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Proverbs 4

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085, yechildrenבָ֭נִיםVa.nimH1121, theinstructionמ֣וּסַרMu.sarH4148of afatherאָ֑ב'AvH1, andattendוְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181toknowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045understandingבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

2For Igiveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414yougoodט֭וֹבTovH2896doctrineלֶ֣קַחLe.kachH3948,forsakeתַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ta.'a.ZouH5800ye not mylawתּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יto.ra.TiH8451.

3For I was myfather’sלְאָבִ֑יle.'a.ViH1sonבֵ֭ןvenH1121,tenderרַ֥ךְrakhH7390andonlyוְ֝יָחִ֗ידve.ya.ChidH3173beloved in thesightלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of mymotherאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517.

4Hetaughtוַיֹּרֵ֗נִיvai.yo.Re.niH3384me also, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Let thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820retainיִֽתְמָךְ־yit.mokh-H8551mywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697:keepשְׁמֹ֖רshe.MorH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687, andliveוֶֽחְיֵֽה׃Vech.YehH2421.

5Getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451,getקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069understandingבִינָ֑הvi.NahH998:forgetתִּשְׁכַּ֥חtish.KachH7911it not; neitherdeclineתֵּ֝֗טTetH5186from thewordsמֵֽאִמְרֵי־me.'im.rei-H561of mymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.

6Forsakeתַּעַזְבֶ֥הָta.'az.Ve.haH5800her not, and she shallpreserveוְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּve.tish.me.Re.kaH8104thee:loveאֱהָבֶ֥הָ'e.ha.Ve.haH157her, and she shallkeepוְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ve.ti.tze.Re.kaH5341thee.

7Wisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451is the principalthingרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225; thereforegetH7069wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451: and with all thygettingקִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗kin.ya.ne.chaH7075getunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.

8Exaltסַלְסְלֶ֥הָsal.se.Le.haH5549her, and she shallpromoteוּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּu.te.ro.Me.kaH7311thee: she shall bring thee tohonourתְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָte.kha.Be.de.khaH3513, when thou dostembraceתְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃te.chab.be.Ke.nahH2263her.

9She shallgiveתִּתֵּ֣ןti.TenH5414to thyheadלְ֭רֹאשְׁךָLe.ro.she.khaH7218anornamentלִוְיַת־liv.yat-H3880ofgraceחֵ֑ןChenH2580: acrownעֲטֶ֖רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryתִּפְאֶ֣רֶתtif.'E.retH8597shall shedeliverתְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃te.ma.ge.Ne.kaH4042to thee.

10Hearשְׁמַ֣עshe.Ma'H8085, O mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121, andreceiveוְקַ֣חve.KachH3947mysayingsאֲמָרָ֑י'a.ma.RaiH561; and theyearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141of thylifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416shall bemanyוְיִרְבּ֥וּve.yir.BuH7235.

11I havetaughtהֹרֵתִ֑יךָho.re.Ti.khaH3384thee in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofwisdomחָ֭כְמָהchokh.mahH2451; I haveledהִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָhid.rakh.Ti.khaH1869thee inrightיֹֽשֶׁר׃Yo.sherH3476pathsבְּמַעְגְּלֵי־be.ma'.ge.lei-H4570.

12When thougoestH3212, thystepsצַעֲדֶ֑ךָtza.'a.De.khaH6806shall not behinderedיֵצַ֣רye.TzarH3334; and when thourunnestתָּ֝ר֗וּץta.RutzH7323, thou shalt notstumbleתִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ti.ka.ShelH3782.

13Take fastholdהַחֲזֵ֣קha.cha.ZekH2388ofinstructionבַּמּוּסָ֣רba.mu.SarH4148; let her notgoתֶּ֑רֶףTe.refH7503:keepנִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָni.tze.Re.haH5341her; for she is thylifeחַיֶּֽיךָ׃chai.Yei.khaH2416.

14Enterתָּבֹ֑אta.Vo'H935not into thepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563, andgoתְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗רte.'a.SherH833not in thewayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofevilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451men .

15Avoidפְּרָעֵ֥הוּpe.ra.'E.huH6544it,passתַּעֲבָר־ta.'a.vor-H5674not by it,turnשְׂטֵ֖הse.TehH7847from it, and passawayוַעֲבֽוֹר׃va.'a.VorH5674.

16For theysleepיִֽ֭שְׁנוּYish.nuH3462not, except they have donemischiefיָרֵ֑עוּya.Re.'uH7489; and theirsleepשְׁ֝נָתָ֗םShe.na.TamH8142is takenawayוְֽנִגְזְלָ֥הve.nig.ze.LahH1497, unless they cause some tofallיַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃yikh.sho.luH3782.

17For theyeatלָ֭חֲמוּLa.cha.muH3898thebreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, anddrinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354thewineוְיֵ֖יןve.YeinH3196ofviolenceחֲמָסִ֣יםcha.ma.SimH2555.

18But thepathוְאֹ֣רַחve.'O.rachH734of thejustצַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimH6662is as theshiningנֹ֑גַהּNo.gahH5051lightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216, thatshinethוָ֝א֗וֹרva.'orH215moreהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980and more to theperfectנְכ֥וֹןne.KhonH3559dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

19Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563is asdarknessכָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑הka.'a.fe.LahH653: theyknowיָ֝דְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045not at what theystumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ פyi.ka.She.luH3782.

20Mysonבְּ֭נִיBe.niH1121,attendהַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhak.Shi.vahH7181to mywordsלִדְבָרַ֣יlid.va.RaiH1697;inclineהַט־hat-H5186thyearאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241to mysayingsלַ֝אֲמָרַ֗יla.'a.ma.RaiH561.

21Let them notdepartיַלִּ֥יזוּya.Li.zuH3868from thyeyesמֵעֵינֶ֑יךָme.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;keepשָׁ֝מְרֵ֗םSham.RemH8104them in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thyheartלְבָבֶֽךָ׃le.va.Ve.khaH3824.

22For they arelifeחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416to those thatfindלְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑םle.mo.tze.'ei.HemH4672them, andhealthמַרְפֵּֽא׃mar.Pe'H4832to all theirfleshבְּשָׂר֥וֹbe.sa.RoH1320.

23Keepנְצֹ֣רne.TzorH5341thyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820with alldiligenceמִ֭שְׁמָרMish.morH4929; for out of it are theissuesתּוֹצְא֥וֹתtotz.'otH8444oflifeחַיִּֽים׃chai.YimH2416.

24Putawayהָסֵ֣רha.SerH5493from thee aperverseעִקְּשׁ֣וּת'i.ke.ShutH6143mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310, andperverseוּלְז֥וּתu.le.ZutH3891lipsשְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimH8193putfarהַרְחֵ֥קhar.ChekH7368from thee.

25Let thyeyesעֵ֭ינֶיךָ'Ei.nei.khaH5869lookיַבִּ֑יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027rightonלְנֹ֣כַחle.No.khachH5227, and let thyeyelidsוְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָve.'af.'a.Pei.khaH6079lookstraightיַיְשִׁ֥רוּyay.Shi.ruH3474before thee.

26Ponderפַּ֭לֵּסPa.lesH6424thepathמַעְגַּ֣לma'.GalH4570of thyfeetרַגְלֶ֑ךָrag.Le.khaH7272, and let all thywaysדְּרָכֶ֥יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870beestablishedיִכֹּֽנוּ׃yi.Ko.nuH3559.

27Turnתֵּט־tet-H5186not to the righthandיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225nor to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040:removeהָסֵ֖רha.SerH5493thyfootרַגְלְךָ֣rag.le.KhaH7272fromevilמֵרָֽע׃me.Ra'H7451.

Commentaries on Proverbs 4

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