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Proverbs 12

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 28 verses

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  1. 1

    אֹהֵ֣ב מ֭וּסָר אֹ֣הֵֽב דָּ֑עַת וְשֹׂנֵ֖א תוֹכַ֣חַת בָּֽעַר

    loving · discipline · loving · knowledge · and hating · rebuke · brutishness

  2. 2

    ט֗וֹב יָפִ֣יק רָ֭צוֹן מֵיְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֖ישׁ מְזִמּ֣וֹת יַרְשִֽׁיעַ

    good · to bring out · pleasure · from LORD · and man of · purposes · to be wicked

  3. 3

    לֹא יִכּ֣וֹן אָדָ֣ם בְּרֶ֑שַׁע וְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁ צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים בַּל יִמּֽוֹט

    not · to be established · man · in/at wickedness · and root of · righteous · not · to totter

  4. 4

    אֵֽשֶׁת חַ֭יִל עֲטֶ֣רֶת בַּעְלָ֑הּ וּכְרָקָ֖ב בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו מְבִישָֽׁה

    woman of · strength · crown of · husband her · and like/as rottenness · in/at bones his · being ashamed

  5. 5

    מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת צַדִּיקִ֣ים מִשְׁפָּ֑ט תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

    thoughts of · righteous · judgment · counsels of · wicked · deceit

  6. 6

    דִּבְרֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֱרָב דָּ֑ם וּפִ֥י יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים יַצִּילֵֽם

    words of · wicked · to lie in wait · blood · and mouth of · upright · to rescue them

  7. 7

    הָפ֣וֹךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים וְאֵינָ֑ם וּבֵ֖ית צַדִּיקִ֣ים יַעֲמֹֽד

    to overturn · wicked · and nothing them · and house of · righteous · to stand

  8. 8

    לְֽפִי שִׂ֭כְלוֹ יְהֻלַּל אִ֑ישׁ וְנַעֲוֵה לֵ֝֗ב יִהְיֶ֥ה לָבֽוּז

    to/for mouth of · prudence his · to praise · man · and twisting · heart · to be · to/for contempt

  9. 9

    ט֣וֹב נִ֭קְלֶה וְעֶ֣בֶד ל֑וֹ מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד וַחֲסַר לָֽחֶם

    good · disgracing · and servant · to/for him · from being heavy · and needy of · bread

  10. 10

    יוֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּהֶמְתּ֑וֹ וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים אַכְזָרִֽי

    knowing · righteous · soul of · beast his · and compassion of · wicked · cruel

  11. 11

    עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֖ף רֵיקִ֣ים חֲסַר לֵֽב

    serving · ground his · to be satisfied · bread · and pursuing · empty · needy of · heart

    Septuagint runs longer here

  12. 12

    חָמַ֣ד רָ֭שָׁע מְצ֣וֹד רָעִ֑ים וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ צַדִּיקִ֣ים יִתֵּֽן

    to desire · wicked · siege of · evil · and root of · righteous · to give

  13. 13

    בְּפֶ֣שַׁע שְׂ֭פָתַיִם מוֹקֵ֣שׁ רָ֑ע וַיֵּצֵ֖א מִצָּרָ֣ה צַדִּֽיק

    in/at transgression of · lips · snare · evil · and to go out · from distress · righteous

    Septuagint runs longer here

  14. 14

    מִפְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ יִשְׂבַּע ט֑וֹב וּגְמ֥וּל יְדֵי אָ֝דָ֗ם ישוב יָשִׁ֥יב לֽוֹ

    from fruit of · mouth of · man · to be satisfied · good · and recompense of · hands of · man · to return · to return · to/for him

  15. 15

    דֶּ֣רֶךְ אֱ֭וִיל יָשָׁ֣ר בְּעֵינָ֑יו וְשֹׁמֵ֖עַ לְעֵצָ֣ה חָכָֽם

    way of · fool · upright · in/at eyes his · and hearing · to/for counsel · wise

  16. 16

    אֱוִ֗יל בַּ֭יּוֹם יִוָּדַ֣ע כַּעְס֑וֹ וְכֹסֶ֖ה קָל֣וֹן עָרֽוּם

    fool · in/at the day · to know · anger his · and covering · shame · crafty

  17. 17

    יָפִ֣יחַ אֱ֭מוּנָה יַגִּ֣יד צֶ֑דֶק וְעֵ֖ד שְׁקָרִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה

    to breathe · fidelity · to make known · righteousness · and witness of · lies · deceit

  18. 18

    יֵ֣שׁ בּ֭וֹטֶה כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב וּלְשׁ֖וֹן חֲכָמִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא

    there is · babbling · like/as thrusts of · sword · and tongue of · wise · healing

  19. 19

    שְֽׂפַת אֱ֭מֶת תִּכּ֣וֹן לָעַ֑ד וְעַד אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר

    lip of · faithfulness · to be established · to/for perpetuity · and until · to stir up · tongue of · lie

  20. 20

    מִ֭רְמָה בְּלֶב חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וּֽלְיֹעֲצֵ֖י שָׁל֣וֹם שִׂמְחָֽה

    deceit · in/at heart of · ploughing · evil · and to/for counseling · peace · joy

  21. 21

    לֹא יְאֻנֶּ֣ה לַצַּדִּ֣יק כָּל אָ֑וֶן וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים מָ֣לְאוּ רָֽע

    not · to meet · to/for the righteous · all of · trouble · and wicked · to fill · evil

  22. 22

    תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר וְעֹשֵׂ֖י אֱמוּנָ֣ה רְצוֹנֽוֹ

    abomination of · LORD · lips of · lie · and doing · fidelity · pleasure his

  23. 23

    אָדָ֣ם עָ֭רוּם כֹּ֣סֶה דָּ֑עַת וְלֵ֥ב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים יִקְרָ֥א אִוֶּֽלֶת

    man · crafty · covering · knowledge · and heart of · fool · to call · folly

  24. 24

    יַד חָרוּצִ֥ים תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל ו֝רְמִיָּ֗ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לָמַֽס

    hand of · sharp · to rule · and deceit · to be · to/for forced labor

  25. 25

    דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה

    anxiety · in/at heart of · man · to bow down her · and word · good · to rejoice her

  26. 26

    יָתֵ֣ר מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ צַדִּ֑יק וְדֶ֖רֶךְ רְשָׁעִ֣ים תַּתְעֵֽם

    to seek · from friend his · righteous · and way of · wicked · to go astray them

    Septuagint runs longer here

  27. 27

    לֹא יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵיד֑וֹ וְהוֹן אָדָ֖ם יָקָ֣ר חָרֽוּץ

    not · to roast · deceit · game his · and wealth · man · precious · sharp

  28. 28

    בְּאֹֽרַח צְדָקָ֥ה חַיִּ֑ים וְדֶ֖רֶךְ נְתִיבָ֣ה אַל מָֽוֶת

    in/at way of · righteousness · living things · and way of · path · not · death

About this chapter

  • 28 Verses
  • 203 Hebrew words
  • 137 Distinct lemmas

3 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 12:11, 12:13, 12:26. Open any to read the two side by side.

Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →

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