Proverbs 335 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.3:1בְּנִי תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֺתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּֽךָ׃My son, forget not my teaching; but let thy heart keep my commandments;3:2כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם יוֹסִיפוּ לָֽךְ׃For length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to thee.3:3חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ׃Let not kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the table of thy heart;3:4וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵֽׂכֶל־טוֹב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָֽם׃פSo shalt thou find grace and good favour in the sight of God and man.3:5בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּֽינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵֽן׃Trust in the LORD with all thy heart, and lean not upon thine own understanding.3:6בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹֽרְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct thy paths.3:7אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָֽע׃Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD, and depart from evil;3:8רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמוֹתֶֽיךָ׃It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.3:9כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהוֹנֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;3:10וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירוֹשׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹֽצוּ׃פSo shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.3:11מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתוֹכַחְתּֽוֹ׃My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction;3:12כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יוֹכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶֽה׃For whom the LORD loveth He correcteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.3:13אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָֽה׃Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that obtaineth understanding.3:14כִּי טוֹב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.3:15יְקָרָה הִיא מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.3:16אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּֽימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֽוֹד׃Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour.3:17דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְֽכָל־נְתִיבוֹתֶיהָ שָׁלֽוֹם׃Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.3:18עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְֽתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּֽׁר׃פShe is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her, and happy is every one that holdest her fast.3:19יְֽהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָֽסַד־אָרֶץ כּוֹנֵן שָׁמַיִם בִּתְבוּנָֽה׃The LORD by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.3:20בְּדַעְתּוֹ תְּהוֹמוֹת נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָֽל׃By His knowledge the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.3:21בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּֽה׃My son, let not them depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion;3:22וְיִֽהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.3:23אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגּֽוֹף׃Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thou shalt not dash thy foot.3:24אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹֽא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְֽעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶֽךָ׃When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.3:25אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹֽא׃Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;3:26כִּֽי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּֽכֶד׃For the LORD will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being caught.3:27אַל־תִּמְנַע־טוֹב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיוֹת לְאֵל יָדְךָ לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃Withhold not good from him to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.3:28אַל־תֹּאמַר לְרֵֽעֲךָ ׀ לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּֽךְ׃Say not unto thy neighbour: 'Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give'; when thou hast it by thee.3:29אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּֽךְ׃Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.3:30אַל־תָּרִיב עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָֽה׃Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.3:31אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָֽיו׃Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.3:32כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז וְֽאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדֽוֹ׃For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but His counsel is with the upright.3:33מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵֽךְ׃The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked; but He blesseth the habitation of the righteous.3:34אִם־לַלֵּצִים הֽוּא־יָלִיץ וְלַעֲנָוִים יִתֶּן־חֵֽן׃If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.3:35כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן׃פThe wise shall inherit honour; but as for the fools, they carry away shame.← previousProverbs 2next →Proverbs 4↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/3/