Proverbs 2 מִשְׁלֵי

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹בְּ֭נִי אִם־תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃

beni im-tikkach amaray umitzvotay titzpon ittakh

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;

²לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃

lehakshiv lachakhma aznekha tatte libbekha lattevuna

So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, And thy heart incline to discernment;

³כִּ֤י אִ֣ם לַבִּינָ֣ה תִקְרָ֑א לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלֶֽךָ׃

ki im labbina tikra lattevuna titten kolekha

Yea, if thou call for understanding, And lift up thy voice for discernment;

⁴אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה כַכָּ֑סֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥ים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃

im-tevakshenna khakkasef vekhammatmonim tachpesenna

If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures;

⁵אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא׃

az tavin yir'at ADONAI veda'at elohim timtza

Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝פִּ֗יו דַּ֣עַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃

ki-ADONAI yitten chakhma mippiv da'at utevuna

For the LORD giveth wisdom, Out of His mouth cometh knowledge and discernment;

⁷וצפן [יִצְפֹּ֣ן] לַ֭יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְהֹ֣לְכֵי תֹֽם׃

yitzpon laysharim tushiyya magen leholkhe tom

He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright, He is a shield to them that walk in integrity;

⁸לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְח֣וֹת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חסידו [חֲסִידָ֣יו] יִשְׁמֹֽר׃

lintzor archot mishpat vederekh chasidav yishmor

That He may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of His godly ones. .

⁹אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טֽוֹב׃

az tavin tzedek umishpat umesharim kal-ma'gal-tov

Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.

¹⁰כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃

ki-tavo chakhma velibbekha veda'at lenafshekha yin'am

For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;

¹¹מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃

mezimma tishmor alekha tevuna tintzerekka

Discretion shall watch over thee, Discernment shall guard thee;

¹²לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃

lehatzilkha midderekh ra' me'ish medabber tahpukhot

To deliver thee from the way of evil, From the men that speak froward things;

¹³הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְח֣וֹת יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

ha'ozvim archot yosher lalekhet bedarkhe-choshekh

Who leave the paths of uprightness, To walk in the ways of darkness;

¹⁴הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע׃

hassemechim la'asot ra' yagilu betahpukhot ra'

Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in the frowardness of evil;

¹⁵אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃

asher archotehem ikkeshim unelozim bema'gelotam

Who are crooked in their ways, And perverse in their paths;

¹⁶לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃

lehatzilkha me'isha zara minnakhriyya amareha hechelika

To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the alien woman that maketh smooth her words;

¹⁷הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃

ha'ozevet alluf ne'ureha ve'et-berit eloheha shakhecha

That forsaketh the lord of her youth, And forgetteth the covenant of her God.

¹⁸כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃

ki shacha el-mavet betah ve'el-refa'im ma'geloteha

For her house sinketh down unto death, And her paths unto the shades;

¹⁹כָּל־בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְח֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃

kal-ba'eha lo yeshuvun velo-yassigu archot chayyim

None that go unto her return, Neither do they attain unto the paths of life;

²⁰לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טוֹבִ֑ים וְאָרְח֖וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

lema'an telekh bederekh tovim ve'archot tzaddikim tishmor

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, And keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִוָּ֥תְרוּ בָֽהּ׃

ki-yesharim yishkenu aretz utemimim yivvatru vah

For the upright shall dwell in the land, And the whole-hearted shall remain in it.

²²וּ֭רְשָׁעִים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗ים יִסְּח֥וּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

uresha'im me'eretz yikkaretu uvogdim yissechu mimmenna

But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the faithless shall be plucked up out of it.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,

²so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;

³yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;

⁴if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;

⁵then you will understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

⁶For the LORD gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.

⁷He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

⁸that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his holy ones.

⁹Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

¹⁰For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

¹¹Discretion will watch over you. Understanding will keep you,

¹²to deliver you from the way of evil, from the men who speak perverse things,

¹³who forsake the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness,

¹⁴who rejoice to do evil, and delight in the perverseness of evil,

¹⁵who are crooked in their ways, and wayward in their paths,

¹⁶to deliver you from the strange woman, even from the foreigner who flatters with her words,

¹⁷who forsakes the friend of her youth, and forgets the covenant of her God;

¹⁸for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

¹⁹None who go to her return again, neither do they attain to the paths of life.

²⁰Therefore walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

²¹For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

²²But the wicked will be cut off from the land. The treacherous will be rooted out of it.

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.

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