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Proverbs 12:16-20

16Afool’sאֱוִ֗יל'e.VilH191angerכַּעְס֑וֹka'.SoH3708is knownיִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'H3045at onceבַּ֭יּוֹםBai.yomH3117,But a prudentH6175personH6175concealsוְכֹסֶ֖הve.kho.SehH3680dishonorקָל֣וֹןka.LonH7036.

17One whodeclaresיָפִ֣יחַya.Fi.achH6315truthאֱ֭מוּנָה'E.mu.nahH530tellsיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046whatH6664isH6664rightH6664,But a falseשְׁקָרִ֣יםshe.ka.RimH8267witnessוְעֵ֖דve.'EdH5707,deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820.

18ThereH3426isH3426one whospeaksH981rashlyבּ֭וֹטֶהBo.tehH981like the thrustsכְּמַדְקְר֣וֹתke.mad.ke.RotH4094of a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, But thetongueוּלְשׁ֖וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450bringsH4832healingמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832.

19Truthfulאֱ֭מֶת'E.metH571lipsשְֽׂפַת־se.fat-H8193will endureתִּכּ֣וֹןti.KonH3559foreverלָעַ֑דla.'AdH5703, But alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956is onlyוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704for a momentאַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה'ar.Gi.'ahH7280.

20Deceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820is in the heartבְּלֶב־be.lev-H3820of those who deviseחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,But counselorsוּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖יu.le.yo.'a.TzeiH3289of peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965havejoyשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

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