Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 17:7-10

7Excellentיֶ֑תֶרYe.terH3499speechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193becomethנָאוָ֣הna.VahH5000not a foolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036:much less do lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193a princeלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.

8A giftהַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadH7810is asa preciousחֵ֣ןchenH2580stoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of him that hathבְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.LavH1167it: whithersoever it turnethיִפְנֶ֣הyif.NehH6437,it prosperethיַשְׂכִּֽיל׃yas.KilH7919.

9He that coverethמְֽכַסֶּה־me.kha.seh-H3680a transgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethמְבַקֵּ֣שׁme.va.KeshH1245loveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160;but he that repeatethוְשֹׁנֶ֥הve.sho.NehH8138a matterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504veryfriendsאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441.

10A reproofגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181more into a wise manבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995than an hundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripesמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221into a foolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.

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