha.rimH3477istodepartH5493fromevilמֵרָ֑עme.Ra'H7451: hethattakethheedH8104tohiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870keepethhissoulH5315.

18Prideגָּא֑וֹןga.'onH1347[goeth]beforedestructionH7667,andahaughtyspiritרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307beforeafall.

19Betterisittobeofahumblespiritר֭וּחַRu.achH7307withthemeek,thantodivideH2505thespoilH7998withtheproudגֵּאִֽים׃ge.'ImH1343.

20Hethatgiveth heedtothewordדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697shallfindיִמְצָא־yim.tza'-H4672goodט֑וֹבTovH2896;andwhoso confidethinJehovah,happyishe.

21Thewiseלַחֲכַם־la.cha.kham-H2450inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820iscalledיִקָּרֵ֣אyi.ka.Re'H7121intelligent,andthesweetnessוּמֶ֥תֶקu.Me.tekH4986ofthelipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193increasethlearning.

22Wisdomisafountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726oflifeחַ֭יִּיםChai.yimH2416forhimthat hath it;buttheinstructionoffoolsאֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.LimH191isfollyH200.

23Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofthewiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450makethhismouthפִּ֑יהוּPi.huH6310intelligent,anduponhislipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193increasethlearning.

24Pleasantwordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561are[as] ahoneycomb,sweetמָת֥וֹקma.TokH4966tothesoulלַ֝נֶּפֶשׁLa.ne.feshH5315,andhealthforthebonesלָעָֽצֶם׃la.'A.tzemH6106.

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