New American Standard Bible 2020

Proverbs 3:27-35

27Do not withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513goodט֥וֹבTovH2896fromthoseH1167toH1167whomH1167it isH1167dueH1167,When it is in your powerלְאֵ֖לle.'ElH410to doלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213it.

28Do not sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559to your neighborלְרֵֽעֲךָ֨le.re.'ei.khaH7453, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,and comeH7725backוָ֭שׁוּבVa.shuvH7725,And tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will giveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414it to you,”When you haveוְיֵ֣שׁve.YeshH3426it with you.

29Do not deviseתַּחֲרֹ֣שׁta.cha.RoshH2790harmH7463againstעַל־'al-H5921your neighborרֵעֲךָ֣re.'a.KhaH7453,While he livesיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983besideאִתָּֽךְ׃'i.TakhH854you.

30Do not contendתָּרִ֣יבta.rivH7378with a personאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120forH2600noH2600reasonH2600,Ifאִם־'im-H518he has doneגְמָלְךָ֣ge.ma.le.KhaH1580you noלֹ֖אlo'H3808harmH7463.

31Do not envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065a violentחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555personבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376,And do not chooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of his waysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.

32For thedeviousנָל֑וֹזna.LozH3868are an abominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; But He isintimateסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475with the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.

33Thecurseמְאֵרַ֣תme.'e.RatH3994of the Lordיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is on the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563, But Heblessesיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288the homeוּנְוֵ֖הu.ne.VehH5116of the righteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

34Thoughאִם־'im-H518He scoffsH3917at the scoffersH3917, YetHe givesיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414graceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580to the needyוְ֝לַעֲנָוִ֗יםve.la.'a.ni.yimH6035.

35The wiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450will inheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157honorכָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodH3519,But foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684increaseמֵרִ֥יםme.RimH7311dishonorקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036.

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