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Proverbs 13

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 25 verses

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  1. 1

    בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה

    son · wise · discipline of · father · and scoffer · not · to hear · rebuke

  2. 2

    מִפְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס

    from fruit of · mouth of · man · to eat · good · and soul of · betraying · violence

  3. 3

    נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה לֽוֹ

    guarding · mouth his · keeping · soul his · opening wide · lips his · destruction · to/for him

  4. 4

    מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן

    desiring · and nothing · soul his · sluggard · and soul of · sharp · to be fat

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  5. 5

    דְּבַר שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר

    word of · lie · to hate · righteous · and wicked · to stink · and to be ashamed

  6. 6

    צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת

    righteousness · to guard · integrity of · way · and wickedness · to pervert · sin offering

  7. 7

    יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב

    there is · becoming rich · and nothing · all · being poor · and wealth · many

  8. 8

    כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁר֑וֹ וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה

    ransom of · soul of · man · riches his · and being poor · not · to hear · rebuke

  9. 9

    אוֹר צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ

    light of · righteous · to rejoice · and lamp of · wicked · to go out

    Septuagint runs longer here

  10. 10

    רַק בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה

    only · in/at arrogance · to give · strife · and with · counseling · wisdom

  11. 11

    ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה

    wealth · from vapor · to diminish · and gathering · upon · hand · to multiply

    Septuagint runs longer here

  12. 12

    תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה

    hope · drawn · being sick · heart · and tree of · living things · desire · entering

    Septuagint runs longer here

  13. 13

    בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם

    despising · to/for word · to bind · to/for him · and fearing of · commandment · he · to be at peace

    Septuagint runs longer here

  14. 14

    תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת

    law of · wise · spring of · living things · to turn aside · from snares of · death

  15. 15

    שֵֽׂכֶל ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן

    prudence · good · to give · grace · and way of · betraying · perpetual

    Septuagint runs longer here

  16. 16

    כָּל עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת

    all of · crafty · to do · in/at knowledge · and fool · to spread out · folly

  17. 17

    מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא

    messenger · wicked · to fall · in/at evil · and messenger of · faithfulness · healing

  18. 18

    רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד

    poverty · and shame · letting loose · discipline · and keeping · rebuke · to be heavy

  19. 19

    תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶּעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע

    desire · being · to be pleasant · to/for soul · and abomination of · fool · to turn aside · from evil

  20. 20

    הלוך הוֹלֵ֣ךְ אֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים וחכם יֶחְכָּ֑ם וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ

    to walk · walking · with · wise · and be wise · to be wise · and shepherding · fool · to do evil

  21. 21

    חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם טֽוֹב

    sinner · to pursue · evil · and - · righteous · to be at peace · good

  22. 22

    ט֗וֹב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חוֹטֵֽא

    good · to inherit · sons of · sons · and hidden · to/for the righteous · strength of · sinning

  23. 23

    רָב אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט

    multitude of · food · fallow of · being poor · and there is · sweeping away · in/at not · judgment

  24. 24

    חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵ֣א בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר

    withholding · staff his · hating · son his · and loving him · to seek him · discipline

  25. 25

    צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר

    righteous · eating · to/for abundance of · soul his · and belly of · wicked · to lack

About this chapter

  • 25 Verses
  • 185 Hebrew words
  • 129 Distinct lemmas

6 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 5 longer) — 13:4, 13:9, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:15. 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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