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Proverbs 15:20-23

20A wiseחָ֭כָםCha.khomH2450sonבֵּ֣ןbenH1121maketh a gladיְשַׂמַּח־ye.sa.mach-H8055fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1:but a foolishוּכְסִ֥ילu.khe.SilH3684manאָ֝דָ֗ם'a.DamH120despisethבּוֹזֶ֥הbo.ZehH959his motherאִמּֽוֹ׃'i.MoH517.

21Follyאִ֭וֶּלֶת'I.ve.letH200isjoyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057to him that isdestituteלַחֲסַר־la.cha.sar-H2638of wisdomלֵ֑בLevH3820:but a manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of understandingתְּ֝בוּנָ֗הte.vu.NahH8394walkethH3212uprightlyיְיַשֶׁר־ye.ya.sher-H3474.

22Without counselס֑וֹדSodH5475purposesמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284are disappointedהָפֵ֣רha.FerH6565:but in the multitudeוּבְרֹ֖בu.ve.RoH7230of counsellorsיוֹעֲצִ֣יםyo.'a.TzimH3289they are establishedתָּקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.

23A manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376hath joyשִׂמְחָ֣הsim.ChahH8057by the answerבְּמַעֲנֵה־be.ma.'a.neh-H4617of his mouthפִ֑יוFivH6310:and a wordוְדָבָ֖רve.da.VarH1697spokenin due seasonבְּעִתּ֣וֹbe.'i.ToH6256,how goodטּֽוֹב׃TovH2896is it!

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