Proverbs 918 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.9:1חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;9:2טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָֽרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.9:3שָֽׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:9:4מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:9:5לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.9:6עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.9:7יֹסֵר ׀ לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ׃He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.9:8אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.9:9תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃פGive to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.9:10תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה׃The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.9:11כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים׃For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.9:12אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא׃If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.'9:13אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה׃The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.9:14וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת׃And she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,9:15לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃To call to them that pass by, who go right on their ways:9:16מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ׃'Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither'; and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:9:17מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם׃'Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.'9:18וְֽלֹא־יָדַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פBut he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.← previousProverbs 8next →Proverbs 10↑ back to ProverbsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/9/