Proverbs 23 - World English Bible with Hebrew
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1 When you sit to eat with a ruler, Consider diligently what is before you; | ![]() | 1 כִּֽי־תֵ֭שֵׁב לִלְחֹ֣ום אֶת־מֹושֵׁ֑ל בִּ֥ין תָּ֝בִ֗ין אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ |
2 Put a knife to your throat, If you are a man given to appetite. | ![]() | 2 וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ שַׂכִּ֣ין בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָ אִם־בַּ֖עַל נֶ֣פֶשׁ אָֽתָּה׃ |
3 Don't be desirous of his dainties, Seeing they are deceitful food. | ![]() | 3 אַל־תִּ֭תְאָוq לְמַטְעַמֹּותָ֑יו וְ֝ה֗וּא לֶ֣חֶם כְּזָבִֽים׃ |
4 Don't weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. | ![]() | 4 אַל־תִּיגַ֥ע לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑יר מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥ חֲדָֽל׃ |
5 Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky. | ![]() | 5 הֲתָעוּף הֲתָ֤עִיף עֵינֶ֥יךָ בֹּ֗ו וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ כִּ֤י עָשֹׂ֣ה יַעֲשֶׂה־לֹּ֣ו כְנָפַ֑יִם כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁר וְעָיֵף יָע֥וּף הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ |
6 Don't eat the food of him who has a stingy eye, And don't crave his delicacies: | ![]() | 6 אַל־תִּלְחַ֗ם אֶת־לֶ֭חֶם רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְאַל־ תִּתְאָו תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃ |
7 For as he thinks about the cost, so he is. "Eat and drink!" he says to you, But his heart is not with you. | ![]() | 7 כִּ֤י׀ כְּמֹו־שָׁעַ֥ר בְּנַפְשֹׁ֗ו כֶּ֫ן־ה֥וּא אֱכֹ֣ל וּ֭שְׁתֵה יֹ֣אמַר לָ֑ךְ וְ֝לִבֹּ֗ו בַּל־עִמָּֽךְ׃ |
8 The morsel which you have eaten you shall vomit up, And lose your good words. | ![]() | 8 פִּֽתְּךָ־אָכַ֥לְתָּ תְקִיאֶ֑נָּה וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ דְּבָרֶ֥יךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים׃ |
9 Don't speak in the ears of a fool, For he will despise the wisdom of your words. | ![]() | 9 בְּאָזְנֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל אַל־תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־יָ֝ב֗וּז לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃ |
10 Don't move the ancient boundary stone. Don't encroach on the fields of the fatherless: | ![]() | 10 אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עֹולָ֑ם וּבִשְׂדֵ֥י יְ֝תֹומִ֗ים אַל־תָּבֹֽא׃ |
11 For their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you. | ![]() | 11 כִּֽי־גֹאֲלָ֥ם חָזָ֑ק הֽוּא־יָרִ֖יב אֶת־רִיבָ֣ם אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
12 Apply your heart to instruction, And your ears to the words of knowledge. | ![]() | 12 הָבִ֣יאָה לַמּוּסָ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃ |
13 Don't withhold correction from a child. If you punish him with the rod, he will not die. | ![]() | 13 אַל־תִּמְנַ֣ע מִנַּ֣עַר מוּסָ֑ר כִּֽי־תַכֶּ֥נּוּ בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶט לֹ֣א יָמֽוּת׃ |
14 Punish him with the rod, And save his soul from Sheol. | ![]() | 14 אַ֭תָּה בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט תַּכֶּ֑נּוּ וְ֝נַפְשֹׁ֗ו מִשְּׁאֹ֥ול תַּצִּֽיל׃ |
15 My son, if your heart is wise, Then my heart will be glad, even mine: | ![]() | 15 בְּ֭נִי אִם־חָכַ֣ם לִבֶּ֑ךָ יִשְׂמַ֖ח לִבִּ֣י גַם־אָֽנִי׃ |
16 Yes, my heart will rejoice, When your lips speak what is right. | ![]() | 16 וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָה כִלְיֹותָ֑י בְּדַבֵּ֥ר פָתֶ֗יךָ מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
17 Don't let your heart envy sinners; But rather fear Yahweh all the day long. | ![]() | 17 אַל־יְקַנֵּ֣א לִ֭בְּךָ בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑ים כִּ֥י אִם־בְּיִרְאַת־יְ֝הוָ֗ה כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃ |
18 Indeed surely there is a future hope, And your hope will not be cut off. | ![]() | 18 כִּ֭י אִם־יֵ֣שׁ אַחֲרִ֑ית וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תִכָּרֵֽת׃ |
19 Listen, my son, and be wise, And keep your heart on the right path! | ![]() | 19 שְׁמַע־אַתָּ֣ה בְנִ֣י וַחֲכָ֑ם וְאַשֵּׁ֖ר בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְ לִבֶּֽךָ׃ |
20 Don't be among ones drinking too much wine, Or those who gorge themselves on meat: | ![]() | 20 אַל־תְּהִ֥י בְסֹֽבְאֵי־יָ֑יִן בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖י בָשָׂ֣ר לָֽמֹו׃ |
21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; And drowsiness clothes them in rags. | ![]() | 21 כִּי־סֹבֵ֣א וְ֭זֹולֵל יִוָּרֵ֑שׁ וּ֝קְרָעִ֗ים תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁ נוּמָֽה׃ |
22 Listen to your father who gave you life, And don't despise your mother when she is old. | ![]() | 22 שְׁמַ֣ע לְ֭אָבִיךָ זֶ֣ה יְלָדֶ֑ךָ וְאַל־תָּ֝ב֗וּז כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה אִמֶּֽךָ׃ |
23 Buy the truth, and don't sell it: Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. | ![]() | 23 אֱמֶ֣ת קְ֭נֵה וְאַל־תִּמְכֹּ֑ר חָכְמָ֖ה וּמוּסָ֣ר וּבִינָֽה׃ |
24 The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. | ![]() | 24 גֹּול גִּ֣יל יָגֹול יָ֭גִיל אֲבִ֣י צַדִּ֑יק יֹולֵד וְיֹולֵ֥ד חָ֝כָ֗ם וְיִשְׂמַח־ יִשְׂמַח־בֹּֽו׃ |
25 Let your father and your mother be glad! Let her who bore you rejoice! | ![]() | 25 יִֽשְׂמַח־אָבִ֥יךָ וְאִמֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝תָגֵ֗ל יֹֽולַדְתֶּֽךָ׃ |
26 My son, give me your heart; And let your eyes keep in my ways. | ![]() | 26 תְּנָֽה־בְנִ֣י לִבְּךָ֣ לִ֑י וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָ דְּרָכַ֥י תִּרְצֶנָה תִּצֹּֽרְנָהa׃ |
27 For a prostitute is a deep pit; And a wayward wife is a narrow well. | ![]() | 27 כִּֽי־שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲמֻקָּ֣ה זֹונָ֑ה וּבְאֵ֥ר צָ֝רָ֗ה נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ |
28 Yes, she lies in wait like a robber, And increases the unfaithful among men. | ![]() | 28 אַף־הִ֭יא כְּחֶ֣תֶף תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑ב וּ֝בֹוגְדִ֗ים בְּאָדָ֥ם תֹּוסִֽף׃ |
29 Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? | ![]() | 29 לְמִ֨י אֹ֥וי לְמִ֪י אֲבֹ֡וי לְמִ֤י מִדֹונִים מִדְיָנִ֨ים׀ לְמִ֥י שִׂ֗יחַ לְ֭מִי פְּצָעִ֣ים חִנָּ֑ם לְ֝מִ֗י חַכְלִל֥וּת עֵינָֽיִם׃ |
30 Those who stay long at the wine; Those who go to seek out mixed wine. | ![]() | 30 לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים עַל־הַיָּ֑יִן לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים לַחְקֹ֥ר מִמְסָֽךְ׃ |
31 Don't look at the wine when it is red, When it sparkles in the cup, When it goes down smoothly: | ![]() | 31 אַל־תֵּ֥רֶא יַיִן֮ כִּ֪י יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥ם כִּֽי־יִתֵּ֣ן בַּכִּיס בַּכֹּ֣וס עֵינֹ֑ו יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ |
32 In the end, it bites like a snake, And poisons like a viper. | ![]() | 32 אַ֭חֲרִיתֹו כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י יַפְרִֽשׁ׃ |
33 Your eyes will see strange things, And your mind will imagine confusing things. | ![]() | 33 עֵ֭ינֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּ זָרֹ֑ות וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ יְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֹֽות׃ |
34 Yes, you will be as he who lies down in the midst of the sea, Or as he who lies on top of the rigging: | ![]() | 34 וְ֭הָיִיתָ כְּשֹׁכֵ֣ב בְּלֶב־יָ֑ם וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗ב בְּרֹ֣אשׁ חִבֵּֽל׃ |
35 "They hit me, and I was not hurt; They beat me, and I don't feel it! When will I wake up? I can do it again. I can find another." | ![]() | 35 הִכּ֥וּנִי בַל־חָלִיתִי֮ הֲלָמ֗וּנִי בַּל־יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי מָתַ֥י אָקִ֑יץ אֹ֝וסִ֗יף אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ עֹֽוד׃ |
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