Proverbs 18
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לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע
to/for desire · to seek · dividing · in/at all of · wisdom · to expose
Septuagint runs longer here
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2
לֹֽא יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ
not · to delight in · fool · in/at understanding · that · if · in/at to uncover · heart his
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3
בְּֽבוֹא רָ֭שָׁע בָּ֣א גַם בּ֑וּז וְֽעִם קָל֥וֹן חֶרְפָּֽה
in/at to enter · wicked · to enter · also · contempt · and with · shame · reproach
Septuagint runs longer here
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מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה
water(s) · deep · words of · mouth of · man · wadi · flowing · spring of · wisdom
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5
שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא ט֑וֹב לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
to lift · face(s) of · wicked · not · good · to stretch out · righteous · in/at the judgment
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6
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא
lips of · fool · to enter · in/at strife · and mouth his · to/for blows · to call
Septuagint runs longer here
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פִּֽי כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ
mouth of · fool · destruction · to/for him · and lips his · snare of · soul his
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דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי בָֽטֶן
words of · murmuring · like/as gulping · and they · to go down · chambers of · belly
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9
גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית
also · relaxing · in/at work his · brother · he · to/for husband of · destroyer
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10
מִגְדַּל עֹ֭ז שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בּֽוֹ יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב
tower of · strength · name of · LORD · in/at him · to run · righteous · and to be high
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ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ
wealth · rich · city of · strength his · and like/as wall · being high · in/at image his
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12
לִפְנֵי שֶׁ֭בֶר יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב אִ֑ישׁ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה
to/for face(s) of · breaking · to be high · heart of · man · and to/for face(s) of · glory · meekness
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מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה
returning · word · in/at before · to hear · folly · he · to/for him · and shame
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רֽוּחַ אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה
spirit of · man · to contain · disease his · and spirit · stricken · who · to lift her
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15
לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן יִקְנֶה דָּ֑עַת וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תְּבַקֶּשׁ דָּֽעַת
heart · understanding · to acquire · knowledge · and ear of · wise · to seek · knowledge
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מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ
gifts of · man · to grow wide · to/for him · and to/for face(s) of · great · to lead him
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17
צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ יבא וּבָֽא רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ
righteous · the first · in/at strife his · to enter · and to enter · friend his · and to search him
Septuagint runs longer here
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18
מִ֭דְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל וּבֵ֖ין עֲצוּמִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיד
strife · to cease · the lot · and between · mighty · to divide
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אָ֗ח נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת עֹ֑ז ומדונים וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן
brother · rebelling · from city of · strength · and strife · and strife · like/as bar of · citadel
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מִפְּרִ֣י פִי אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו יִשְׂבָּֽע
from fruit of · mouth of · man · to be satisfied · belly his · produce of · lips his · to be satisfied
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מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ
death · and living things · in/at hand of · tongue · and loving her · to eat · fruit her
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מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה
to find · woman · to find · good · and to bring out · pleasure · from LORD
Septuagint runs longer here
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תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר רָ֑שׁ וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזּֽוֹת
supplications · to speak · being poor · and rich · to answer · strong
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אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח
man of · friends · to do evil · and there is · loving · adhering · from brother
About this chapter
- 24 Verses
- 177 Hebrew words
- 123 Distinct lemmas
5 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 18:1, 18:3, 18:6, 18:17, 18:22. 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 →
Proverbs 18 contains 24 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Proverbs, or return to the book of Proverbs for the full chapter list.