Proverbs 1824 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.18:1לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכָל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, and snarlest against all sound wisdom.18:2לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.18:3בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.18:4מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה׃The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; a flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.18:5שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.18:6שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא׃A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.18:7פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.18:8דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.18:9גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.18:10מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is set up on high.18:11הוֹן עָשִׁיר קִרְיַת עֻזּוֹ וּכְחוֹמָה נִשְׂגָּבָה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own conceit.18:12לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר יִגְבַּהּ לֵב־אִישׁ וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goeth humility.18:13מֵשִׁיב דָּבָר בְּטֶרֶם יִשְׁמָע אִוֶּלֶת הִיא־לוֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and confusion unto him.18:14רֽוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?18:15לֵב נָבוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּעַת וְאֹזֶן חֲכָמִים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.18:16מַתָּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדֹלִים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.18:17צַדִּיק הָרִאשׁוֹן בְּרִיבוֹ וּבָֽא־רֵעֵהוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.18:18מִדְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּית הַגּוֹרָל וּבֵין עֲצוּמִים יַפְרִֽיד׃The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.18:19אָח נִפְשָׁע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹז וּמִדְיָנִים כִּבְרִיחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.18:20מִפְּרִי פִי־אִישׁ תִּשְׂבַּע בִּטְנוֹ תְּבוּאַת שְׂפָתָיו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; with the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.18:21מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁוֹן וְאֹהֲבֶיהָ יֹאכַל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and they that indulge it shall eat the fruit thereof.18:22מָצָא אִשָּׁה מָצָא טוֹב וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃Whoso findeth a wife findeth a great good, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.18:23תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזּֽוֹת׃The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.18:24אִישׁ רֵעִים לְהִתְרֹעֵעַ וְיֵשׁ אֹהֵב דָּבֵק מֵאָֽח׃There are friends that one hath to his own hurt; but there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.← previousProverbs 17next →Proverbs 19↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/18/