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Mishle 22

Word-by-word Hebrew text with Orthodox Jewish Bible renderings
OJB rendering Berean/Literal Hebrew gloss  —  6 of 225 words dictionary-mapped
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נִבְחָ֣ר SDBH is more desirable שֵׁ֭ם SDBH A good name מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר SDBH riches רָ֑ב SDBH than great מִכֶּ֥סֶף SDBH than silver וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב SDBH and gold חֵ֣ן SDBH favor טֽוֹב׃ SDBH is better
A shem tov is rather to be desired than osher rav, and chen (grace) rather than kesef and zahav.
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עָשִׁ֣יר SDBH The rich וָרָ֣שׁ SDBH and the poor נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ SDBH have this in common עֹשֵׂ֖ה SDBH [is] Maker כֻלָּ֣ם of them all יְהוָֽה׃ SDBH Hashem/Adonoi
The oisher (rich man) and the rahsh (pauper) have this in common: Hashem is the Oseh (Maker) of them all.
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עָר֤וּם׀ SDBH The prudent רָאָ֣ה SDBH see רָעָ֣ה SDBH danger וְיִסָּתֵר SDBH and take cover וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים SDBH but the simple עָבְר֥וּ SDBH keep going וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ SDBH and suffer the consequences
A prudent man foreseeth the ra'ah, and hideth himself, but the na?ve trudge on, and are punished.
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עֵ֣קֶב SDBH The rewards עֲ֭נָוָה SDBH of humility יִרְאַ֣ת SDBH [and] the fear יְהוָ֑ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi עֹ֖שֶׁר SDBH [are] wealth וְכָב֣וֹד SDBH and honor וְחַיִּֽים׃ SDBH and life
By anavah (humility) and the Yirat Hashem are osher, and kavod, and chayyim.
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צִנִּ֣ים SDBH Thorns פַּ֭חִים SDBH and snares בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ SDBH [lie] on the path עִקֵּ֑שׁ SDBH of the perverse שׁוֹמֵ֥ר SDBH he who guards נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ SDBH his soul יִרְחַ֥ק SDBH stays far מֵהֶֽם׃ from them
Thorns and pachim (snares) are in the derech of the crooked; he that is shomer over his nefesh shall be far from them.
Train up a na'ar in the derech (road) he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
The oisher ruleth over the rahshim (paupers), and the loveh (borrower, debtor) is eved (slave) to the ish malveh (lender).
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זוֹרֵ֣עַ SDBH He who sows עַ֭וְלָה SDBH injustice יִקְצוֹר SDBH will reap disaster אָ֑וֶן SDBH . . . וְשֵׁ֖בֶט SDBH and the rod עֶבְרָת֣וֹ SDBH of his fury יִכְלֶֽה׃ SDBH will be destroyed
He that soweth iniquity shall reap aven (iniquity), and the shevet (rod) of his wrath shall disappear.
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טֽוֹב־ SDBH A generous [man] עַ֭יִן SDBH . . . ה֣וּא SDBH . . . יְבֹרָ֑ךְ SDBH will be blessed כִּֽי־ for נָתַ֖ן he shares מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ SDBH his bread לַדָּֽל׃ SDBH with the poor
He that hath a tov ayin (generous eye) shall have a bracha; for he giveth of his lechem to the dal (poor).
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גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ SDBH Drive out לֵ֭ץ SDBH the mocker וְיֵצֵ֣א SDBH will depart מָד֑וֹן SDBH and conflict וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת SDBH will cease דִּ֣ין SDBH even quarreling וְקָלֽוֹן׃ SDBH and insults
Cast out the scoffer, and contention shall leave; indeed, strife and kalon (shame) shall cease.
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אֹהֵ֥ב SDBH He who loves טְהוֹר SDBH a pure heart לֵ֑ב SDBH . . . חֵ֥ן SDBH and gracious שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו SDBH lips רֵעֵ֥הוּ SDBH for a friend מֶֽלֶךְ׃ SDBH [will have] the king
He that loveth tahor lev (a pure heart), for the chen (grace) on his sfatayim (lips) the Melech shall be his re'a (friend).
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עֵינֵ֣י SDBH eyes יְ֭הוָה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi נָ֣צְרוּ SDBH keep watch over דָ֑עַת SDBH knowledge וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף SDBH but He frustrates דִּבְרֵ֥י SDBH the words בֹגֵֽד׃ SDBH of the faithless
The eynayim of Hashem preserve da'as, and He overthroweth the devarim of the boged (unfaithful, treacherous, traitor).
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The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is an ari (lion) outside; I shall be murdered in the streets.
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שׁוּחָ֣ה SDBH pit עֲ֭מֻקָּה SDBH is a deep פִּ֣י SDBH The mouth זָר֑וֹת SDBH of an adulteress זְע֥וּם SDBH he who is under the wrath יְ֝הוָ֗ה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi יִפּוֹל SDBH will fall שָֽׁם׃ SDBH into it
The peh (mouth) of zarot (strange women) is a deep pit; he that is under the wrath of Hashem shall fall therein.
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אִ֭וֶּלֶת SDBH Foolishness קְשׁוּרָ֣ה SDBH [is] bound up בְלֶב־ SDBH in the heart נָ֑עַר SDBH of a child שֵׁ֥בֶט SDBH [but] the rod מ֝וּסָ֗ר SDBH of discipline יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה SDBH drives it far מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ from him
Folly is bound in the lev na'ar, but the shevet musar (rod of correction) shall drive it far from him.
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עֹ֣שֵֽׁק SDBH Oppressing דָּ֭ל SDBH the poor לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת to enrich ל֑וֹ oneself נֹתֵ֥ן or giving gifts לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר SDBH to the rich אַךְ־ SDBH [will] surely lead לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ SDBH to poverty
He that oppresseth the dal (poor) in order to increase, and he that giveth to the oisher, shall surely come to machsor (poverty, want).
Bow down thine ozen, and hear the devarim of chachamim, and apply thine lev (mind, heart) unto my da'as.
For it is a pleasant thing if thou be shomer over them within thee; they shall therewith abide ready upon thy sfatayim (lips).
That thy trust may be in Hashem, I have made thee know this yom, even thee!
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הֲלֹ֤א SDBH Have I not כָתַ֣בְתִּי SDBH written לְ֭ךָ for you שִׁלְשׁוֹם SDBH thirty sayings בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת SDBH about counsel וָדָֽעַת׃ SDBH and knowledge
Have not I written to thee shloshim (thirty sayings) in mo'etzot (counsels) and da'as,
That I might make thee know the certain truth of the words of emes; that thou mightest bring back words of emes to them that send thee?
Exploit not the dal (poor), because he is dal (poor); neither oppress the oni (afflicted) in the sha'ar,
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כִּֽי־ for יְ֭הוָה SDBH Hashem/Adonoi יָרִ֣יב SDBH will take up רִיבָ֑ם SDBH their case וְקָבַ֖ע SDBH and will plunder אֶת־ SDBH - קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם SDBH those who rob them נָֽפֶשׁ׃ SDBH . . .
For Hashem will plead their cause, and plunder the nefesh of those that plundered them.
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אַל־ Do not תִּ֭תְרַע SDBH make friends אֶת־ SDBH with בַּ֣עַל SDBH man אָ֑ף SDBH an angry וְאֶת־ SDBH with אִ֥ישׁ SDBH man חֵ֝מוֹת SDBH a hot-tempered לֹ֣א SDBH and do not תָבֽוֹא׃ SDBH associate
Make no friendship with a ba'al af (angry man), and with an ish chemot (man of wrath) thou shalt not go,
Lest thou learn his orkhot (ways), and take a mokesh (snare) for thy nefesh.
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אַל־ Do not תְּהִ֥י be בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ SDBH one who gives pledges כָ֑ף SDBH . . . בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים SDBH who puts up security מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ SDBH for debts
Be not thou one of them that shake hands in a pledge, or of them that are collateral for masha'ot (debts, loans).
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אִם־ SDBH If אֵֽין־ SDBH you have nothing לְךָ֥ with which לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם SDBH to pay לָ֥מָּה SDBH why יִקַּ֥ח SDBH be taken מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ SDBH should your bed מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ SDBH from under you
If thou hast nothing with which to pay, why should he take away thy mishkav (bed) from under thee?
Remove not the gevul olam (ancient landmark), which avoteicha have set.
Seest thou an ish mahir (diligent, one who excells) in his work? He shall stand before melachim; he shall not stand before obscure men.