Proverbs - Interlinear Bible

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שֵׁ֭ם šēm N-ms H8034 A good name

נִבְחָ֣ר niḇ·ḥār V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms H977 is more desirable

רָ֑ב rāḇ Adj-ms H7227 than great

מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר mê·‘ō·šer Prep-m | N-ms H6239 riches;

חֵ֣ן ḥên N-ms H2580 favor

טֽוֹב׃ ṭō·wḇ Adj-ms H2896 is better

מִכֶּ֥סֶף mik·ke·sep̄ Prep-m | N-ms H3701 than silver

וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב ū·miz·zā·hāḇ Conj-w, Prep-m | N-ms H2091 and gold.

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עָשִׁ֣יר ‘ā·šîr Adj-ms H6223 The rich

וָרָ֣שׁ wā·rāš Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H7326 and the poor

נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ nip̄·gā·šū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H6298 have this in common:

יְהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 The LORD

עֹשֵׂ֖ה ‘ō·śêh V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc H6213 [is] Maker

כֻלָּ֣ם ḵul·lām N-msc | 3mp H3605 of them all.

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עָר֤וּם׀ ‘ā·rūm Adj-ms H6175 The prudent

רָאָ֣ה rā·’āh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H7200 see

רָעָ֣ה rā·‘āh Adj-fs H7451 danger

וְיִסָּתֵר wə·yis·så̄·ṯēr Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms H5641 and take cover,

וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm Conj-w | N-mp H6612 but the simple

עָבְר֥וּ ‘ā·ḇə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5674 keep going

וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃ wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp H6064 and suffer the consequences.

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עֵ֣קֶב ‘ê·qeḇ N-msc H6118 The rewards

עֲ֭נָוָה ‘ă·nā·wāh N-fs H6038 of humility

יִרְאַ֣ת yir·’aṯ N-fsc H3374 [and] the fear

יְהוָ֑ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD

עֹ֖שֶׁר ‘ō·šer N-ms H6239 [are] wealth

וְכָב֣וֹד wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ Conj-w | N-ms H3519 and honor

וְחַיִּֽים׃ wə·ḥay·yîm Conj-w | N-mp H2416 and life.

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צִנִּ֣ים ṣin·nîm N-mp H6791 Thorns

פַּ֭חִים pa·ḥîm N-mp H6341 and snares

בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ bə·ḏe·reḵ Prep-b | N-cs H1870 [lie] on the path

עִקֵּ֑שׁ ‘iq·qêš Adj-ms H6141 of the perverse;

שׁוֹמֵ֥ר šō·w·mêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H8104 he who guards

נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ nap̄·šōw N-fsc | 3ms H5315 his soul

יִרְחַ֥ק yir·ḥaq V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7368 stays far

מֵהֶֽם׃ mê·hem Prep-m | Pro-3mp from them.

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חֲנֹ֣ךְ ḥă·nōḵ V-Qal-Imp-ms H2596 Train up

לַ֭נַּעַר lan·na·‘ar Prep-l, Art | N-ms H5288 a child

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 in

דַרְכּ֑וֹ ḏar·kōw N-csc | 3ms H1870 the way

פִּ֣י pî N-msc H6310 he should go,

גַּ֥ם gam Conj H1571 and

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 when

יַ֝זְקִ֗ין yaz·qîn V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H2204 he is old

לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 he will not

יָס֥וּר yā·sūr V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5493 depart

מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ mim·men·nāh Prep | 3fs H4480 from it.

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עָ֭שִׁיר ‘ā·šîr Adj-ms H6223 The rich

יִמְשׁ֑וֹל yim·šō·wl V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H4910 rule

בְּרָשִׁ֣ים bə·rā·šîm Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H7326 over the poor,

לֹ֝וֶ֗ה lō·weh V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3867 and the borrower

לְאִ֣ישׁ lə·’îš Prep-l | N-ms H376 . . .

וְעֶ֥בֶד wə·‘e·ḇeḏ Conj-w | N-ms H5650 is slave

מַלְוֶֽה׃ mal·weh V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H3867 to the lender.

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זוֹרֵ֣עַ zō·w·rê·a‘ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H2232 He who sows

עַ֭וְלָה ‘aw·lāh N-fs H5766 injustice

יִקְצוֹר yiq·ṣōr V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7114 will reap disaster

אָ֑וֶן ’ā·wen N-ms H205 . . .,

וְשֵׁ֖בֶט wə·šê·ḇeṭ Conj-w | N-msc H7626 and the rod

עֶבְרָת֣וֹ ‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw N-fsc | 3ms H5678 of his fury

יִכְלֶֽה׃ yiḵ·leh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3615 will be destroyed.

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טֽוֹב־ ṭō·wḇ- Adj-msc H2896 A generous [man]

עַ֭יִן ‘a·yin N-cs H5869 . . .

ה֣וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 . . .

יְבֹרָ֑ךְ yə·ḇō·rāḵ V-Pual-Imperf-3ms H1288 will be blessed,

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 for

נָתַ֖ן nā·ṯan V-Qal-Perf-3ms H5414 he shares

מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ mil·laḥ·mōw Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms H3899 his bread

לַדָּֽל׃ lad·dāl Prep-l, Art | Adj-msc H1800 with the poor.

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גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ gā·rêš V-Piel-Imp-ms H1644 Drive out

לֵ֭ץ lêṣ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H3887 the mocker,

מָד֑וֹן mā·ḏō·wn N-ms H4066 and conflict

וְיֵצֵ֣א wə·yê·ṣê Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H3318 will depart;

דִּ֣ין dîn N-ms H1779 even quarreling

וְקָלֽוֹן׃ wə·qā·lō·wn Conj-w | N-ms H7036 and insults

וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת wə·yiš·bōṯ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms H7673 will cease.

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אֹהֵ֥ב ’ō·hêḇ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H157 He who loves

טְהוֹר ṭə·hōr Adj-msc H2889 a pure heart

לֵ֑ב lêḇ N-ms H3820 . . .

חֵ֥ן ḥên N-msc H2580 and gracious

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו śə·p̲ā·t̲āyw N-fdc | 3ms H8193 lips

מֶֽלֶךְ׃ me·leḵ N-ms H4428 [will have] the king

רֵעֵ֥הוּ rê·‘ê·hū N-msc | 3ms H7453 for a friend.

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יְ֭הוָה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 The LORD’s

עֵינֵ֣י ‘ê·nê N-cdc H5869 eyes

נָ֣צְרוּ nā·ṣə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5341 keep watch over

דָ֑עַת ḏā·‘aṯ N-fs H1847 knowledge,

וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף way·sal·lêp̄ Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms H5557 but He frustrates

דִּבְרֵ֥י diḇ·rê N-mpc H1697 the words

בֹגֵֽד׃ ḇō·ḡêḏ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H898 of the faithless.

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עָ֭צֵל ‘ā·ṣêl Adj-ms H6102 The slacker

אָמַ֣ר ’ā·mar V-Qal-Perf-3ms H559 says,

אֲרִ֣י ’ă·rî N-ms H738 [There is] a lion

בַח֑וּץ ḇa·ḥūṣ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2351 outside!

אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ ’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs H7523 I will be slain

בְּת֥וֹךְ bə·ṯō·wḵ Prep-b | N-msc H8432 in

רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ N-mp H7339 the streets!

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פִּ֣י pî N-msc H6310 The mouth

זָר֑וֹת zā·rō·wṯ Adj-fp H2114 of an adulteress

עֲ֭מֻקָּה ‘ă·muq·qāh Adj-fs H6013 is a deep

שׁוּחָ֣ה šū·ḥāh N-fs H7745 pit;

זְע֥וּם zə·‘ūm V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-msc H2194 he who is under the wrath

יְ֝הוָ֗ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 of the LORD

יִפּוֹל yip·pōl V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5307 will fall

שָֽׁם׃ šām Adv H8033 into it.

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אִ֭וֶּלֶת ’iw·we·leṯ N-fs H200 Foolishness

קְשׁוּרָ֣ה qə·šū·rāh V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs H7194 [is] bound up

בְלֶב־ ḇə·leḇ- Prep-b | N-msc H3820 in the heart

נָ֑עַר nā·‘ar N-ms H5288 of a child,

שֵׁ֥בֶט šê·ḇeṭ N-msc H7626 [but] the rod

מ֝וּסָ֗ר mū·sār N-ms H4148 of discipline

יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה yar·ḥî·qen·nāh V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms | 3fs H7368 drives it far

מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ mim·men·nū Prep | 3ms H4480 from him.

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עֹ֣שֵֽׁק ‘ō·šêq V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H6231 Oppressing

דָּ֭ל dāl Adj-ms H1800 the poor

לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת lə·har·bō·wṯ Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf H7235 to enrich

ל֑וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms oneself

נֹתֵ֥ן nō·ṯên V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H5414 or giving gifts

לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר lə·‘ā·šîr Prep-l | Adj-ms H6223 to the rich

אַךְ־ ’aḵ- Adv H389 [will] surely lead

לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ lə·maḥ·sō·wr Prep-l | N-ms H4270 to poverty.

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הַ֥ט haṭ V-Hifil-Imp-ms H5186 Incline

אָזְנְךָ֗ ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H241 your ear

וּ֭שְׁמַע ū·šə·ma‘ Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H8085 and hear

דִּבְרֵ֣י diḇ·rê N-mpc H1697 the words

חֲכָמִ֑ים ḥă·ḵā·mîm Adj-mp H2450 of the wise —

תָּשִׁ֥ית tā·šîṯ V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H7896 apply

וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ wə·lib·bə·ḵā Conj-w | N-msc | 2ms H3820 your mind

לְדַעְתִּֽי׃ lə·ḏa‘·tî Prep-l | N-fsc | 1cs H1847 to my knowledge —

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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 for

נָ֭עִים nā·‘îm Adj-ms H5273 it is pleasing

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 when

תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם ṯiš·mə·rêm V-Qal-Imperf-2ms | 3mp H8104 you keep them

בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ bə·ḇiṭ·ne·ḵā Prep-b | N-fsc | 2ms H990 within you

יִכֹּ֥נוּ yik·kō·nū V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp H3559 . . .

יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו yaḥ·dāw Adv H3162 and they are constantly

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on

שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃ śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā N-fdc | 2ms H8193 your lips.

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מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ miḇ·ṭa·ḥe·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H4009 So that your trust

לִהְי֣וֹת lih·yō·wṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H1961 may be

בַּ֭יהוָה Yah·weh Prep-b | N-proper-ms H3068 in the LORD,

הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ hō·w·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā V-Hifil-Perf-1cs | 2ms H3045 I instruct you

הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 today —

אַף־ ’ap̄- Conj H637 yes,

אָֽתָּה׃ ’āt·tāh Pro-2ms H859 you.

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הֲלֹ֤א hă·lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 Have I not

כָתַ֣בְתִּי ḵā·ṯaḇ·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3789 written

לְ֭ךָ lə·ḵā Prep | 2ms for you

שִׁלְשׁוֹם šil·šōm N-mp H8032 thirty sayings

בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת bə·mō·w·‘ê·ṣōṯ Prep-b | N-fp H4156 about counsel

וָדָֽעַת׃ wā·ḏā·‘aṯ Conj-w | N-fs H1847 and knowledge,

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לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ă·ḵā Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf | 2ms H3045 to show you

קֹ֭שְׁטְ qō·šəṭ N-msc H7189 true

אֱמֶ֑ת ’ĕ·meṯ N-fs H571 and reliable

אִמְרֵ֣י ’im·rê N-mpc H561 words,

לְהָשִׁ֥יב lə·hā·šîḇ Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf H7725 that you may

אֱ֝מֶ֗ת ’ĕ·meṯ N-fs H571 soundly

אֲמָרִ֥ים ’ă·mā·rîm N-mp H561 answer

לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃פ lə·šō·lə·ḥe·ḵā Prep-l | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2ms H7971 those who sent you?

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אַֽל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not

תִּגְזָל־ tiḡ·zāl- V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H1497 rob

דָּ֭ל dāl Adj-msc H1800 a poor

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 man because

ה֑וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 he

דַל־ ḏal- Adj-ms H1800 is poor,

וְאַל־ wə·’al- Conj-w | Adv H408 and do not

תְּדַכֵּ֖א tə·ḏak·kê V-Piel-Imperf-2ms H1792 crush

עָנִ֣י ‘ā·nî Adj-ms H6041 the afflicted

בַשָּֽׁעַר׃ ḇaš·šā·‘ar Prep, Art | N-ms H8179 at the gate,

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כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 for

יְ֭הוָה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD

יָרִ֣יב yā·rîḇ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7378 will take up

רִיבָ֑ם rî·ḇām N-msc | 3mp H7379 their case

וְקָבַ֖ע wə·qā·ḇa‘ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H6906 and will plunder

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם qō·ḇə·‘ê·hem V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3mp H6906 those who rob them

נָֽפֶשׁ׃ nā·p̄eš N-fs H5315 . . ..

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אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not

תִּ֭תְרַע tiṯ·ra‘ V-Hitpael-Imperf.Jus-2ms H7462 make friends

אֶת־ ’eṯ- Prep H854 with

אָ֑ף ’āp̄ N-ms H639 an angry

בַּ֣עַל ba·‘al N-msc H1167 man,

לֹ֣א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 and do not

תָבֽוֹא׃ ṯā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H935 associate

וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | Prep H854 with

חֵ֝מוֹת ḥê·mō·wṯ N-fp H2534 a hot-tempered

אִ֥ישׁ ’îš N-msc H376 man,

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פֶּן־ pen- Conj H6435 or

תֶּאֱלַ֥ף te·’ĕ·lap̄ V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H502 you may learn

אָרְחָתוֹ ʾå̄·rə·ḥå̄·ṯō N-cpc | 3ms H734 his ways

וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ wə·lā·qaḥ·tā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms H3947 and entangle

לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ lə·nap̄·še·ḵā Prep-l | N-fsc | 2ms H5315 yourself

מוֹקֵ֣שׁ mō·w·qêš N-ms H4170 in a snare.

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אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not

תְּהִ֥י tə·hî V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms H1961 be

בְתֹֽקְעֵי־ ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê- Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H8628 one who gives pledges

כָ֑ף ḵāp̄ N-fs H3709 . . .,

בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים ba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm Prep-b, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H6148 who puts up security

מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃ maš·šā·’ō·wṯ N-fp H4859 for debts.

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אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If

אֵֽין־ ’ên- Adv H369 you have nothing

לְךָ֥ lə·ḵā Prep | 2ms with which

לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם lə·šal·lêm Prep | V-Piel-Inf H7999 to pay,

לָ֥מָּה lām·māh Interrog H4100 why

מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H4904 should your bed

יִקַּ֥ח yiq·qaḥ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3947 be taken

מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ mit·taḥ·te·ḵā Prep | Prep | 2ms H8478 from under you?

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אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 Do not

תַּ֭סֵּג tas·sêḡ V-Hifil-Imperf.Jus-2ms H5253 move

עוֹלָ֑ם ‘ō·w·lām N-ms H5769 an ancient

גְּב֣וּל gə·ḇūl N-msc H1366 boundary stone

אֲשֶׁ֖ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 which

אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H1 your fathers

עָשׂ֣וּ ‘ā·śū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H6213 have placed.

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חָזִ֡יתָ ḥā·zî·ṯā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H2372 Do you see

אִ֤ישׁ׀ ’îš N-ms H376 a man

מָ֘הִ֤יר mā·hîr Adj-ms H4106 skilled

בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ bim·laḵ·tōw Prep-b | N-fsc | 3ms H4399 in his work?

יִתְיַצָּ֑ב yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣāḇ V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms H3320 He will be stationed

לִֽפְנֵֽי־ lip̄·nê- Prep-l | N-mpc H6440 in the presence

מְלָכִ֥ים mə·lā·ḵîm N-mp H4428 of kings;

בַּל־ bal- Adv H1077 he will not

יִ֝תְיַצֵּב yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms H3320 stand

לִפְנֵ֥י lip̄·nê Prep-l | N-cpc H6440 before

חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃פ ḥă·šuk·kîm Adj-mp H2823 obscure men.

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