- 1These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.גַּם אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁלֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י חִזְקִיָּ֬ה מֶֽלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה
- 2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.כְּבֹ֣ד אֱ֭לֹהִים הַסְתֵּ֣ר דָּבָ֑ר וּכְבֹ֥ד מְ֝לָכִ֗ים חֲקֹ֣ר דָּבָֽר
- 3The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.שָׁמַ֣יִם לָ֭רוּם וָאָ֣רֶץ לָעֹ֑מֶק וְלֵ֥ב מְ֝לָכִ֗ים אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר
- 4Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.הָג֣וֹ סִיגִ֣ים מִכָּ֑סֶף וַיֵּצֵ֖א לַצֹּרֵ֣ף כֶּֽלִי
- 5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.הָג֣וֹ רָ֭שָׁע לִפְנֵי מֶ֑לֶךְ וְיִכּ֖וֹן בַּצֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ
- 6Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:אַל תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל תַּעֲמֹֽד
- 7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.כִּ֤י ט֥וֹב אֲמָר עֲֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ לִפְנֵ֣י נָדִ֑יב אֲשֶׁ֖ר רָא֣וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ
- 8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.אַל תֵּצֵ֥א לָרִ֗ב מַ֫הֵ֥ר פֶּ֣ן מַה תַּ֭עֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּ בְּהַכְלִ֖ים אֹתְךָ֣ רֵעֶֽךָ
- 9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:רִֽ֭יבְךָ רִ֣יב אֶת רֵעֶ֑ךָ וְס֖וֹד אַחֵ֣ר אַל תְּגָֽל
- 10Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.פֶּֽן יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב
- 11A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.תַּפּוּחֵ֣י זָ֭הָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת כָּ֑סֶף דָּ֝בָ֗ר דָּבֻ֥ר עַל אָפְנָֽיו
- 12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב וַחֲלִי כָ֑תֶם מוֹכִ֥יחַ חָ֝כָ֗ם עַל אֹ֥זֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת
- 13As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.כְּצִנַּת שֶׁ֨לֶג בְּי֬וֹם קָצִ֗יר צִ֣יר נֶ֭אֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָ֑יו וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ אֲדֹנָ֣יו יָשִֽׁיב
- 14Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת שָֽׁקֶר
- 15By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם יְפֻתֶּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְלָשׁ֥וֹן רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר גָּֽרֶם
- 16Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.דְּבַ֣שׁ מָ֭צָאתָ אֱכֹ֣ל דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ פֶּן תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ
- 17Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.הֹקַ֣ר רַ֭גְלְךָ מִבֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ פֶּן יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ
- 18A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭חֶרֶב וְחֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר
- 19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.שֵׁ֣ן רֹ֭עָה וְרֶ֣גֶל מוּעָ֑דֶת מִבְטָ֥ח בּ֝וֹגֵ֗ד בְּי֣וֹם צָרָֽה
- 20As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.מַ֥עֲדֶה בֶּ֨גֶד בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָה חֹ֣מֶץ עַל נָ֑תֶר וְשָׁ֥ר בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים עַ֣ל לֶב רָֽע
- 21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:אִם רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם
- 22For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יְשַׁלֶּם
- 23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר
- 24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל פִּנַּת גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר
- 25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק
- 26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי רָשָֽׁע
- 27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.אָ֘כֹ֤ל דְּבַ֣שׁ הַרְבּ֣וֹת לֹא ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד
- 28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְרוּחֽוֹ
Proverbs 25 KJV
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238 tagged Hebrew tokens165 distinct lexical entries28 of 28 verses source-tagged
מֶלֶךְH4428
a king
פָּנִיםH6440
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
טוֹבH2896
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
כָּבוֹדH3519
properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
אַיִןH369
a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
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)
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
פֵּןH6435
properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
רֵעַH7453
an associate (more or less close)
דָּבָרH1697
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
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