- 1My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger,בְּ֭נִי אִם עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ תָּקַ֖עְתָּ לַזָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ
- 2Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי פִֽיךָ
- 3Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפ֪וֹא בְּנִ֡י וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְכַף רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּרְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽיךָ
- 4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.אַל תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ
- 5Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.הִ֭נָּצֵל כִּצְבִ֣י מִיָּ֑ד וּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹר מִיַּ֥ד יָקֽוּשׁ
- 6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:לֵֽךְ אֶל נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם
- 7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל
- 8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ
- 9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?עַד מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ
- 10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב
- 11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.וּבָֽא כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן
- 12A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.אָדָ֣ם בְּ֭לִיַּעַל אִ֣ישׁ אָ֑וֶן ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ עִקְּשׁ֥וּת פֶּֽה
- 13He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו
- 14Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord.תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל עֵ֑ת מדנים מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ
- 15Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.עַל כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָב֣וֹא אֵיד֑וֹ פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא
- 16These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:שֶׁשׁ הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תועבות תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁוֹ
- 17A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם נָקִֽי
- 18An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה
- 19A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.יָפִ֣יחַ כְּ֭זָבִים עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ מְ֝דָנִ֗ים בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים
- 20My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ
- 21Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ
- 22When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ
- 23For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר
- 24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת רָ֑ע מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת לָשׁ֥וֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה
- 25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.אַל תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ
- 26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.כִּ֤י בְעַד אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה עַֽד כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם וְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁ נֶ֖פֶשׁ יְקָרָ֣ה תָצֽוּד
- 27Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה
- 28Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?אִם יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה
- 29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ
- 30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;לֹא יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב
- 31But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house.וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת כָּל ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן
- 32But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.נֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲסַר לֵ֑ב מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה
- 33A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wiped away.נֶֽגַע וְקָל֥וֹן יִמְצָ֑א וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִמָּחֶֽה
- 34For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.כִּֽי קִנְאָ֥ה חֲמַת גָּ֑בֶר וְלֹֽא יַ֝חְמ֗וֹל בְּי֣וֹם נָקָֽם
- 35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.לֹא יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה שֹֽׁחַד
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271 tagged Hebrew tokens170 distinct lexical entries35 of 35 verses source-tagged
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)
אִשָּׁהH802
a woman
הָלַךְH1980
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
יָדH3027
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
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
נֶפֶשׁH5315
properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
רֵעַH7453
an associate (more or less close)
בּוֹאH935
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
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