- 1Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ
- 2He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him.הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּנְל֖וֹז דְּרָכָ֣יו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ
- 3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.בְּֽפִי אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם
- 4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.בְּאֵ֣ין אֲ֭לָפִים אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר וְרָב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּכֹ֣חַ שֽׁוֹר
- 5A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies.עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר
- 6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.בִּקֶּשׁ לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֖עַת לְנָב֣וֹן נָקָֽל
- 7Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.לֵ֣ךְ מִ֭נֶּגֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל וּבַל יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי דָֽעַת
- 8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה
- 9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן
- 10The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר
- 11The house of the wicked shall be overthrown: but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish.בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ
- 12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי מָֽוֶת
- 13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.גַּם בִּשְׂח֥וֹק יִכְאַב לֵ֑ב וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ שִׂמְחָ֣ה תוּגָֽה
- 14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב
- 15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכָל דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ
- 16A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ
- 17He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.קְֽצַר אַ֭פַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אִוֶּ֑לֶת וְאִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא
- 18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת
- 19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק
- 20The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.גַּם לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים
- 21He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.בָּז לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חוֹטֵ֑א וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן עניים עֲנָוִ֣ים אַשְׁרָֽיו
- 22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.הֲֽלוֹא יִ֭תְעוּ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וְחֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת חֹ֣רְשֵׁי טֽוֹב
- 23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.בְּכָל עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מוֹתָ֑ר וּדְבַר שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ לְמַחְסֽוֹר
- 24The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת
- 25A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.מַצִּ֣יל נְ֭פָשׁוֹת עֵ֣ד אֱמֶ֑ת וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה
- 26In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge.בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה
- 27The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת
- 28In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.בְּרָב עָ֥ם הַדְרַת מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם מְחִתַּ֥ת רָזֽוֹן
- 29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת
- 30A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה
- 31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן
- 32The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק
- 33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.בְּלֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן תָּנ֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ
- 34Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת
- 35The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.רְֽצוֹן מֶ֭לֶךְ לְעֶ֣בֶד מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה מֵבִֽישׁ
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249 tagged Hebrew tokens154 distinct lexical entries35 of 35 verses source-tagged
אִוֶּלֶתH200
silliness
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
כְּסִילH3684
properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
לֵבH3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
אִישׁH376
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
רַעH7451
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
בִּיןH995
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
דַּעַתH1847
knowledge
חָכָםH2450
wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
חׇכְמָהH2451
wisdom (in a good sense)
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