1Betterisadrymorselפַּ֣תpatH6595,andquietnessוְשַׁלְוָה־ve.shal.vah-H7962therewith,thanahouseמִ֝בַּ֗יִתmi.Ba.yitH1004fullמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4392offeasting[with]strifeרִֽיב׃RivH7379. 2AwiseH7919servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650shallruleיִ֭מְשֹׁלYim.sholH4910overasonבְּבֵ֣ןbe.VenH1121thatcausethshameH954,andshallhavepartintheinheritanceנַחֲלָֽה׃na.cha.LahH5159amongthebrethren. 3Thefining-potisforsilverלַ֭כֶּסֶףLa.ke.sefH3701,andthefurnaceוְכ֣וּרve.KhurH3564forgoldלַזָּהָ֑בla.za.HavH2091;butJehovahtrieththeheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826. 4Theevil-doer givethheedtoiniquitouslipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193;theliargivethearמֵ֝זִיןMe.zinH238toamischievoustongueלְשׁ֥וֹןle.ShonH3956. 5Whoso mockethapoorלָ֭רָשׁLa.roshH7326[man] reproachethhisMaker;hethatisgladatcalamityלְ֝אֵ֗ידle.'EidH343shallnotbeheldinnocent. 6Children'schildrenarethecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofoldmen;andthegloryH8597ofchildrenaretheirfathersH1. 7Excellentspeechbecomethnotavile [man];howmuchlessdolyingH8267lipsH8193anobleלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081! 8Agiftisapreciousstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofthepossessor: whithersoeveritturnethitprospereth. 9Hethatcoverethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethloveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160;buthethatbringethamatterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697upagainH8138separateth veryfriends. 10Areproof entereth more deeply intohimthathathunderstandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995thanahundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripes intoafoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684. 11Anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451[man] seekethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389rebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805;butacruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397shallbesentH7971againsthim. 13Whoso rewardethevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,evilרָ֝עָ֗הra.'AhH7451shallnotdepartתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185fromhishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004. 14ThebeginningofcontentionH4066is[as] when one lettethoutwaterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325; thereforeleaveH5203offstrifeH7379beforeitbecome vehement. 15Hethatjustifieththewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563,andhethatcondemneththerighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,eventheybothareabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah. 16Towhatpurposeisthereapriceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofafoolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684togetwisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, seeing [he] hathnosense? 17Thefriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453lovethatalltimesעֵ֭ת'etH6256,andabrotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251isbornH3205foradversity. 19Helovethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethaquarrel;hethat makethhighמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateseekethdestructionH7667. 20HethathathaperverseH6141heartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethnogoodט֑וֹבTovH2896;andhethatshifteth aboutwithhistongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethintoevilH7451. 21Hethatbegettethafoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684[doethit]tohissorrow,andthefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1ofavile [man] hathnojoy. 22Ajoyfulשָׂ֭מֵחַSa.me.achH8056heartלֵ֣בlevH3820promotethhealing;butabrokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driethupthebonesגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634. 23Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563[man] takethagiftoutofthebosomמֵ֭חֵיקMe.cheikH2436,topervertthepathsאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofjudgmentH4941. 24Wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451isbeforehimthathathunderstandingמֵבִ֣יןme.VinH995; buttheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofafoolכְ֝סִ֗ילkhe.SilH3684areintheendsoftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776. 25Afoolishsonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121isagrieftohisfatherלְ֭אָבִיוLe.'a.vivH1,andbitternesstoherthatboreH3205him. 26Topunisharighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662[man]isnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896,nortostrikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתle.ha.KotH5221noblesנְדִיבִ֣יםne.di.VimH5081becauseof[their]uprightnessיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476. 27Hethathathknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847sparethhiswordsאֲ֭מָרָיו'A.ma.ravH561;andamanH376ofunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394isofacoolspiritר֝֗וּחַRu.achH7307. 28Evenafoolאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191whenheholdethhispeaceisreckonedH2803wiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450, [and]hethatshuttethhislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193,intelligent. Commentaries on Proverbs 17
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