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Proverbs 22

1A[goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896]nameשֵׁ֭םShemH8034israthertobechosenH977thangreatרָ֑בRavH7227richesH6239; loving favour ratherthansilverמִכֶּ֥סֶףmi.Ke.sefH3701andgoldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בu.mi.za.HavH2091.

2Therichעָשִׁ֣יר'a.ShirH6223andpoorוָרָ֣שׁva.RashH7326meetנִפְגָּ֑שׁוּnif.Ga.shuH6298together;Jehovahisthemakerofthemall.

3Aprudent[man] seeththeevilH7451,andhideth himself;butthesimplepassעָבְר֥וּ'a.ve.RuH5674on,andarepunishedוְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃Ve.ne.'e.Na.shuH6064.

4Therewardofhumilityעֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahH6038[and]thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisrichesH6239,andhonour,andlifeוְחַיִּֽים׃ve.chai.YimH2416.

5Thornsצִנִּ֣יםtzi.NimH6791[and]snaresH6341areinthewayH1870oftheperverseעִקֵּ֑שׁ'i.KeshH6141: hethatkeepethhissoulH5315holdethhimselffarיִרְחַ֥קyir.ChakH7368fromthem.

6Trainupthechildaccordingtothetenorofhiswayדַרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,andwhenheisoldיַ֝זְקִ֗יןyaz.KinH2204hewillnotdepartH5493fromit.

7Therichעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223rulethoverthepoorבְּרָשִׁ֣יםbe.ra.ShimH7326;andtheborrowerisservantוְעֶ֥בֶדve.'E.vedH5650tothelender.

8Hethatsowethunrighteousnessעַ֭וְלָה'Av.lahH5766shallreapיִקְצָרyik.tzor-H7114iniquity,andtherodוְשֵׁ֖בֶטve.She.vetH7626ofhiswrathH5678shallhaveanendיִכְלֶֽה׃yikh.LehH3615.

9Hethathathabountifuleyeעַ֭יִן'A.yinH5869shallbeblessedH1288,forhegivethofhisbreadH3899tothepoorלַדָּֽל׃la.DalH1800.

10Castoutthescorner,andcontentionH4066willdepart,andstrifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066andignominy shallceaseוְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗תve.yish.BotH7673.

11Hethatloveth purenessofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820, uponwhoselipsשְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.TavH8193isgraceחֵ֥ןchenH2580,thekingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428ishisfriendרֵעֵ֥הוּre.'E.huH7453.

12Theeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovahpreserveנָ֣צְרוּNa.tze.ruH5341knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;butheoverthroweththewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697oftheunfaithful.

13Thesluggardעָ֭צֵל'A.tzelH6102saith,Thereisalionאֲרִ֣י'a.RiH738without,IshallbekilledH7523inthestreetsבַח֑וּץva.ChutzH2351!

14Themouthפִּ֣יpiH6310ofstrangeזָר֑וֹתza.RotH2114womenisadeepעֲ֭מֻקָּה'A.mu.kahH6013ditch:hewithwhomJehovahisdispleasedshallfallיִפָּלyi.pol-H5307therein.

15FollyH200isboundH7194intheheartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820ofachild;therodשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofcorrectionH4148shalldriveitfarיַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּהyar.chi.Ke.nahH7368fromhim.

16Hethatoppresseththepoorדָּ֭לdalH1800,itistoenrichhim;hethatgivethtotherichלְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירle.'a.ShirH6223, [bringeth]onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389towant.

17Inclineהַ֥טhatH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,andhearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,andapplythyheartוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820untomyknowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847.

18Foritisapleasantנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273thingifthoukeepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104themwithinthee:theyshallbetogetherיַ֝חְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162fittedonthylipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

19ThatthyconfidenceH4009maybeלִהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961inJehovah,IhavemadeH3045[them]knownH3045totheethisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,evenאַף־'af-H637tothee.

20HavenotIwrittenH3789tothee excellentthings,incounselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156andknowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,

21thatImightmakeלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045theeknowH3045thecertaintyofthewordsאִמְרֵ֣י'im.ReiH561oftruthH571;thatthou mightest carrybackלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725wordsאֲמָרִ֥ים'a.ma.RimH561oftruthH571tothemthatsendH7971thee?

22Robתִּגְזָל־tig.zol-H1497notthepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041,becauseheispoorH6041,neitheroppresstheafflictedH6041inthegateבַשָּֽׁעַר׃va.Sha.'arH8179;

23forJehovahwillpleadtheircauseH7379,anddespoilthesoulH5315ofthosethatdespoilthem.

24MakenofriendshipwithanangrymanH376,andgoתָבֽוֹא׃ta.Vo'H935notwithafuriousmanH376;

25lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thoulearnhispathsH734,andgetasnareמוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.KeshH4170tothysoulH5315.

26Beתְּהִ֥יte.HiH1961notofthemthatstrikehandsH3709,ofthemthataresuretiesfordebts:

27ifthou hastnothingH369topayלְשַׁלֵּ֑םle.sha.LemH7999,whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhetakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947awayH3947thybedמִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗mish.ka.ve.khaH4904fromunderthee?

28RemovenottheancientlandmarkwhichthyfathersH1haveset.

29Hast thouseenחָזִ֡יתָcha.Zi.taH2372amanH376diligentinhisworkבִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹbim.lakh.ToH4399?Heshallstandיִתְיַצָּ֑בyit.ya.TzavH3320beforekingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428;heshallnotstandיִ֝תְיַצֵּבYit.ya.tzevH3320beforethemean.

Commentaries on Proverbs 22

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