Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 17:7-21

7Excellentspeechשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193becomethnotלֹא־lo'-H3808afoolלְנָבָ֣לle.na.ValH5036:muchH637lessH637doH637lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267lipsשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193aprinceלְנָדִ֥יבle.na.DivH5081.

8A gift is as a preciousstoneאֶֽבֶן־'e.ven-H68in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

9He that covereth atransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588seekethloveאַהֲבָ֑ה'a.ha.VahH160: but he that harpeth on amatterבְ֝דָבָ֗רve.da.VarH1697separatethchiefאַלּֽוּף׃'a.LufH441friendsמַפְרִ֥ידmaf.RidH6504.

10Arebukeגְּעָרָ֣הge.'a.RahH1606enterethdeeperתֵּ֣חַתTe.chatH5181into one that hathunderstandingבְמֵבִ֑יןve.me.VinH995than anhundredמֵאָֽה׃me.'AhH3967stripes into afoolכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3684.

11Anevilרָ֑עRa'H7451manH394seekethonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389rebellionמְרִ֥יme.RiH4805; therefore acruelאַ֝כְזָרִ֗י'akh.za.RiH394messengerוּמַלְאָ֥ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397shall besentיְשֻׁלַּח־ye.shu.lach-H7971against him.

12LetH408abearדֹּ֣בdoH1677robbedH6298ofherH376whelpsmeetפָּג֬וֹשׁpa.Go.oshH6298amanH376,ratherH408thanH408afoolכְּ֝סִ֗ילke.SilH3684in hisfollyבְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.val.ToH200.

13Whoso rewardethevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,evilרָ֝עָ֗הra.'AhH7451shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808departתָמ֥וּשׁta.mishH4185from hishouseמִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃mi.bei.ToH1004.

14Thebeginningרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225ofstrifeהָרִ֥יבha.RivH7379is as when one lettethoutH6440waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325: thereforeleaveנְטֽוֹשׁ׃ne.To.oshH5203offcontentionמָד֑וֹןma.DonH4066,beforeH6440there be quarrelling.

15He that justifieth thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563, and he that condemneth therighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662,bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of themalikeגַּם־gam-H1571are anabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.

16Wherefore is there apriceמְחִ֣ירme.ChirH4242in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of afoolכְּסִ֑ילke.SilH3684tobuyלִקְנ֖וֹתlik.NotH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451, seeing he hathnoאָֽיִן׃'A.yinH369understandingוְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820?

17Afriendהָרֵ֑עַha.Re.a'H7453loveth atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timesעֵ֭ת'etH6256, and abrotherוְאָ֥חve.'AchH251isbornיִוָּלֵֽד׃yi.va.LedH3205foradversityלְ֝צָרָ֗הle.tza.RahH6869.

18Amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120void ofunderstandingלֵ֭בlevH3820strikethhandsכָּ֑ףKafH3709, and becomethsuretyעֹרֵ֥ב'o.RevH6148in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of his neighbour.

19He lovethtransgressionפֶּ֭שַׁעPe.sha'H6588that lovethstrifeמַצָּ֑הma.TzahH4683: he that raisethhighמַגְבִּ֥יהַּmag.Bi.ahH1361hisgateפִּ֝תְח֗וֹpit.ChoH6607seekethdestructionשָֽׁבֶר׃Sha.verH7667.

20He that hath a frowardheartלֵ֭בlevH3820findethnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896: and he that hath aperverseעִקֶּשׁ־'i.kesh-H6141tongueבִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹbil.sho.NoH3956fallethintoוְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְve.neh.PakhH2015mischief.

21He that begetteth afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684doeth it to hissorrowלְת֣וּגָהle.Tu.gahH8424: and thefatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1of afoolH3684hathnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808joyיִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyis.MachH8055.

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