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Proverbs

Chapter 4
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֣u ba֭niym m֣usar 'a֑b ve֝haqeshshi֗ybu lada֥'at bּiynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hear, you children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y le֣qach t֭ob nata֣tּiy lake֑m tּֽ֝orati֗y 'aֽl-tּa'azoֽbu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I give you good doctrine, do not forsake my law.

כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-be֭n hayi֣ytiy le'abi֑y ra֥ke ve֝yachi֗yd lipene֥y 'imּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

כִּי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּore֗niy vayּo֥'mer li֗y yiֽtemake-dּebara֥y libּe֑ka shshemo֖r mitzevota֣y vֽecheyeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He taught me also, and said to me, "Let your heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live."

וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶֽחְיֵֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): qene֣h cha֭kemah qene֣h biyna֑h 'al-tּishshekּa֥ch ve'al-tּe֝֗t meֽ'imerey-piֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Get wisdom, get understanding: do not forget it; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

קְנֵ֣ה חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵֽאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּa'azebe֥ha vetishshemere֑kּa 'ehabe֥ha vetitzּereֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do not forsake her, and she shall preserve you: love her, and she shall keep you.

אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): re'shshi֣yt cha֭kemah qene֣h chakema֑h ubekal-qi֝neyaneka֗ qene֣h biynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.

רֵאשִׁ֣ית חָ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְכָל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): salesele֥ha uֽteromeme֑kּa tּe֝kabּe֗deka kּi֣y techabּeqeֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honour, when you do embrace her.

סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּitּe֣n le֭ro'shsheka liveyat-che֑n 'ate֖ret tּipe'e֣ret tּemagּeneֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.

תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshema֣ bּe֭niy veqa֣ch 'amara֑y veyirebּ֥u le֝ka֗ shshen֣ot chayּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּede֣reke cha֭kemah horeti֑yka hi֝deraketּi֗yka bּema'egּeley-yoֽshsher׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חָ֭כְמָה הֹרֵתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽ֭leketּeka lo'-yetza֣r tza'ade֑ka ve'im-tּa֝r֗utz lo֣ tikּashsheֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not stumble.

בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): hachaze֣q bּamּusa֣r 'al-tּe֑rep ni֝tzּere֗ha kּiy-hi֥y chayּeֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take fast hold of instruction; do not let her go: keep her; for she is your life.

הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe'o֣rach re֭shsha'iym 'al-tּabo֑ ve'al-tּe֝'ashshּe֗r bּede֣reke ra'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do not enter into the path of the wicked, and do not go in the way of evil men.

בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּera'e֥hu 'al-tּa'abar-bּ֑o shsete֖h me'ala֣yv va'abֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Avoid it, do not pass by it, turn from it, and pass away.

פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבָר־בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y lo֣ yiֽ֭shshenu 'im-lo֣ yare֑'u veֽnigezela֥h shshe֝nata֗m 'im-lo֥ ykshvlv yakeshshiֽylu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For they do not sleep, unless they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א יכשולו יַכְשִֽׁילוּ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y la֭chamu le֣chem re֑shsha veye֖yn chamasi֣ym yishshetּֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'o֣rach tza֭dּiyqiym kּe'֣or no֑gahּ hole֥ke va֝'֗or 'ad-nek֥on hayּֽom׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more to the perfect day.

וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּe֣reke re֭shsha'iym kּaֽ'apela֑h lo֥ ya֝de'֗u bּamּe֥h yikּashsheֽlu׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)The way of the wicked is as darkness: they do not know at what they stumble.

דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּֽאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃פ

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּe֭niy lidebara֣y haqeshshi֑ybah la֝'amara֗y hat-'azeneֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My son, attend to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.

בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-yalּi֥yzu me'eyne֑yka shsha֝mere֗m bּet֣oke lebabeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.

אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-chayּi֣ym he֭m lemotze'eyhe֑m uֽlekal-bּeshsar֥o marepּeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For they are life to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.

כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכָל־בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽkּal-mi֭shshemar netzo֣r libּe֑ka kּiֽy-mi֝mּe֗nּu tּotze'֥ot chayּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

מִֽכָּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): hase֣r mi֭mּeka 'iqּeshsh֣ut pּe֑h ulez֥ut shse֝pata֗yim hareche֥q mimּeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Put away from you a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.

הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): e֭yneyka leno֣kach yabּi֑ytu ve֝'ape'apּe֗yka yayeshshi֥ru negedּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.

עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): pּa֭lּes ma'egּa֣l ragele֑ka veֽkal-dּerake֥yka yikּoֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.

פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-tּet-yami֥yn ushsemo֑'vl hase֖r rageleka֣ meraֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.

אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃