Proverbs 2727 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.27:1אַֽל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם׃Boast not thyself of to-morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.27:2יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.27:3כֹּֽבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.27:4אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה׃Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?27:5טוֹבָהתּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵֽאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden.27:6נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא׃Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are importunate.27:7נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֽוֹק׃The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.27:8כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּֽן־אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.27:9שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ׃Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.27:10רֵֽעֲךָוְרֵעַ אָבִיךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחֽוֹק׃Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity; better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.27:11חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר׃My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that taunteth me.27:12עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.27:13קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; and hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.27:14מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ ׀ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֽוֹ׃He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.27:15דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike;27:16צֹפְנֶיהָ צָֽפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָֽא׃He that would hide her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.27:17בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.27:18נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּֽד׃Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; and he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.27:19כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵֽב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָֽם׃As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.27:20שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדּוֹ לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; so the eyes of man are never satiated.27:21מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.27:22אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּֽמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃פThough thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.27:23יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים׃Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds;27:24כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר וָדֽוֹר׃For riches are not for ever; and doth the crown endure unto all generations?27:25גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים׃When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;27:26כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִֽים׃The lambs will be for thy clothing, and the goats the price for a field.27:27וְדֵי ׀ חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְֽלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃And there will be goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; and maintenance for thy maidens.← previousProverbs 26next →Proverbs 28↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/27/