Proverbs 22 - Darby English Bible with Hebrew
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1 A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold. | ![]() | 1 נִבְחָ֣ר ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֹֽוב׃ |
2 The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all. | ![]() | 2 עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃ |
3 A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. | ![]() | 3 עָר֤וּם׀ רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה וְיִסָּתֵר וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ |
4 The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life. | ![]() | 4 עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָבֹ֣וד וְחַיִּֽים׃ |
5 Thorns [and] snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them. | ![]() | 5 צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שֹׁומֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשֹׁ֗ו יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃ |
6 Train up the child according to the tenor of his way, and when he is old he will not depart from it. | ![]() | 6 חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל־פִּ֣י דַרְכֹּ֑ו גַּ֥ם כִּֽי־יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא־יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
7 The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender. | ![]() | 7 עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשֹׁ֑ול וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה׃ |
8 He that soweth unrighteousness shall reap iniquity, and the rod of his wrath shall have an end. | ![]() | 8 זֹורֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יִקְצֹור־ יִקְצָר־אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֹ֣ו יִכְלֶֽה׃ |
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of his bread to the poor. | ![]() | 9 טֹֽוב־עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמֹ֣ו לַדָּֽל׃ |
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention will depart, and strife and ignominy shall cease. | ![]() | 10 גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָדֹ֑ון וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֹֽון׃ |
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, upon whose lips is grace, the king is his friend. | ![]() | 11 אֹהֵ֥ב טְהֹור־ טְהָר־לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ׃ |
12 The eyes of Jehovah preserve knowledge; but he overthroweth the words of the unfaithful. | ![]() | 12 עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד׃ |
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets! | ![]() | 13 אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּתֹ֥וךְ רְ֝חֹבֹ֗ות אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ |
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein. | ![]() | 14 שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָרֹ֑ות זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִפֹּול־ יִפָּל־שָֽׁם׃ |
15 Folly is bound in the heart of a child; the rod of correction shall drive it far from him. | ![]() | 15 אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב־נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
16 He that oppresseth the poor, it is to enrich him; he that giveth to the rich, [bringeth] only to want. | ![]() | 16 עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבֹּ֣ות לֹ֑ו נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹֽור׃ |
17 Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart unto my knowledge. | ![]() | 17 הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ |
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee: they shall be together fitted on thy lips. | ![]() | 18 כִּֽי־נָ֭עִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ |
19 That thy confidence may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee. | ![]() | 19 לִהְיֹ֣ות בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הֹודַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום אַף־אָֽתָּה׃ |
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things, in counsels and knowledge, | ![]() | 20 הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שִׁלְשֹׁום שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמֹ֖ועֵצֹ֣ת3 וָדָֽעַת׃ |
21 that I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest carry back words of truth to them that send thee? | ![]() | 21 לְהֹודִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ3 אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃ |
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate; | ![]() | 22 אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל־ה֑וּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ |
23 for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. | ![]() | 23 כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ׃ |
24 Make no friendship with an angry man, and go not with a furious man; | ![]() | 24 אַל־תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת־בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת־אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מֹות לֹ֣א תָבֹֽוא׃ |
25 lest thou learn his paths, and get a snare to thy soul. | ![]() | 25 פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַ֥ף אָרְחָתֹו אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מֹוקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ |
26 Be not of them that strike hands, of them that are sureties for debts: | ![]() | 26 אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֹֽות׃ |
27 if thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? | ![]() | 27 אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ |
28 Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set. | ![]() | 28 אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבֹותֶֽיךָ׃ |
29 Hast thou seen a man diligent in his work? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before the mean. | ![]() | 29 חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ׀ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתֹּ֗ו לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל־יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃ |
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