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Proverbs

Chapter 2
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭niy 'im-tּiqּa֣ch 'amara֑y u֝mitzevota֗y tּitzepּo֥n 'itּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My son, if you will receive my words, and hide my commandments with you;

בְּ֭נִי אִם־תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): lehaqeshshi֣yb laֽchakema֣h 'azene֑ka tּatּe֥h li֝bּeka֗ latּebunaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y 'i֣m labּiyna֣h tiqera֑ la֝tּebuna֗h tּitּe֥n qoleֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, if you cry after knowledge, and lift up your voice for understanding;

כִּ֤י אִ֣ם לַבִּינָ֣ה תִקְרָ֑א לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֶֽךָ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-tּebaqeshshe֥nּah kakּa֑sep veֽkamּatemoni֥ym tּachepּeshseֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה כַכָּ֑סֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥ים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֗z tּa֭biyn yire'a֣t yehva֑h veda֖'at 'elohi֣ym tּimetzaֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then you shall understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ye֭hvah yitּe֣n chakema֑h mi֝pּi֗yv dּa֣'at utebunaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD gives wisdom: out of His mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝פִּ֗יו דַּ֣עַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vtzpn yitzepּo֣n la֭yeshshariym tּushshiyּa֑h ma֝ge֗n leho֣lekey toֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He lays up sound wisdom for the righteous: He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

וצפן יִצְפֹּ֣ן לַ֭יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְהֹ֣לְכֵי תֹֽם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): li֭netzor 'arech֣ot mishshepּa֑t vede֖reke chsydv chasiyda֣yv yishshemoֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He keeps the paths of judgement, and preserves the way of His saints.

לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חסידו חֲסִידָ֣יו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֗z tּa֭biyn tze֣deq umishshepּa֑t u֝meyshshari֗ym kּal-ma'egּal-tֽob׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then you shall understand righteousness, and judgement, and equity; yes, every good path.

אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טֽוֹב׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-tab֣o chakema֣h belibּe֑ka ve֝da֗'at leֽnapeshsheka֥ yine'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When wisdom enters into your heart, and knowledge is pleasant to your soul;

כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): me֭zimּah tּishshemo֥r 'ale֗yka tּebuna֥h tinetzereֽkּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Discretion shall preserve you, understanding shall keep you:

מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭hatzּi֣yleka midּe֣reke ra֑ me֝'i֗yshsh medabּe֥r tּahepּukֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To deliver you from the way of the evil man, from the man who speaks perverse things;

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭'o֣zebiym 'arech֣ot yo֑shsher la֝le֗ket bּedarekey-choֽshsheke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;

הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְח֣וֹת יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭shsּemechiym la'ashs֥ot ra֑ ya֝gi֗ylu bּeֽtahepּuk֥ot raֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of the wicked;

הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֣r 'arechoteyhe֣m 'iqּeshshi֑ym u֝nelozi֗ym bּema'egּelotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Whose ways are crooked, and they are perverse in their paths:

אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭hatzּi֣yleka me'ishshּa֣h zara֑h mi֝nּakeriyּa֗h 'amare֥yha hecheliֽyqah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To deliver you from the strange woman, even from the stranger who flatters with her words;

לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭'ozebet 'alּ֣up ne'ure֑yha ve'et-bּeri֖yt 'elohe֣yha shshakeֽchah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who forsakes the guide of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God.

הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y shsha֣chah 'el-ma֣vet bּeyta֑hּ ve'el-re֝pa'i֗ym ma'egּeloteֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For her house inclines to death, and her paths to the dead.

כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-bּa֭'eyha lo֣ yeshshub֑un veloֽ'-ya֝shsּi֗ygu 'arech֥ot chayּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)None who go to her return again, nor do they take hold of the paths of life.

כָּל־בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְח֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): lema֗'an tּe֭leke bּede֣reke tobi֑ym ve'arech֖ot tzadּiyqi֣ym tּishshemoֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)That you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-yeshshari֥ym yishshekּenu 'a֑retz u֝temiymi֗ym yiua֥teru baֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִוָּ֥תְרוּ בָֽהּ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): u֭reshsha'iym me'e֣retz yikּare֑tu u֝bogedi֗ym yisּech֥u mimּeֽnּah׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

וּ֭רְשָׁעִים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים יִסְּח֥וּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃פ