Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 25

1Theseאֵ֭לֶּה'E.lehH428also areproverbsמִשְׁלֵ֣יmish.LeiH4912ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֑הshe.lo.MohH8010,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834themenH376ofHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֬הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063copiedהֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּhe'.Ti.kuH6275outH376.

2It is thegloryכְּבֹ֣דke.VodH3519ofGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430toconcealהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641athingדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: but thegloryוּכְבֹ֥דu.khe.VodH3519ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428is tosearchחֲקֹ֣רcha.KorH2713outH2713amatterדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

3Theheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064forheightלָ֭רוּםLa.rumH7312, and theearthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776fordepthלָעֹ֑מֶקla.'O.mekH6011, and theheartוְלֵ֥בve.LevH3820ofkingsמְ֝לָכִ֗יםme.la.KhimH4428is unsearchable.

4TakeH3318awayH3318thedrossסִיגִ֣יםsi.GimH5509from thesilverמִכָּ֑סֶףmi.Ka.sefH3701, and there comethforthH3318avesselכֶּֽלִי׃Ke.liH3627for the finer:

5TakeH1898awayH1898thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563frombeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, and histhroneכִּסְאֽוֹ׃kis.'OH3678shall beestablishedוְיִכּ֖וֹןve.yi.KonH3559inrighteousnessבַּצֶּ֣דֶקba.Tze.dekH6664.

6Putnotאַל־'al-H408thyselfforwardH6440in thepresenceH6440of thekingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428, andstandתַּעֲמֹֽד׃ta.'a.ModH5975notאַֽל־'al-H408in theplaceוּבִמְק֥וֹםu.vim.KomH4725ofgreatגְּ֝דֹלִ֗יםge.do.LimH1419menH1419:

7ForbetterH2896is it that it besaidאֲמָר־'a.mor-H559unto thee,Comeעֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehH5927upH5927hither;thanH2896that thou shouldest beputH5927lowerמֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khaH8213in thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of theprinceנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,whomאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834thineeyesעֵינֶֽיךָ׃'ei.Nei.khaH5869haveseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200.

8Goתֵּצֵ֥אte.Tze'H3318notH408forthH3318hastilyH7378tostriveH7378,lestפֶּ֣ןpenH6435thou knownotH408whatמַה־mah-H4100todoתַּ֭עֲשֶׂהTa.'a.sehH6213in theendבְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּbe.'a.cha.ri.TahH319thereof, when thy neighbour hathputH3318thee toshameבְּהַכְלִ֖יםbe.hakh.LimH3637.

9Debate thycauseרִֽ֭יבְךָRi.ve.khaH7379with thy neighbourhimselfתְּגָֽל׃te.GalH1540, and disclosenotאַל־'al-H408thesecretוְס֖וֹדve.SodH5475ofanotherאַחֵ֣ר'a.CherH312:

10Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435he that heareth it revile thee, and thine infamyturnתָשֽׁוּב׃ta.ShuvH7725notלֹ֣אlo'H3808awayH7725.

11Awordדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697fitlyspokenדָּבֻ֥רda.VurH1696is likeapplesתַּפּוּחֵ֣יta.pu.CheiH8598ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091in baskets ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.

12As anearringנֶ֣זֶםNe.zemH5141ofgoldזָ֭הָבza.hoH2091, and anornamentוַחֲלִי־va.cha.li-H2481offineכָ֑תֶםKha.temH3800goldH2091,soH8085is awiseחָ֝כָ֗םcha.KhamH2450reproverמוֹכִ֥יחַmo.Khi.achH3198uponעַל־'al-H5921anobedientH8085earאֹ֥זֶן'O.zenH241.

13As the cold ofsnowשֶׁ֨לֶג׀She.legH7950in the time ofharvestקָצִ֗ירka.TzirH7105,soH7971is afaithfulנֶ֭אֱמָןNe.'e.monH539messengerצִ֣ירtzirH6735to them thatsendH7971him; for he refresheth thesoulוְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315of hismastersאֲדֹנָ֣יו'a.do.NavH113.

14As clouds andwindוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307withoutH369rainוְגֶ֣שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,soH369is he that boastethhimselfאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of hisgiftsבְּמַתַּת־be.ma.tat-H4991falselyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

15Bylongבְּאֹ֣רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753forbearing is arulerקָצִ֑יןka.TzinH7101persuaded, and asoftרַ֝כָּ֗הra.KahH7390tongueוְלָשׁ֥וֹןve.la.ShonH3956breaketh theboneגָּֽרֶם׃Ga.remH1634.

16Hast thoufoundמָ֭צָאתָMa.tza.taH4672honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706?eatאֱכֹ֣ל'e.KholH398soH6435much as issufficientדַּיֶּ֑ךָּdai.Ye.kaH1767for thee;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou befilledתִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּtis.ba.'E.nuH7646therewith, andvomitוַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃va.ha.Ke.ToH6958it.

17Let thyfootרַ֭גְלְךָRag.le.khaH7272be seldom in thy neighbour’shouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he bewearyיִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗yis.ba.'a.khaH7646of thee, andhateוּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃u.se.ne.'E.khaH8130thee.

18AmanH376that bearethfalseשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267witnessעֵ֣ד'edH5707againstH376his neighbour is a maul, and aswordוְ֭חֶרֶבVe.che.revH2719, and asharpשָׁנ֑וּןsha.NunH8150arrowוְחֵ֣ץve.ChetzH2671.

19Confidenceמִבְטָ֥חmiv.TachH4009in an unfaithful man in time oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869is like a brokentoothשֵׁ֣ןshenH8127, and afootוְרֶ֣גֶלve.Re.gelH7272out of joint.

20As one that takethoffH5921agarmentבֶּ֨גֶד׀Be.gedH899incoldקָ֭רָהKa.rahH7135weather, and asvinegarחֹ֣מֶץCho.metzH2558uponH5921nitre,soH5921is he that singethsongsבַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗יםba.shi.RimH7892to an heavyheartלֶב־lev-H3820.

21Ifאִם־'im-H518thineenemyשֹׂ֭נַאֲךָSo.na.'a.khaH8130behungryרָעֵ֣בra.'EvH7457,giveהַשְׁקֵ֥הוּhash.Ke.huH8248himbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899toeatהַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּha.'a.khi.Le.huH398; andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he bethirstyצָ֝מֵ֗אtza.Me'H6771,giveH8248himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkH8248:

22For thou shaltheapחֹתֶ֣הcho.TehH2846coalsגֶֽחָלִ֗יםge.cha.LimH1513of fireuponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, and theLORDוַֽ֝יהוָ֗הva.Yah.wehH3068shallrewardיְשַׁלֶּם־ye.sha.lem-H7999thee.

23Thenorthצָ֭פוֹןTza.fonH6828windר֣וּחַRu.achH7307bringeth forthrainגָּ֑שֶׁםGa.shemH1653:soH6440doth a backbitingtongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956anangryנִ֝זְעָמִ֗יםniz.'a.MimH2194countenanceH6440.

24It isbetterט֗וֹבTovH2896todwellשֶׁ֥בֶתShe.vetH3427in the comer of thehousetopגָּ֑גGagH1406,thanH2896with acontentiousH4066womanמֵאֵ֥שֶׁתme.'E.shetH802in a widehouseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.

25Ascoldקָ֭רִיםKa.rimH7119watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325to a thirstysoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,soעַל־'al-H5921isgoodט֝וֹבָ֗הto.VahH2896newsוּשְׁמוּעָ֥הu.she.mu.'AhH8052from afarמֶרְחָֽק׃mer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

26As a troubledfountainוּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.KorH4726, and acorruptedמָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.ChatH7843springמַעְיָ֣ןma'.YanH4599,soH6440is arighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662manH7563that givethwayH6440beforeH6440thewickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

27It isnotH3808goodט֑וֹבTovH2896toeatאָ֘כֹ֤ל'a.KholH398muchהַרְבּ֣וֹתhar.BotH7235honeyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706:soH3808for men tosearchH2714outH2714their owngloryכְּבֹדָ֣םke.vo.DamH3519isnotH3808gloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ka.VodH3519.

28Hewhoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834spiritלְרוּחֽוֹ׃le.ru.ChoH7307iswithoutאֵ֣ין'einH369restraint is like acityעִ֣יר'irH5892that isbrokenH6555downH6555and hathnoאֵ֖ין'einH369wallחוֹמָ֑הcho.MahH2346.

Commentaries on Proverbs 25

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain