- 1Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars:חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה
- 2She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ
- 3She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city,שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת
- 4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,מִי פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה
- 5Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי
- 6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה
- 7He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.יֹ֤סֵ֨ר לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ
- 8Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee.אַל תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ
- 9Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח
- 10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה
- 11For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.כִּי יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים
- 12If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.אִם חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא
- 13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה
- 14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת
- 15To call passengers who go right on their ways:לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם
- 16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,מִי פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה
- 17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.מַֽיִם גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם
- 18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.וְֽלֹא יָ֭דַע כִּֽי רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ
Proverbs 9 KJV
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Proverbs 9 original-language research
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121 tagged Hebrew tokens89 distinct lexical entries18 of 18 verses source-tagged
חָכַםH2449
to be wise (in mind, word or act)
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.)
יָכַחH3198
to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
לוּץH3887
properly, to make mouths at, i.e., to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
פְּתִיH6612
silly (i.e., seducible)
קָרָאH7121
to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
בַּיִתH1004
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
הֵנָּהH2008
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
חָכָםH2450
wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Proverbs 9:1 | 1,965 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:2 | 1,737 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:3 | 2,962 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:4 | 1,416 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:5 | 2,194 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:6 | 2,492 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:7 | 2,956 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:8 | 4,257 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:9 | 3,821 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:10 | 3,109 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:11 | 2,370 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:12 | 3,300 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:13 | 2,355 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:14 | 2,429 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:15 | 3,727 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:16 | 1,428 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:17 | 4,521 | study verse |
| Proverbs 9:18 | 2,817 | study verse |
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