New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 20:17-21

17Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899obtained by falsehoodשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267is sweetעָרֵ֣ב'a.RevH6156to a manלָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishH376,But afterwardוְ֝אַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310his mouthפִ֥יהוּFi.huH6310will be filledיִמָּֽלֵא־yi.ma.le'-H4390with gravelחָצָֽץ׃cha.TzatzH2687.

18Prepareתִכּ֑וֹןti.KonH3559plansמַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתMa.cha.sha.VotH4284by consultationבְּעֵצָ֣הbe.'e.TzahH6098, Andmakeעֲשֵׂ֣ה'a.SehH6213warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421by wiseוּ֝בְתַחְבֻּל֗וֹתu.ve.tach.bu.LotH8458guidanceH8458.

19He whogoesהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980about as a slandererרָכִ֑ילra.KhilH7400revealsגּֽוֹלֶה־go.leh-H1540secretsסּ֭וֹדSodH5475,Therefore do not associateתִתְעָרָֽב׃tit.'a.RavH6148witha gossipוּלְפֹתֶ֥ה שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוu.le.fo.Teh Se.fa.TavH6601 H8193.

20He whocursesמְ֭קַלֵּלMe.ka.lelH7043his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1or his motherוְאִמּ֑וֹve.'i.MoH517, Hislampנֵ֝ר֗וֹne.RoH5216will goיִֽדְעַ֥ךְyid.'AkhH1846out intimeבֶּאֱשׁ֥וּןbe.'i.shonH380of darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822.

21An inheritanceנַ֭חֲלָהNa.cha.lahH5159gainedH973hurriedlyמְבֹהֶ֣לֶתme.vu.che.letH926at the beginningבָּרִאשֹׁנָ֑הba.ri.sho.NahH7223Will not be blessedתְבֹרָֽךְ׃te.vo.RakhH1288in the endוְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּve.'a.cha.ri.TahH319.

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