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Proverbs 25:15-23 15 By long forbearing is a ruler קָצִ֑ין ka.Tzin H7101 persuaded, and a soft רַ֝כָּ֗ה ra.Kah H7390 tongue וְלָשׁ֥וֹן ve.la.Shon H3956 breaketh the bone גָּֽרֶם׃ Ga.rem H1634 . 16 Hast thou found H4672 honey דְּבַ֣שׁ de.Vash H1706 ? Eat אֱכֹ֣ל 'e.Khol H398 so much as is sufficient for thee, lest פֶּן־ pen- H6435 thou be surfeited therewith, and vomit וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃ va.ha.Ke.To H6958 it . 17 Let thy foot רַ֭גְלְךָ Rag.le.kha H7272 be seldom in thy neighbour's house מִבֵּ֣ית mi.Beit H1004 ; lest פֶּן־ pen- H6435 he be weary of thee and hate וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ u.se.ne.'E.kha H8130 thee. 18 A maul, and a sword וְ֭חֶרֶב Ve.che.rev H2719 , and a sharp arrow וְחֵ֣ץ ve.Chetz H2671 , is a man H376 that beareth false witness עֵ֣ד 'ed H5707 against his neighbour. 19 A broken tooth שֵׁ֣ן shen H8127 , and a tottering foot וְרֶ֣גֶל ve.Re.gel H7272 , is confidence H4009 in an unfaithful [man] in the day בְּי֣וֹם be.Yom H3117 of trouble צָרָֽה׃ tza.Rah H6869 . 20 [ As ] he that taketh off a garment בֶּ֨גֶד׀ Be.ged H899 in cold weather, [ and as ] vinegar חֹ֣מֶץ Cho.metz H2558 upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים ba.shi.Rim H7892 to a sad heart לֶב־ lev- H3820 . 22 for thou shalt heap coals גֶֽחָלִ֗ים ge.cha.Lim H1513 of fire upon his head רֹאשׁ֑וֹ ro.Sho H7218 , and Jehovah shall reward H7999 thee. 23 The north צָ֭פוֹן Tza.fon H6828 wind ר֣וּחַ Ru.ach H7307 bringeth forth rain גָּ֑שֶׁם Ga.shem H1653 , and the angry countenance a backbiting tongue לְשׁ֣וֹן le.Shon H3956 . Read all of Proverbs 25 ← Proverbs 24 Proverbs 26 → Commentaries on Proverbs 25 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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