Proverbs 635 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.6:1בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, if thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger —6:2נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ׃Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, thou art caught by the words of thy mouth —6:3עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא ׀ בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ׃Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.6:4אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃6:5הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ׃פDeliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.6:6לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם׃Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;6:7אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,6:8תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.6:9עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?6:10מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב׃'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' —6:11וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן׃פSo shall thy poverty come as a runner, and thy want as an armed man.6:12אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה׃A base person, a man of iniquity, is he that walketh with a froward mouth;6:13קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָומֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָומֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, that pointeth with his fingers;6:14תַּֽהְפֻּכוֹת ׀ בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מִדְיָנִים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; he soweth discord.6:15עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא׃פTherefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.6:16שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תּוֹעֲבַתנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃There are six things which the LORD hateth, yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:6:17עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי׃Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;6:18לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָה׃A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, feet that are swift in running to evil;6:19יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים׃פA false witness that breatheth out lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.6:20נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃My son, keep the commandment of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;6:21קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃Bind them continually upon thy heart, tie them about thy neck.6:22בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, when thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.6:23כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר׃For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life;6:24לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵֽחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה׃To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.6:25אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.6:26כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד׃פFor on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, but the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.6:27הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?6:28אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃Or can one walk upon hot coals, and his feet not be scorched?6:29כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ׃So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.6:30לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב׃Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;6:31וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן׃But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.6:32נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.6:33נֶֽגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה׃Wounds and dishonour shall he get, and his reproach shall not be wiped away.6:34כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם׃For jealousy is the rage of a man, and he will not spare in the day of vengeance.6:35לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד׃פHe will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.← previousProverbs 5next →Proverbs 7↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/6/