Revised Version 1895

Proverbs 3:19-35

19TheLORDיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068bywisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451foundedיָֽסַד־ya.sad-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; byunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָֽה׃bit.vu.NahH8394heestablishedכּוֹנֵ֥ןko.NenH3559theheavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

20By hisknowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתּוֹbe.da'.toH1847thedepthsתְּהוֹמ֣וֹתte.ho.MotH8415werebrokenH1234upH1234, and theskiesוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗יםu.she.cha.KimH7834dropdownיִרְעֲפוּ־yir.'a.fu-H7491thedewטָֽל׃TalH2919.

21Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,letH408notH408themdepartיָלֻ֣זוּya.Lu.zuH3868from thineeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;keepנְצֹ֥רne.TzorH5341soundתֻּ֝שִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454wisdomH8454anddiscretionוּמְזִמָּֽה׃u.me.zi.MahH4209;

22Soוְיִֽהְי֣וּve.yih.YuH1961shall they belifeH5315unto thysoulH5315, andgraceוְ֝חֵ֗ןve.ChenH2580to thyneckלְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.gar.ge.ro.Tei.khaH1621.

23Then shalt thouwalkH1870in thywayדַּרְכֶּ֑ךָdar.Ke.khaH1870securelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983, and thyfootוְ֝רַגְלְךָ֗ve.rag.le.khaH7272shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808stumbleתִגּֽוֹף׃ti.GofH5062.

24When thou liestdownתִּשְׁכַּ֥בtish.KavH7901, thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beafraidתִפְחָ֑דtif.ChadH6342: yea, thou shaltlieוְ֝שָׁכַבְתָּ֗ve.sha.khav.taH7901downH7901, and thysleepשְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃she.na.Te.khaH8142shall besweetוְֽעָרְבָ֥הve.'a.re.VahH6149.

25BenotH408afraidתִּ֭ירָאTi.ra'H3372ofsuddenפִּתְאֹ֑םpit.'OmH6597fearH3372,neitherH408of the desolation of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563, when it cometh:

26For theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068shall be thyconfidenceבְכִסְלֶ֑ךָve.khis.Le.khaH3689, and shallkeepוְשָׁמַ֖רve.sha.MarH8104thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272frombeingH1961takenH1961.

27Withholdתִּמְנַע־tim.na'-H4513notאַל־'al-H408goodט֥וֹבTovH2896from them to whom it isdueמִבְּעָלָ֑יוmi.be.'a.LavH1167, when it is in thepowerH3027of thinehandיָדְךָ֣ya.dei.khaH3027todoלַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃la.'a.SotH6213it.

28Sayתֹּ֘אמַ֤רto.MarH559notאַל־'al-H408unto thy neighbour,GoH7725, andcomeH7725againH7725, andtomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I willgiveאֶתֵּ֗ן'e.TenH5414; when thou hast it by thee.

29Devisenotאַל־'al-H408evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstעַל־'al-H5921thy neighbour, seeing he dwellethsecurelyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983by thee.

30Striveתָּרִ֣יבta.rivH7378notH3808with amanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120withoutH3808causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600,ifאִם־'im-H518he havedoneH7451theenoH3808harmH7451.

31Envyתְּ֭קַנֵּאTe.ka.ne'H7065thounotH408themanבְּאִ֣ישׁbe.'IshH376ofviolenceחָמָ֑סcha.MasH2555, andchooseתִּ֝בְחַ֗רtiv.CharH977noneבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of hiswaysדְּרָכָֽיו׃de.ra.KhavH1870.

32For the perverse is anabominationתוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068: but hissecretסוֹדֽוֹ׃so.DoH5475is with theuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477.

33Thecurseיְבָרֵֽךְ׃ye.va.RekhH1288of theLORDיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068is in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of thewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563; but he blesseth the habitation of therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662.

34Surelyאִם־'im-H518he scorneth the scorners, but he givethgraceחֵֽן׃ChenH2580unto thelowlyH6041.

35Thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450shallinheritיִנְחָ֑לוּyin.Cha.luH5157gloryכָּ֭בוֹדKa.VodH3519; butshameקָלֽוֹן׃ פka.LonH7036shall be the promotion offoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684.

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