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Proverbs 18

1Throughdesireלְֽ֭תַאֲוָהLe.ta.'a.vahH8378a man, havingseparatedנִפְרָ֑דnif.RadH6504himself,seekethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245andintermeddlethיִתְגַּלָּֽע׃yit.ga.La'H1566with allwisdomתּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗הtu.shi.YahH8454.

2Afoolכְּ֭סִילKe.silH3684hath nodelightיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654inunderstandingבִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.NahH8394, but that hisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820maydiscoverבְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.LotH1540itself.

3When thewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563comethבְּֽבוֹא־be.Vo'-H935, thencomethבָּ֣אba'H935alsocontemptבּ֑וּזBuzH937, and withignominyקָל֥וֹןka.LonH7036reproachחֶרְפָּֽה׃cher.PahH2781.

4Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of aman’sאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376mouthפִי־fi-H6310are asdeepעֲ֭מֻקִּים'A.mu.kimH6013watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, and thewellspringמְק֣וֹרme.KorH4726ofwisdomחָכְמָֽה׃chokh.mahH2451as aflowingנֹ֝בֵ֗עַno.Ve.a'H5042brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158.

5It is notgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896toacceptשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375thepersonפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563, tooverthrowלְהַטּ֥וֹתle.ha.TotH5186therighteousצַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662injudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.

6Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684lipsשִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.TeiH8193enterיָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'uH935intocontentionבְרִ֑יבve.RivH7379, and hismouthוּ֝פִ֗יוu.FivH6310callethיִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'H7121forstrokesלְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.MotH4112.

7Afool’sכְ֭סִילKhe.silH3684mouthפִּֽי־pi-H6310is hisdestructionמְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-H4288, and hislipsוּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.TavH8193are thesnareמוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.KeshH4170of hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

8Thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of atalebearerH5372are aswoundsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםke.mit.la.ha.MimH3859, and they godownיָרְד֥וּya.re.DuH3381into the innermostpartsחַדְרֵי־chad.rei-H2315of thebellyבָֽטֶן׃Va.tenH990.

9He also that isslothfulמִתְרַפֶּ֣הmit.ra.PehH7503in hisworkבִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹvim.lakh.ToH4399isbrotherאָ֥ח'achH251to him that is agreatלְבַ֣עַלle.Va.'alH1167wasterH7843.

10Thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is astrongעֹ֭ז'ozH5797towerמִגְדַּל־mig.dal-H4026: therighteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662runnethיָר֖וּץya.RutzH7323into it, and issafeוְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ve.nis.GavH7682.

11The richman’sעָ֭שִׁיר'A.shirH6223wealthה֣וֹןHonH1952is hisstrongעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797cityקִרְיַ֣תkir.YatH7151, and as anhighנִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗הnis.ga.VahH7682wallוּכְחוֹמָ֥הu.khe.cho.MahH2346in his ownconceitבְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃be.mas.ki.ToH4906.

12Beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei.She-H6440destructionשֶׁ֭בֶרShe.verH7667theheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofmanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376ishaughtyיִגְבַּ֣הּyig.BahH1361, andbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440honourכָב֣וֹדkha.VodH3519ishumilityעֲנָוָֽה׃'a.na.VahH6038.

13He thatanswerethמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725amatterדָּ֭בָרDa.vorH1697before hehearethיִשְׁמָ֑עyish.Ma'H8085it, it isfollyאִוֶּ֥לֶת'i.Ve.letH200andshameוּכְלִמָּֽה׃u.khe.li.MahH3639to him.

14Thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of amanאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376willsustainיְכַלְכֵּ֣לye.khal.KelH3557hisinfirmityמַחֲלֵ֑הוּma.cha.Le.huH4245; but awoundedנְ֝כֵאָ֗הne.khe.'AhH5218spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307who canbearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃yi.sa.'E.nahH5375?

15Theheartלֵ֣בlevH3820of theprudentנָ֭בוֹןNa.VonH995gettethיִקְנֶה־yik.neh-H7069knowledgeדָּ֑עַתDa.'atH1847; and theearוְאֹ֥זֶןve.'O.zenH241of thewiseחֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.MimH2450seekethתְּבַקֶּשׁ־te.va.kesh-H1245knowledgeדָּֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.

16Aman’sאָ֭דָם'A.domH120giftמַתָּ֣ןma.TanH4976makethroomיַרְחִ֣יבyar.ChivH7337for him, andbringethיַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃yan.Che.nuH5148himbeforeוְלִפְנֵ֖יve.lif.NeiH6440greatmenגְדֹלִ֣יםge.do.LimH1419.

17He that isfirstהָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223in his owncauseבְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.VoH7379seemethjustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662; but hisneighbourרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huH7453comethוּבָֽאya.vo'-H935andsearchethוַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃va.cha.ka.RoH2713him.

18Thelotהַגּוֹרָ֑לha.go.RalH1486causethcontentionsמִ֭דְיָנִיםMid.ya.nimH4079toceaseיַשְׁבִּ֣יתyash.BitH7673, andpartethיַפְרִֽיד׃yaf.RidH6504between themightyעֲצוּמִ֣ים'a.tzu.MimH6099.

19Abrotherאָ֗ח'AchH251offendedנִפְשָׁ֥עnif.Sha'H6586is harder to be won than astrongעֹ֑ז'OzH5797cityמִקִּרְיַת־mi.kir.yat-H7151: and theircontentionsוּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗יםu.me.do.nimH4079 H4066are like thebarsכִּבְרִ֥יחַkiv.Ri.achH1280of acastleאַרְמֽוֹן׃'ar.MonH759.

20Aman’sאִ֭ישׁ'ishH376bellyבִּטְנ֑וֹbit.NoH990shall besatisfiedתִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'H7646with thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of hismouthפִי־fi-H6310; and with theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'AtH8393of hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193shall he befilledיִשְׂבָּֽע׃yis.Ba'H7646.

21Deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194andlifeוְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimH2416are in thepowerבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956: and they thatloveוְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haH157it shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽהּ׃pir.YahH6529of it.

22Whoeverfindethמָצָ֣אma.Tza'H4672awifeאִ֭שָּׁה'I.shahH802findethמָ֣צָאMa.tza'H4672agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896thing, andobtainethוַיָּ֥פֶקvai.Ya.fekH6329favourרָ֝צ֗וֹןra.TzonH7522from theLORDמֵיְהוָֽה׃me.Yah.wehH3068.

23Thepoorרָ֑שׁRashH7326usethיְדַבֶּר־ye.da.ber-H1696entreatiesתַּחֲנוּנִ֥יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469; but therichוְ֝עָשִׁ֗ירve.'a.ShirH6223answerethיַעֲנֶ֥הya.'a.NehH6030roughlyעַזּֽוֹת׃a.ZotH5794.

24Amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that hathfriendsרֵ֭עִיםRe.'imH7453must show himselffriendlyלְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַle.hit.ro.'E.a'H7489: and thereisוְיֵ֥שׁve.YeshH3426afriendאֹ֝הֵ֗ב'o.HevH157that stickethcloserדָּבֵ֥קda.VekH1695than abrotherמֵאָֽח׃me.'AchH251.

Commentaries on Proverbs 18

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