New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 1:1-6

1Theproverbsמִ֭שְׁלֵיMish.leiH4912of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,kingמֶ֝֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2To knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and instructionוּמוּסָ֑רu.mu.SarH4148,To discernלְ֝הָבִ֗יןle.ha.VinH995the sayingsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561ofunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998,

3Toreceiveלָ֭קַחַתLa.ka.chatH3947instructionמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148in wiseH7919behaviorH7919,Righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664,justiceוּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗טu.mish.PatH4941and equityוּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃u.mei.sha.RimH4339;

4To giveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414prudenceעָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.MahH6195to thenaiveלִפְתָאיִ֣םlif.ta.YimH6612,To the youthלְ֝נַ֗עַרle.Na.'arH5288knowledgeדַּ֣עַתDa.'atH1847and discretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209,

5A wiseH2450manH2450will hearיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085andincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254in learningלֶ֑קַחLe.kachH3948, And aman of understandingוְ֝נָב֗וֹןve.na.VonH995will acquireיִקְנֶֽה׃yik.NehH7069wiseתַּחְבֻּל֥וֹתtach.bu.LotH8458counselH8458,

6To understandלְהָבִ֣יןle.ha.VinH995a proverbמָ֭שָׁלMa.sholH4912and a figureוּמְלִיצָ֑הu.me.li.TzahH4426,The wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450and theirriddlesוְחִידֹתָֽם׃ve.chi.do.TamH2420.

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