Proverbs 133 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.1:1מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;1:2לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;1:3לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;1:4לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;1:5יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;1:6לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.1:7יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃פThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.1:8שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;1:9כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.1:10בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.1:11אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;1:12נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;1:13כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil;1:14גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' —1:15בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;1:16כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.1:17כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַלכָּנָֽף׃For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;1:18וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.1:19כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃פSo are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.1:20חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;1:21בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:1:22עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?1:23תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.1:24יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,1:25וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;1:26גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;1:27בְּבֹא כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.1:28אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.1:29תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;1:30לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.1:31וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.1:32כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.1:33וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃פBut whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.'← previousPsalms 150next →Proverbs 2↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/1/