Proverbs 14 - Bible in Basic English with Hebrew
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1 Wisdom is building her house, but the foolish woman is pulling it down with her hands. | 1 חַכְמֹ֣ות נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃ | |
2 He who goes on his way in righteousness has before him the fear of the Lord; but he whose ways are twisted gives him no honour. | 2 הֹולֵ֣ךְ בְּ֭יָשְׁרֹו יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּנְלֹ֖וז דְּרָכָ֣יו בֹּוזֵֽהוּ׃ | |
3 In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe. | 3 בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ | |
4 Where there are no oxen, their food-place is clean; but much increase comes through the strength of the ox. | 4 בְּאֵ֣ין אֲ֭לָפִים אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר וְרָב־תְּ֝בוּאֹ֗ות בְּכֹ֣חַ שֹֽׁור׃ | |
5 A true witness does not say what is false, but a false witness is breathing out deceit. | 5 עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃ | |
6 The hater of authority, searching for wisdom, does not get it; but knowledge comes readily to the open-minded man. | 6 בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֖עַת לְנָבֹ֣ון נָקָֽל׃ | |
7 Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge. | 7 לֵ֣ךְ מִ֭נֶּגֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל וּבַל־יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃ | |
8 The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit. | 8 חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ | |
9 In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace. | 9 אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֹֽון׃ | |
10 No one has knowledge of a man's grief but himself; and a strange person has no part in his joy. | 10 לֵ֗ב3 יֹ֭ודֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשֹׁ֑ו וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָתֹ֗ו לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר׃ | |
11 The house of the sinner will be overturned, but the tent of the upright man will do well. | 11 בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ׃ | |
12 There is a way which seems straight before a man, but its end is the ways of death. | 12 יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת׃ | |
13 Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow. | 13 גַּם־בִּשְׂחֹ֥וק יִכְאַב־לֵ֑ב וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ3 שִׂמְחָ֣ה תוּגָֽה׃ | |
14 He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings. | 14 מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו אִ֣ישׁ טֹֽוב׃ | |
15 The simple man has faith in every word, but the man of good sense gives thought to his footsteps. | 15 פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֹֽו׃ | |
16 The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger. | 16 חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבֹוטֵֽחַ׃ | |
17 He who is quickly angry will do what is foolish, but the man of good sense will have quiet. | 17 קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אִוֶּ֑לֶת וְאִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמֹּ֗ות יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃ | |
18 Foolish behaviour is the heritage of the simple, but men of good sense are crowned with knowledge. | 18 נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת׃ | |
19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright. | 19 שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טֹובִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק׃ | |
20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends. | 20 גַּם־לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים׃ | |
21 He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. | 21 בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חֹוטֵ֑א וּמְחֹונֵ֖ן עֲנָיִים עֲנָוִ֣ים אַשְׁרָֽיו׃ | |
22 Will not the designers of evil come into error? But mercy and good faith are for the designers of good. | 22 הֲֽלֹוא־יִ֭תְעוּ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וְחֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת חֹ֣רְשֵׁי טֹֽוב׃ | |
23 In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor. | 23 בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מֹותָ֑ר וּדְבַרשְ֝־פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ | |
24 Their wisdom is a crown to the wise, but their foolish behaviour is round the head of the unwise. | 24 עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | |
25 A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit. | 25 מַצִּ֣יל נְ֭פָשֹׁות עֵ֣ד אֱמֶ֑ת וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃ | |
26 For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place. | 26 בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח־עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה׃ | |
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, by which one may be turned from the nets of death. | 27 יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מְקֹ֣ור חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃ | |
28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction. | 28 בְּרָב־עָ֥ם הַדְרַת־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם מְחִתַּ֥ת רָזֹֽון׃ | |
29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. | 29 אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | |
30 A quiet mind is the life of the body, but envy is a disease in the bones. | 30 חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמֹ֣ות קִנְאָֽה׃ | |
31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour. | 31 עֹ֣שֵֽׁק־דָּ֭ל1 חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּדֹ֗ו חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֹֽון׃ | |
32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness. | 32 בְּֽ֭רָעָתֹו יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמֹותֹ֣ו צַדִּֽיק׃ | |
33 Wisdom has her resting-place in the mind of the wise, but she is not seen among the foolish. | 33 בְּלֵ֣ב נָ֭בֹון תָּנ֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃ | |
34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples. | 34 צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֹֽומֵֽם־גֹּ֑וי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת׃ | |
35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame. | 35 רְֽצֹון־מֶ֭לֶךְ לְעֶ֣בֶד מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וְ֝עֶבְרָתֹ֗ו תִּהְיֶ֥ה מֵבִֽישׁ׃ | |
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