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Proverbs 18

1Hethatseparatethhimselfseeketh [his] pleasure,heisvehementagainstallsoundתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454.

2Afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684hathnodelightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654inunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394,butonlythathisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820mayrevealבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540itself.

3Whenthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563cometh, there comethalsoגַם־gam-H1571contemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937,andwithignominyreproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

4Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofaman'smouthפִי־fi-H6310aredeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, [and]thefountainמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726ofwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451isagushingbrook.

5Itisnotgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896toacceptthepersonofthewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563,towrongtherighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

6Afool'slipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193enterintocontention,andhismouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310callethforstripes.

7Afool'smouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310isdestructiontohim,andhislipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193areasnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170tohissoulH5315.

8Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofatalebearerareasdaintymorsels,andtheygoיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381downintotheinnermostpartsofthebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

9Healsoגַּ֭םgamH1571whoisindolentinhisworkבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399isbrotherאָ֥ח'achH251ofthedestroyerH7843.

10Thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofJehovahisastrongtowerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026:therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runneth intoit,andissafe.

11Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223man'swealthה֣וֹןHonH1952ishisstrongcity,andasahighנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346inhisownimagination.

12Beforedestructionשֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verH7667theheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofmanH376ishaughty;andbeforehonour [goeth]humilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.

13Hethatgivethanswerbeforeheheareth,itisfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200andshameuntohim.

14Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofamanH376sustainethhisinfirmity;butabrokenspiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307whocanbearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?

15Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820ofanintelligent[man] gettethknowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,andtheearוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241ofthewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

16Aman'sgiftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976makethroomforhim,andbringethhimbeforegreatגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419menH120.

17Hethatisfirstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223inhisowncauseH7379[seemeth]just;buthisneighbour comethandsearchethhim.

18Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causeth contentionstoceaseH7673,andpartethbetweenthemightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.

19Abrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedis[hardertobewon] thanastrongcity;andcontentionsH4066are asthebarsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280ofapalace.

20Aman'sbellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990issatisfiedH7646withthefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529ofhismouthפִי־fi-H6310;withtheincreaseofhislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193ishesatisfiedH7646.

21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194andlifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416areinthepowerofthetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956,andtheythatloveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157itshalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529thereof.

22Whoso hathfoundמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672awifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802hathfoundמָ֣צָאMa.tza'H4672agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896thing,andhath obtained favourfromJehovah.

23Hethatispoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326speakethwithsupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469,buttherichוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answerethroughly.

24AmanH376of[many]friendsH7453willcometoruinbutthereisafriendH7453[that] sticketh closer thanabrotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18

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