Proverbs 19 מִשְׁלֵי

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹טֽוֹב־רָ֭שׁ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו וְה֣וּא כְסִֽיל׃

tov-rash holekh betummo me'ikkesh sefatav vehu khesil

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.

²גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא־דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חוֹטֵֽא׃

gam belo-da'at nefesh lo-tov ve'atz beraglayim chote

Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

³אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל־יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽוֹ׃

ivvelet adam tesallef darko ve'al-ADONAI yiz'af libbo

The foolishness of man perverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against the LORD.

⁴ה֗וֹן יֹ֭סִיף רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ֝דָ֗ל מֵרֵ֥עהוּ יִפָּרֵֽד׃

hon yosif re'im rabbim vedal mere'hu yippared

Wealth addeth many friends; But as for the poor, his friend separateth himself from him.

⁵עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִמָּלֵֽט׃

ed shekarim lo yinnake veyafiach kezavim lo yimmalet

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that breatheth forth lies shall not escape.

⁶רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי־נָדִ֑יב וְכָל־הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן׃

rabbim yechallu fene-nadiv vekhal-harea le'ish mattan

Many will entreat the favour of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

⁷כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי־רָ֨שׁ ׀ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לא [לוֹ]־הֵֽמָּה׃

kal ache-rash sene'uhu af ki mere'ehu rachaku mimmennu meraddef amarim lo-hemma

All the brethren of the poor do hate him; How much more do his friends go far from him! He that pursueth words, they turn against him.

⁸קֹֽנֶה־לֵּ֭ב אֹהֵ֣ב נַפְשׁ֑וֹ שֹׁמֵ֥ר תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה לִמְצֹא־טֽוֹב׃

kone-lev ohev nafsho shomer tevuna limtzo-tov

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul; He that keepeth understanding shall find good.

⁹עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד׃

ed shekarim lo yinnake veyafiach kezavim yoved

A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that breatheth forth lies shall perish.

¹⁰לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה לִכְסִ֣יל תַּעֲנ֑וּג אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי־לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀ מְשֹׁ֬ל בְּשָׂרִֽים׃

lo-nave likhsil ta'anug af ki-le'eved meshol besarim

Luxury is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹שֵׂ֣כֶל אָ֭דָם הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפּ֑וֹ וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ עֲבֹ֣ר עַל־פָּֽשַׁע׃

sekhel adam he'erikh appo vetif'arto avor al-pasha'

It is the discretion of a man to be slow to anger, And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

¹²נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל־עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃

naham kakkefir za'af melekh ukhetal al-esev retzono

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favour is as dew upon the grass.

¹³הַוֺּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה׃

havvot le'aviv ben kesil vedelef tored midyene isha

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

¹⁴בַּ֣יִת וָ֭הוֹן נַחֲלַ֣ת אָב֑וֹת וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה אִשָּׁ֥ה מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃

bayit vahon nachalat avot umeyhva isha maskalet

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers; But a prudent wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵עַ֭צְלָה תַּפִּ֣יל תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ רְמִיָּ֣ה תִרְעָֽב׃

atzla tappil tardema venefesh remiyya tir'av

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶שֹׁמֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ בּוֹזֵ֖ה דְרָכָ֣יו יומת [יָמֽוּת]׃

shomer mitzva shomer nafsho boze derakhav yamut

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that despiseth His ways shall die.

¹⁷מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ׃

malve ADONAI chonen dal ugemulo yeshallem-lo

He that is gracious unto the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And his good deed will He repay unto him.

¹⁸יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְאֶל־הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ אַל־תִּשָּׂ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

yasser binkha ki-yesh tikva ve'el-hamito al-tissa nafshekha

Chasten thy son, for there is hope; But set not thy heart on his destruction. .

¹⁹גרל [גְּֽדָל]־חֵ֭מָה נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ כִּ֥י אִם־תַּ֝צִּ֗יל וְע֣וֹד תּוֹסִֽף׃

gedal-chema nose onesh ki im-tatzil ve'od tosif

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; For if thou interpose, thou wilt add thereto.

²⁰שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃

shema' etza vekabbel musar lema'an techkam be'acharitekha

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.

²¹רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם׃

rabbot machashavot belev-ish va'atzat ADONAI hi takum

There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

²²תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב־רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב׃

ta'avat adam chasdo vetov-rash me'ish kazav

The lust of a man is his shame; And a poor man is better than a liar.

²³יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל־יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע׃

yir'at ADONAI lechayyim vesavea yalin bal-yippaked ra'

The fear of the LORD tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied, He shall not be visited with evil.

²⁴טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם־אֶל־פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃

taman atzel yado batzallachat gam-el-pihu lo yeshivenna

The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it back to his mouth.

²⁵לֵ֣ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּפֶ֣תִי יַעְרִ֑ם וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ לְ֝נָב֗וֹן יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת׃

letz takke ufeti ya'rim vehokhiach lenavon yavin da'at

When thou smitest a scorner, the simple will become prudent; And when one that hath understanding is reproved, he will understand knowledge.

²⁶מְֽשַׁדֶּד־אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃

meshadded-av yavriach em ben mevish umachpir

A son that dealeth shamefully and reproachfully Will despoil his father, and chase away his mother.

²⁷חַֽדַל־בְּ֭נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹת מֵֽאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת׃

chadal-beni lishmoa musar lishgot me'imre-da'at

Cease, my son, to hear the instruction That causeth to err from the words of knowledge.

²⁸עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע־אָֽוֶן׃

ed beliyya'al yalitz mishpat ufi resha'im yevalla'-aven

An ungodly witness mocketh at right; And the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

²⁹נָכ֣וֹנוּ לַלֵּצִ֣ים שְׁפָטִ֑ים וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹת לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים׃

nakhonu lalletzim shefatim umahalumot legev kesilim

Judgments are prepared for scorners, And stripes for the back of fools.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

²It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty with one’s feet and miss the way.

³The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against the LORD.

⁴Wealth adds many friends, but the poor is separated from his friend.

⁵A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

⁶Many will entreat the favor of a ruler, and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts.

⁷All the relatives of the poor shun him; how much more do his friends avoid him! He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

⁸He who gets wisdom loves his own soul. He who keeps understanding shall find good.

⁹A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

¹⁰Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

¹¹The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

¹²The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

¹³A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

¹⁴House and riches are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.

¹⁵Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

¹⁶He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

¹⁷He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

¹⁸Discipline your son, for there is hope; don’t be a willing party to his death.

¹⁹A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

²⁰Listen to counsel and receive instruction, that you may be wise in your latter end.

²¹There are many plans in a man’s heart, but the LORD’s counsel will prevail.

²²That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness. A poor man is better than a liar.

²³The fear of the LORD leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

²⁴The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

²⁵Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

²⁶He who robs his father and drives away his mother is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.

²⁷If you stop listening to instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.

²⁸A corrupt witness mocks justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down iniquity.

²⁹Penalties are prepared for scoffers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

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