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Proverbs 3

1Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,forgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911notmyteaching,andletthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820observeH5341mycommandmentsוּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗יu.mitz.vo.TaiH4687;

2forlengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117,andyearsוּשְׁנ֣וֹתu.she.NotH8141oflife,andpeaceוְ֝שָׁל֗וֹםve.sha.LomH7965shalltheyaddיוֹסִ֥יפוּyo.Si.fuH3254tothee.

3Letnotloving-kindnessandtruthH571forsakeH5800thee;bindקָשְׁרֵ֥םka.she.RemH7194themaboutthyneckגַּרְגְּרוֹתֶ֑יךָgar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621,writeכָּ֝תְבֵ֗םka.te.VemH3789themuponthetabletל֥וּחַLu.achH3871ofthyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820:

4andthou shaltfindוּמְצָא־u.me.tza'-H4672favourandgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896understandingH7922inthesightofGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430andmanH120.

5ConfideinJehovahwithallthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820,andleanH8172notunto thine ownintelligence;

6inallthywaysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870acknowledgehim,andhewillmakeH3045plain thypathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃'O.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

7Beתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961notwiseחָכָ֣םcha.KhamH2450inthineowneyesבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;fearיְרָ֥אye.Ra'H3372Jehovah,anddepartH5493fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451:

8itshallbeתְּהִ֣יte.HiH1961healthforthynavel,andmoistureforthybonesH6106.

9HonourJehovahwiththysubstance,andwiththefirst-fruitsofallthineincrease;

10so shall thybarnsbefilledוְיִמָּלְא֣וּve.yi.mal.'UH4390withplentyשָׂבָ֑עsa.Va'H7647,andthyvatsshalloverflowwithnewוְ֝תִיר֗וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492.

11Mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121,despisenottheinstructionofJehovah,neitherbewearyofhischastisement;

12forwhomJehovahlovethhechasteneth,evenasafatherוּ֝כְאָ֗בu.khe.'AvH1thesonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121inwhomhedelighteth.

13BlessedisthemanH120that findethwisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,andthemanH120that gettethunderstandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.

14Forthegainthereofisbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896thanthegainofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,andherrevenuethanfinegoldוּ֝מֵחָר֗וּץu.me.cha.RutzH2742.

15Sheismorepreciousיְקָ֣רָהye.Ka.rahH3368thanrubies;andallthethingsthou canstdesireH2656arenotequal untoher.

16Lengthאֹ֣רֶךְ'O.rekhH753ofdaysיָ֭מִיםYa.mimH3117isinherrightבִּֽימִינָ֑הּbi.mi.NahH3225handH3225;inherlefthandH3225richesH6239andhonour.

17Herwaysדְּרָכֶ֥יהָde.ra.Khei.haH1870arewaysדַרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofpleasantness,andallherpathsH5410arepeaceH7965.

18Sheisatreeעֵץ־'etz-H6086oflifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416tothemthatlayholdלַמַּחֲזִיקִ֣יםla.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388uponher;andhappyishethatretainethher.

19Jehovahbywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;byunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

20Byhisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedeepsH8415werebrokenH1234up,andtheskiesdropdownthedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

21Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,letthemnotdepartיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868fromthineeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209:

22soshalltheybeוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961lifeH5315unto thysoulH5315,andgraceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580unto thyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

23Thenאָ֤ז'azH227shalt thouwalkinthywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securely,andthyfootוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shallnotstumble;

24whenthou liestdownתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901, thou shaltnotbeafraidH6342,butthou shaltlieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901downH7901andthysleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shallbesweet.

25Benotafraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372ofsuddenfearH3372,neitherofthedestructionH7722ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563,whenitcometh;

26forJehovahshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961thyconfidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689,andhewillkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272frombeingtaken.

27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513notgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896fromthemtowhomitisdue,whenitisinthepowerofthyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027todoit.

28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559notunto thy neighbour,GoH7725,andcomeagain,andto-morrowIwillgiveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414,whenthou hastitbythee.

29DevisenotevilH7451againstthy neighbour, seeinghedwellethsecurelybythee.

30StrivenotwithamanH120withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,ifhehavedonetheenoharmH7451.

31EnvynotthemanH376ofviolenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555,andchooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977noneofhiswaysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.

32Fortheperverseisanabominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441toJehovah;buthissecretH5475iswiththeuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.

33ThecurseofJehovahisinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;butheblesseththehabitationoftherighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

34Heindeedscorneththescorners;buthegivethgraceH2580untothelowly.

35Thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallinheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157gloryH3519; butshameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036shallbethepromotionofthefoolish.

Commentaries on Proverbs 3

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