New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 17:7-10

7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193is not fittingנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000for a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036,Muchכִּֽי־ki-H637 H3588lessH637arelyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193to a princeלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.

8Abribeהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is acharmאֶֽבֶן־ חֵ֣ן'e.ven- chenH68 H2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of its ownerבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167;Whereverאֶֽל־ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֖ר'el- kol- 'a.SherH413 H3605 H834he turnsיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437,he prospersיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.

9One whoconcealsמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680an offenseפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seeksמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160,But one who repeatsוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138a matterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatesמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504closeאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441friendsH441.

10A rebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606goesH5181deeperH5181into one who hasH995understandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995ThanH4480a hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967blowsמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into a foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.

Read all of Proverbs 17

Commentaries on Proverbs 17