Proverbs 9
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Proverbs 9

1WisdomH2454hath buildedherH1129houseבֵיתָ֑הּvei.TahH1004, she hathhewnH2672outH2672herH1129sevenשִׁבְעָֽה׃shiv.'AhH7651pillarsעַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ'a.mu.Dei.haH5982:
2SheH637hath killedherH2873beasts;sheH637hathmingledמָסְכָ֣הma.se.KhahH4537herH2873wineיֵינָ֑הּyei.NahH3196;sheH637hath also furnishedherH2873tableשֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃shul.cha.NahH7979.
3SheH7121hathsentH7971forthH7971herH7971maidensנַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291,sheH7121criethuponעַל־'al-H5921the highestplacesמְרֹ֣מֵיme.Ro.meiH4791of thecityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
4Whoso is simple, let himturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493in hither: as for him that is void ofunderstandingH3820,sheH3820saith to him,
5Come,eatלַחֲמ֣וּla.cha.MuH3898ye of mybreadבְֽלַחֲמִ֑יve.la.cha.MiH3899, anddrinkוּ֝שְׁת֗וּu.she.TuH8354of thewineבְּיַ֣יִןbe.Ya.yinH3196whichH3196I havemingledמָסָֽכְתִּי׃ma.Sa.khe.tiH4537.
6Leaveעִזְב֣וּ'iz.VuH5800off, ye simple ones, andliveוִֽחְי֑וּvich.YuH2421; andwalkH1870in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
7He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himselfshameקָל֑וֹןka.LonH7036: and he that reproveth awickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563manH7563getteth himself a blot.
8Reproveתּ֣וֹכַחTo.khachH3198notאַל־'al-H408a scorner,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hehateיִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyis.na.'E.kaH8130thee:reproveהוֹכַ֥חho.KhachH3198awiseלְ֝חָכָ֗םle.cha.KhamH2450manH2450, and he willloveוְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ve.ye.'e.ha.Ve.kaH157thee.
9Giveתֵּ֣ןtenH5414instructionH3948to awiseלְ֭חָכָםLe.cha.khomH2450manH2450, and he will be yetwiserוְיֶחְכַּם־ve.yech.kam-H2449:teachהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045arighteousלְ֝צַדִּ֗יקle.tza.DikH6662manH2450, and he willincreaseוְי֣וֹסֶףve.Yo.sefH3254inlearningH3948.
10Thefearיִרְאַ֣תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is thebeginningתְּחִלַּ֣תte.chi.LatH8462ofwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451: and theknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847of theHolyקְדֹשִׁ֣יםke.do.ShimH6918One isunderstandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.
11For bymeH3254thydaysיָמֶ֑יךָya.Mei.khaH3117shall bemultipliedיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235, and theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thylifeH3117shall beincreasedH3254.
12IfH518thou artwiseחָ֭כַמְתָּCha.kham.taH2449, thou artwiseחָכַ֣מְתָּcha.Kham.taH2449for thyself: andifH518thou scornest, thoualoneלְֽבַדְּךָ֥le.va.de.KhaH905shaltbearתִשָּֽׂא׃ti.Sa'H5375it.
13The foolishwomanאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802is clamorous;sheהֹֽמִיָּ֑הho.mi.YahH1993is simple, and knowethnothingוּבַל־u.val-H1077.
14And she sitteth at thedoorלְפֶ֣תַחle.Fe.tachH6607ofherעַל־'al-H5921houseבֵּיתָ֑הּbei.TahH1004, on aseatכִּ֝סֵּ֗אki.Se'H3678in thehighH4791placesH4791of thecityקָֽרֶת׃Ka.retH7176,
15Tocallלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121to them thatpassלְעֹֽבְרֵי־le.'oe.rei-H5674by, whogoH5674rightהַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham.ya.she.RimH3474on theirwaysדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,
16Whoso is simple, let himturnיָסֻ֣רya.SurH5493in hither: and as for him that is void ofunderstandingH3820,sheH3820saith to him,
17Stolenגְּנוּבִ֥יםge.nu.VimH1589watersמַֽיִם־ma.yim-H4325aresweetיִמְתָּ֑קוּyim.Ta.kuH4985, andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899eaten in secret ispleasantיִנְעָֽם׃yin.'AmH5276.
18But he knowethnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808that thedeadרְפָאִ֣יםre.fa.'ImH7496are there; thatherH7121guestsH7121are in the depths ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585.

Commentaries on Proverbs 9

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