Proverbs 2229 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.22:1נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב׃A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.22:2עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה׃The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.22:3עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה וְנִסְתָּר וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.22:4עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים׃The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.22:5צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם׃Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.22:6חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּֽי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old, he will not depart from it.22:7עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.22:8זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יִקְצָר־אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה׃He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; and the rod of his wrath shall fail.22:9טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל׃He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.22:10גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן׃Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; yea, strife and shame will cease.22:11אֹהֵב טְהָר־לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃He that loveth pureness of heart, that hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.22:12עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד׃The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, but He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.22:13אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'22:14שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.22:15אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.22:16עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; one may give to the rich, yet will want come.22:17הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge.22:18כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; let them be established altogether upon thy lips.22:19לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה׃That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.22:20הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שָׁלִישִׁים בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָֽעַת׃Have not I written unto thee excellent things of counsels and knowledge;22:21לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְאִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃פThat I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?22:22אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר׃Rob not the weak, because he is weak, neither crush the poor in the gate;22:23כִּֽי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ׃For the LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those that despoil them.22:24אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא׃Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;22:25פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף אֹֽרְחֹתָיו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.22:26אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃Be thou not of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts;22:27אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃If thou hast not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?22:28אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.22:29חָזִיתָ אִישׁ ׀ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃פSeest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.← previousProverbs 21next →Proverbs 23↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/22/