New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 16:27-29

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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