1Theking'sheartלֶב־lev-H3820inthehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofJehovahis[as] brooksofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325:heturnethitwhithersoeverhewill. 2Everywayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870ofamanH376isrightH3477inhisowneyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869;butJehovahweigheththeheartsלִבּ֣וֹתli.BotH3826. 3Toexercisejusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֑טu.mish.PatH4941andjudgmentH4941ismore acceptabletoJehovahthansacrificeמִזָּֽבַח׃mi.Za.vachH2077. 4Loftyeyesעֵ֭ינַיִם'Ei.na.yimH5869,andaproudheartלֵ֑בLevH3820,thelampofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563,issinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403. 5ThethoughtsH4284ofthediligent [tend]onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389toplenteousness;butofeveryonethatishastyאָ֝֗ץ'AtzH213,onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towant. 7ThedevastationH7701ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֥יםre.sha.'ImH7563sweepeththemawayיְגוֹרֵ֑םye.go.RemH1641,becausetheyrefuseמֵ֝אֲנ֗וּme.'a.NuH3985todowhatisrightH4941. 8Verycrookedisthewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofaguiltymanH376;butasforthepureוְ֝זַ֗ךְve.ZakhH2134,hisworkפָּעֳלֽוֹ׃po.'o.LoH6467isuprightיָשָׁ֥רya.SharH3477. 9Itisbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427inacornerפִּנַּת־pi.nat-H6438ofthehousetop,thanwithacontentiouswomanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802,andahouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004incommon. 10ThesoulH5315ofthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563desirethevilרָ֑עRa'H7451:hisneighbour findethnofavourinhiseyesH5869. 11WhenthescornerispunishedH6064,thesimple becomethwiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450;andwhenthewiseH2450isinstructed,hereceivethknowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 12Oneצַ֭דִּיקTza.dikH6662thatisrighteousH6662wisely considereththehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563:heoverthroweththewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563to[their] ruin. 13Whoso stoppethhisearsאָ֭זְנוֹ'a.ze.noH241atthecryofthepoorדָּ֑לDalH1800,healsoגַּֽם־gam-H1571himselfshallcry,andshallnotbeheard. 14Agiftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976insecret pacifiethangerאָ֑ף'AfH639;andapresentinthebosomבַּ֝חֵ֗קba.ChekH2436, vehementfury. 15Itisjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057toarighteousלַ֭צַּדִּיקLa.tza.dikH6662[man]todowhatisrightH4941;butitisruinH4288fortheworkersofiniquity. 16ThemanH120thatwandereth outofthewayמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofwisdomshallabideinthecongregationofthedead. 17HethatlovethmirthshallbeapoormanH376;hethatlovethwineיַֽיִן־ya.yin-H3196andoilוָ֝שֶׁ֗מֶןva.She.menH8081shallnotberichיַעֲשִֽׁיר׃ya.'a.ShirH6238. 18Thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563isaransomכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724fortherighteousלַצַּדִּ֣יקla.tza.DikH6662,andatreacherousH898[man]inthesteadoftheuprightיְשָׁרִ֣יםye.sha.RimH3477. 19Itisbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427inadesertlandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776.thanwithacontentiousandirritablewomanמֵאֵ֖שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802. 20Thereiscostly storeandoilוָ֭שֶׁמֶןVa.she.menH8081inthedwellingofawiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450[manH120];butafoolishmanH120swalloweth itup. 21He that followethafterrighteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666andmercy findethlifeחַ֝יִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416,righteousnessצְדָקָ֥הtze.da.KahH6666,andhonour. 22Awiseחָכָ֑םcha.KhamH2450[man] scaleththecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofthemightyH1368,andcastethdownthestrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797oftheconfidenceH4009thereof. 23Whoso keepethhismouthפִּ֭יוpivH6310andhistongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956keepethhissoulH5315fromtroubles. 24Proud,arrogantH2086, scornerishisnameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034whodealethinproudwrathH5678. 25Thedesireתַּאֲוַ֣תta.'a.VatH8378ofthesluggardעָצֵ֣ל'a.TzelH6102killethhim;forhishandsיָדָ֣יוya.DavH3027refuseמֵאֲנ֖וּme.'a.NuH3985towork: 26Hecovetethgreedilyallthedayהַ֭יּוֹםHai.yomH3117long;buttherighteousוְצַדִּ֥יקve.tza.DikH6662givethandsparethnot. 27Thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֑הto.'e.VahH8441:howmuchmorewhentheybringH935itwithawickedH7563purpose! 28Alyingכְּזָבִ֥יםke.za.VimH3577witnessעֵד־'ed-H5707shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6;andamanH376thathearethshallspeakיְדַבֵּֽר׃ye.da.BerH1696constantly. 29Awickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563manH376hardenethhisfaceבְּפָנָ֑יוbe.fa.NavH6440;butasfortheuprightוְ֝יָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477,heestablishethhiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃de.ra.khavH1870. 30Thereisnowisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,norunderstandingתְּבוּנָ֑הte.vu.NahH8394,norcounselעֵ֝צָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098againstJehovah. 31Thehorseס֗וּסSusH5483ispreparedH3559forthedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;butsafetyisofJehovah. Commentaries on Proverbs 21
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