- 1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.אַֽל תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל בְּי֣וֹם מָחָ֑ר כִּ֤י לֹא תֵ֝דַ֗ע מַה יֵּ֥לֶד יֽוֹם
- 2Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣ זָ֣ר וְלֹא פִ֑יךָ נָ֝כְרִ֗י וְאַל שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ
- 3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both.כֹּֽבֶד אֶ֭בֶן וְנֵ֣טֶל הַח֑וֹל וְכַ֥עַס אֱ֝וִ֗יל כָּבֵ֥ד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם
- 4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת חֵ֭מָה וְשֶׁ֣טֶף אָ֑ף וּמִ֥י יַ֝עֲמֹד לִפְנֵ֥י קִנְאָֽה
- 5Open rebuke is better than secret love.ט֭וֹבָה תּוֹכַ֣חַת מְגֻלָּ֑ה מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת
- 6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.נֶ֭אֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵ֣י אוֹהֵ֑ב וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת נְשִׁיק֥וֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא
- 7The full soul loatheth an honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.נֶ֣פֶשׁ שְׂ֭בֵעָה תָּב֣וּס נֹ֑פֶת וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה כָּל מַ֥ר מָתֽוֹק
- 8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.כְּ֭צִפּוֹר נוֹדֶ֣דֶת מִן קִנָּ֑הּ כֵּֽן אִ֝֗ישׁ נוֹדֵ֥ד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ
- 9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.שֶׁ֣מֶן וּ֭קְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח לֵ֑ב וּמֶ֥תֶק רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ מֵֽעֲצַת נָֽפֶשׁ
- 10Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.רֵֽעֲךָ֨ ורעה וְרֵ֪עַ אָבִ֡יךָ אַֽל תַּעֲזֹ֗ב וּבֵ֥ית אָחִ֗יךָ אַל תָּ֭בוֹא בְּי֣וֹם אֵידֶ֑ךָ ט֥וֹב שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝ר֗וֹב מֵאָ֥ח רָחֽוֹק
- 11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.חֲכַ֣ם בְּ֭נִי וְשַׂמַּ֣ח לִבִּ֑י וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה חֹרְפִ֣י דָבָֽר
- 12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה נִסְתָּ֑ר פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם עָבְר֥וּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
- 13Take his garment that is surety for a stranger, and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.קַח בִּ֭גְדוֹ כִּי עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד נָכְרִיָּ֣ה חַבְלֵֽהוּ
- 14He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ רֵעֵ֨הוּ בְּק֣וֹל גָּ֭דוֹל בַּבֹּ֣קֶר הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים קְ֝לָלָ֗ה תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב
- 15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.דֶּ֣לֶף ט֭וֹרֵד בְּי֣וֹם סַגְרִ֑יר וְאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה
- 16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ צָֽפַן ר֑וּחַ וְשֶׁ֖מֶן יְמִינ֣וֹ יִקְרָֽא
- 17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי רֵעֵֽהוּ
- 18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.נֹצֵ֣ר תְּ֭אֵנָה יֹאכַ֣ל פִּרְיָ֑הּ וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣יו יְכֻבָּֽד
- 19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם
- 20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.שְׁא֣וֹל ואבדה וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה וְעֵינֵ֥י הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לֹ֣א תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה
- 21As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.מַצְרֵ֣ף לַ֭כֶּסֶף וְכ֣וּר לַזָּהָ֑ב וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ לְפִ֣י מַהֲלָלֽוֹ
- 22Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.אִ֥ם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ אֶת הָאֱוִ֨יל בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָ֭רִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִ֑י לֹא תָס֥וּר מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ
- 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.יָדֹ֣עַ תֵּ֭דַע פְּנֵ֣י צֹאנֶ֑ךָ שִׁ֥ית לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַעֲדָרִֽים
- 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?כִּ֤י לֹ֣א לְעוֹלָ֣ם חֹ֑סֶן וְאִם נֵ֝֗זֶר לְד֣וֹר דור וָדֽוֹר
- 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.גָּלָ֣ה חָ֭צִיר וְנִרְאָה דֶ֑שֶׁא וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ עִשְּׂב֥וֹת הָרִֽים
- 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.כְּבָשִׂ֥ים לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ וּמְחִ֥יר שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה עַתּוּדִֽים
- 27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.וְדֵ֤י חֲלֵ֬ב עִזִּ֗ים לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ לְלֶ֣חֶם בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ
Proverbs 27 KJV
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215 tagged Hebrew tokens154 distinct lexical entries27 of 27 verses source-tagged
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.)
רֵעַH7453
an associate (more or less close)
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
לֵבH3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
אַלH408
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
אָדָםH120
ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
דּוֹרH1755
properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling
יָדַעH3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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)
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