- 1Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?הֲלֹֽא חָכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ
- 2She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.בְּרֹאשׁ מְרוֹמִ֥ים עֲלֵי דָ֑רֶךְ בֵּ֖ית נְתִיב֣וֹת נִצָּֽבָה
- 3She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.לְיַד שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה
- 4Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אִישִׁ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י אֶל בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם
- 5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.הָבִ֣ינוּ פְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים הָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב
- 6Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.שִׁ֭מְעוּ כִּֽי נְגִידִ֣ים אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וּמִפְתַּ֥ח שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י מֵישָׁרִֽים
- 7For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.כִּֽי אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע
- 8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.בְּצֶ֥דֶק כָּל אִמְרֵי פִ֑י אֵ֥ין נִפְתָּ֥ל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ
- 9They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת
- 10Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.קְחֽוּ מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר
- 11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.כִּֽי טוֹבָ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכָל חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ
- 12I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.אֲֽנִי חָ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עָרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמּ֣וֹת אֶמְצָֽא
- 13The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.יִֽרְאַ֣ת יְהוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי
- 14Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.עֵ֭צָה וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֝ינָ֗ה גְבוּרָֽה
- 15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝רוֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק
- 16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק
- 17I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.אֲ֭נִי אהביה אֹהֲבַ֣י אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי
- 18Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.עֹֽשֶׁר וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה
- 19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר
- 20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:בְּאֹֽרַח צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ך בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט
- 21That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא
- 22The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.יְֽהוָ֗ה קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכּ֑וֹ קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז
- 23I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.מֵ֭עוֹלָם נִסַּ֥כְתִּי מֵרֹ֗אשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי אָֽרֶץ
- 24When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.בְּאֵין תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי מָֽיִם
- 25Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי
- 26While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.עַד לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצ֑וֹת וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ עָפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל
- 27When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּח֥וּקוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם
- 28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז עִינ֥וֹת תְּהוֹם
- 29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ
- 30Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;וָֽאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים י֤וֹם י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכָל עֵֽת
- 31Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם
- 32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ
- 33Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.שִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל תִּפְרָֽעוּ
- 34Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֪עַֽ֫ לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל דַּ֭לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי
- 35For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.כִּ֣י מֹ֭צְאִי מצאי מָצָ֣א חַיִּ֑ים וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה
- 36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ כָּל מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת
Proverbs 8 KJV
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252 tagged Hebrew tokens156 distinct lexical entries36 of 36 verses source-tagged
מָצָאH4672
properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
אָהַבH157
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
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)
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
אֲנִיH589
I
פֶּהH6310
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
אֶרֶץH776
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
שָׁמַעH8085
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
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