New American Standard Bible 1995

Proverbs 22:17-21

17Inclineהַ֥טhatH5186your earאָזְנְךָ֗'a.ze.ne.KhaH241and hearוּ֭שְׁמַעU.she.ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the wiseחֲכָמִ֑יםcha.kha.MimH2450,And applyתָּשִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896your mindוְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ve.li.be.khaH3820to my knowledgeלְדַעְתִּֽי׃le.da'.TiH1847;

18For it will bepleasantנָ֭עִיםNa.'imH5273ifH3588you keepתִשְׁמְרֵ֣םtish.me.RemH8104them withinבְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָbe.vit.Ne.khaH990you,That they may be readyיִכֹּ֥נוּyi.Ko.nuH3559on your lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃se.fa.Tei.khaH8193.

19So that yourtrustמִבְטַחֶ֑ךָmiv.ta.Che.khaH4009may be in the Lordבַּ֭יהוָהba.Yah.wehH3068, I havetaughtהוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָho.da'.Ti.khaH3045you todayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,evenאַף־'af-H637you.

20Have I not writtenכָתַ֣בְתִּיkha.Tav.tiH3789to youexcellentH7991thingsH7991Of counselsבְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣תbe.Mo.'e.TzotH4156and knowledgeוָדָֽעַת׃va.Da.'atH1847,

21To make youknowלְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗le.ho.di.'a.KhaH3045thecertaintyקֹ֭שְׁטְKo.shetH7189of the wordsH561of truthאֱמֶ֑ת'e.MetH571That you maycorrectlyאֱ֝מֶ֗ת'e.MetH571answerלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725him who sentלְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ פle.sho.le.Chei.khaH7971you?

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