New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 16:25-29

25Thereיֵ֤שׁyeshH3426is a wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870which seemsrightיָ֭שָׁרYa.shorH3477to a manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,But its endוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319is the wayדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.

26A worker’sעָ֭מֵל'A.melH6001appetiteנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315worksעָ֣מְלָה'A.me.lahH5998for him, For hishungerפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310urgesאָכַ֖ף'a.KhafH404him on.

27Aworthlessבְּ֭לִיַּעַלBe.li.ya.'alH1100manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376digsכֹּרֶ֣הko.RehH3738up evilH7463,Whileוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his wordsשְׂ֝פָת֗וֹse.fa.tavH8193are likescorchingH6866fireכְּאֵ֣שׁke.'EshH784.

28A perverseתַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹתTah.pu.khotH8419manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376spreadsיְשַׁלַּ֣חye.sha.LachH7971strifeמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,And a slandererוְ֝נִרְגָּ֗ןve.nir.GanH7279separatesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504intimateH441friendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.

29A manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of violenceחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555enticesיְפַתֶּ֣הye.fa.TehH6601his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453And leadsוְ֝הוֹלִיכ֗וֹve.ho.li.KhoH1980him in a wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870that is not goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

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