Proverbs 1228 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.12:1אֹהֵב מוּסָראֹהֵֽב דָּעַת וְשֹׂנֵא תוֹכַחַת בָּֽעַר׃Whoso loveth knowledge loveth correction; but he that is brutish hateth reproof.12:2טוֹב יָפִיק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָה וְאִישׁ מְזִמּוֹת יַרְשִֽׁיעַ׃A good man shall obtain favour of the LORD; but a man of wicked devices will He condemn.12:3לֹא־יִכּוֹן אָדָם בְּרֶשַׁע וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall never be moved.12:4אֵֽשֶׁת־חַיִל עֲטֶרֶת בַּעְלָהּ וּכְרָקָב בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו מְבִישָֽׁה׃A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.12:5מַחְשְׁבוֹת צַדִּיקִים מִשְׁפָּט תַּחְבֻּלוֹת רְשָׁעִים מִרְמָֽה׃The thoughts of the righteous are right; but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.12:6דִּבְרֵי רְשָׁעִים אֱרָב־דָּם וּפִי יְשָׁרִים יַצִּילֵֽם׃The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood; but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.12:7הָפוֹךְ רְשָׁעִים וְאֵינָם וּבֵית צַדִּיקִים יַעֲמֹֽד׃The wicked are overthrown, and are not; but the house of the righteous shall stand.12:8לְֽפִי־שִׂכְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל־אִישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה־לֵב יִהְיֶה לָבֽוּז׃A man shall be commended according to his intelligence; but he that is of a distorted understanding shall be despised.12:9טוֹב נִקְלֶה וְעֶבֶד לוֹ מִמְּתַכַּבֵּד וַחֲסַר־לָֽחֶם׃Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, than he that playeth the man of rank, and lacketh bread.12:10יוֹדֵעַ צַדִּיק נֶפֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּוֹ וְֽרַחֲמֵי רְשָׁעִים אַכְזָרִֽי׃A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.12:11עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵיקִים חֲסַר־לֵֽב׃He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things is void of understanding.12:12חָמַד רָשָׁע מְצוֹד רָעִים וְשֹׁרֶשׁ צַדִּיקִים יִתֵּֽן׃The wicked desireth the prey of evil men; but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.12:13בְּפֶשַׁע שְׂפָתַיִם מוֹקֵשׁ רָע וַיֵּצֵא מִצָּרָה צַדִּֽיק׃In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; but the righteous cometh out of trouble.12:14מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ יִשְׂבַּע־טוֹב וּגְמוּל יְדֵי־אָדָם יָשִׁיב לֽוֹ׃A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.12:15דֶּרֶךְ אֱוִיל יָשָׁר בְּעֵינָיו וְשֹׁמֵעַ לְעֵצָה חָכָֽם׃The way of a fool is straight in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.12:16אֱוִיל בַּיּוֹם יִוָּדַע כַּעְסוֹ וְכֹסֶה קָלוֹן עָרֽוּם׃A fool's vexation is presently known; but a prudent man concealeth shame.12:17יָפִיחַ אֱמוּנָה יַגִּיד צֶדֶק וְעֵד שְׁקָרִים מִרְמָֽה׃He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit.12:18יֵשׁ בּוֹטֶהכְּמַדְקְרוֹת חָרֶב וּלְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים מַרְפֵּֽא׃There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword; but the tongue of the wise is health.12:19שְֽׂפַת־אֱמֶת תִּכּוֹן לָעַד וְעַד־אַרְגִּיעָה לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment.12:20מִרְמָה בְּלֶב־חֹרְשֵׁי רָע וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵי שָׁלוֹם שִׂמְחָֽה׃Deceit is in the heart of them that devise evil; but to the counsellors of peace is joy.12:21לֹא־יְאֻנֶּה לַצַּדִּיק כָּל־אָוֶן וּרְשָׁעִים מָלְאוּ רָֽע׃There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.12:22תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה שִׂפְתֵי־שָׁקֶר וְעֹשֵׂי אֱמוּנָה רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD; but they that deal truly are His delight.12:23אָדָם עָרוּם כֹּסֶה דָּעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים יִקְרָא אִוֶּֽלֶת׃A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.12:24יַד־חָרוּצִים תִּמְשׁוֹל ורְמִיָּהתִּהְיֶה לָמַֽס׃The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.12:25דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃Care in the heart of a man boweth it down; but a good word maketh it glad.12:26יָתֵר מֵרֵעֵהוּ צַדִּיק וְדֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּתְעֵֽם׃The righteous is guided by his friend; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.12:27לֹא־יַחֲרֹךְ רְמִיָּה צֵידוֹ וְהוֹן־אָדָם יָקָר חָרֽוּץ׃The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.12:28בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה חַיִּים וְדֶרֶךְ נְתִיבָה אַל־מָֽוֶת׃In the way of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.← previousProverbs 11next →Proverbs 13↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/12/