Proverbs 1 מִשְׁלֵי

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹מִ֭שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־דָּוִ֑ד מֶ֝֗לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

mishle shelomo ven-david melekh yisra'el

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

²לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֣ה וּמוּסָ֑ר לְ֝הָבִ֗ין אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃

lada'at chakhma umusar lehavin imre vina

To know wisdom and instruction; To comprehend the words of understanding;

³לָ֭קַחַת מוּסַ֣ר הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃

lakachat musar haskel tzedek umishpat umesharim

To receive the discipline of wisdom, Justice, and right, and equity;

⁴לָתֵ֣ת לִפְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה לְ֝נַ֗עַר דַּ֣עַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃

latet liftayim arma lena'ar da'at umezimma

To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion;

⁵יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃

yishma' chakham veyosef lekach venavon tachbulot yikne

That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;

⁶לְהָבִ֣ין מָ֭שָׁל וּמְלִיצָ֑ה דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃

lehavin mashal umelitza divre chakhamim vechidotam

To understand a proverb, and a figure; The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

⁷יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּ֑עַת חָכְמָ֥ה וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃

yir'at ADONAI reshit da'at chakhma umusar evilim bazu

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.

⁸שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃

shema' beni musar avikha ve'al-tittosh torat immekha

Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

⁹כִּ֤י ׀ לִוְיַ֤ת חֵ֓ן הֵ֬ם לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃

ki livyat chen hem leroshekha va'anakim legargerotekha

For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

¹⁰בְּנִ֡י אִם־יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃

beni im-yefattukha chatta'im al-tove

My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

¹¹אִם־יֹאמְרוּ֮ לְכָ֪ה אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה לְדָ֑ם נִצְפְּנָ֖ה לְנָקִ֣י חִנָּֽם׃

im-yomru lekha ittanu ne'erva ledam nitzpena lenaki chinnam

If they say: ‘Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk for the innocent without cause;

¹²נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃

nivla'em kishol chayyim utemimim keyorde vor

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

¹³כָּל־ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר נִמְצָ֑א נְמַלֵּ֖א בָתֵּ֣ינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃

kal-hon yakar nimtza nemalle vattenu shalal

We shall find all precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

¹⁴גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ תַּפִּ֣יל בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ כִּ֥יס אֶ֝חָ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃

goralkha tappil betokhenu kis echad yihye lekhullanu

Cast in thy lot among us; Let us all have one purse’—

¹⁵בְּנִ֗י אַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃

beni al-telekh bederekh ittam mena' raglekha minnetivatam

My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;

¹⁶כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃

ki raglehem lara' yarutzu vimaharu lishpakh-dam

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

¹⁷כִּֽי־חִ֭נָּם מְזֹרָ֣ה הָרָ֑שֶׁת בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י כָל־בַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃

ki-chinnam mezora harashet be'ene khal-ba'al kanaf

For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;

¹⁸וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃

vehem ledamam ye'erovu yitzpenu lenafshotam

And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.

¹⁹כֵּ֗ן אָ֭רְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣יו יִקָּֽח׃

ken archot kal-botzea batza' et-nefesh be'alav yikkach

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

²⁰חָ֭כְמוֹת בַּח֣וּץ תָּרֹ֑נָּה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃

chakhmot bachutz taronna barchovot titten kolah

Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

²¹בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃

berosh homiyyot tikra befitche she'arim ba'ir amareha tomer

She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

²²עַד־מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃

ad-matay petayim te'ehavu feti veletzim latzon chamdu lahem ukhesilim yisneu-da'at

’How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge?

²³תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה אַבִּ֣יעָה לָכֶ֣ם רוּחִ֑י אוֹדִ֖יעָה דְבָרַ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃

tashuvu letokhachti hinne abbi'a lakhem ruchi odi'a devaray etkhem

Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

²⁴יַ֣עַן קָ֭רָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ נָטִ֥יתִי יָ֝דִ֗י וְאֵ֣ין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃

ya'an karati vattema'enu natiti yadi ve'en makshiv

Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,

²⁵וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ כָל־עֲצָתִ֑י וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃

vattifre'u khal-atzati vetokhachti lo avitem

But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;

²⁶גַּם־אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃

gam-ani be'edkhem eschak el'ag bevo fachdekhem

I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;

²⁷בְּבֹ֤א כשאוה [כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה] ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה׃

bevo khesho'a pachdekhem ve'edkhem kesufa ye'ete bevo alekhem tzara vetzuka

When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When trouble and distress come upon you.

²⁸אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃

az yikra'unni velo e'ene yeshacharunni velo yimtza'unni

Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.

²⁹תַּ֭חַת כִּי־שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃

tachat ki-sanu da'at veyir'at ADONAI lo vacharu

For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

³⁰לֹא־אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃

lo-avu la'atzati na'atzu kal-tokhachti

They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

³¹וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃

veyokhlu mipperi darkam umimmo'atzotehem yisba'u

Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

³²כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃

ki meshuvat petayim tahargem veshalvat kesilim te'abbedem

For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

³³וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֭י יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּ֑טַח וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן מִפַּ֥חַד רָעָֽה׃

veshomea li yishkan-betach vesha'anan mippachad ra'a

But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.’

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:

²to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;

³to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

⁴to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—

⁵that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;

⁶to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

⁷The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

⁸My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;

⁹for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.

¹⁰My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.

¹¹If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.

¹²Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.

¹³We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.

¹⁴You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—

¹⁵my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,

¹⁶for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.

¹⁷For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;

¹⁸but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.

¹⁹So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.

²⁰Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

²¹She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:

²²“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

²³Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.

²⁴Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;

²⁵but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;

²⁶I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,

²⁷when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.

²⁸Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,

²⁹because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of the LORD.

³⁰They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.

³¹Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.

³²For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

³³But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”

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