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Proverbs 19

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 29 verses

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  1. 1

    טֽוֹב רָ֭שׁ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו וְה֣וּא כְסִֽיל

    good · being poor · walking · in/at integrity his · from crooked of · lips his · and he · fool

  2. 2

    גַּ֤ם בְּלֹא דַ֣עַת נֶ֣פֶשׁ לֹא ט֑וֹב וְאָ֖ץ בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם חוֹטֵֽא

    also · in/at not · knowledge · soul · not · good · and pressing · in/at feet · sinning

  3. 3

    אִוֶּ֣לֶת אָ֭דָם תְּסַלֵּ֣ף דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְעַל יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִזְעַ֥ף לִבּֽוֹ

    folly of · man · to pervert · way his · and upon · LORD · to be angry · heart his

  4. 4

    ה֗וֹן יֹ֭סִיף רֵעִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְ֝דָ֗ל מֵרֵ֥עהוּ יִפָּרֵֽד

    wealth · to add · friends · many · and poor · friend his · to divide

  5. 5

    עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִמָּלֵֽט

    witness of · lies · not · to be pure · and to breathe · lies · not · to escape

  6. 6

    רַ֭בִּים יְחַלּ֣וּ פְנֵֽי נָדִ֑יב וְכָל הָ֝רֵ֗עַ לְאִ֣ישׁ מַתָּֽן

    many · to be sick · face(s) of · noble · and all of · the friend · to/for man of · gifts

  7. 7

    כָּ֥ל אֲחֵי רָ֨שׁ שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ אַ֤ף כִּ֣י מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ רָחֲק֣וּ מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מְרַדֵּ֖ף אֲמָרִ֣ים לא לוֹ הֵֽמָּה

    all of · brothers of · being poor · to hate him · also · that · friend his · to be far · from us · pursuing · utterances · not · to/for him · they

    Septuagint runs longer here

  8. 8

    קֹֽנֶה לֵּ֭ב אֹהֵ֣ב נַפְשׁ֑וֹ שֹׁמֵ֥ר תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה לִמְצֹא טֽוֹב

    acquiring · heart · loving · soul his · keeping · understanding · to find · good

  9. 9

    עֵ֣ד שְׁ֭קָרִים לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶ֑ה וְיָפִ֖יחַ כְּזָבִ֣ים יֹאבֵֽד

    witness of · lies · not · to be pure · and to breathe · lies · to perish

  10. 10

    לֹֽא נָאוֶ֣ה לִכְסִ֣יל תַּעֲנ֑וּג אַ֝֗ף כִּֽי לְעֶ֤בֶד מְשֹׁ֬ל בְּשָׂרִֽים

    not · comely · to/for fool · luxury · also · that · to/for servant · to rule · in/at princes

  11. 11

    שֵׂ֣כֶל אָ֭דָם הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ אַפּ֑וֹ וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ עֲבֹ֣ר עַל פָּֽשַׁע

    prudence of · man · to be long · nose his · and glory his · to pass over · upon · transgression

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  12. 12

    נַ֣הַם כַּ֭כְּפִיר זַ֣עַף מֶ֑לֶךְ וּכְטַ֖ל עַל עֵ֣שֶׂב רְצוֹנֽוֹ

    growling · like/as the young lion · rage of · king · and like/as dew · upon · herb · pleasure his

  13. 13

    הַוֺּ֣ת לְ֭אָבִיו בֵּ֣ן כְּסִ֑יל וְדֶ֥לֶף טֹ֝רֵ֗ד מִדְיְנֵ֥י אִשָּֽׁה

    destruction · to/for father his · son · fool · and dripping · dripping · strife of · woman

  14. 14

    בַּ֣יִת וָ֭הוֹן נַחֲלַ֣ת אָב֑וֹת וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה אִשָּׁ֥ה מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת

    house · and wealth · inheritance of · fathers · and from LORD · woman · being prudent

  15. 15

    עַ֭צְלָה תַּפִּ֣יל תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ רְמִיָּ֣ה תִרְעָֽב

    laziness · to fall · deep sleep · and soul of · deceit · to be hungry

  16. 16

    שֹׁמֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ בּוֹזֵ֖ה דְרָכָ֣יו יומת יָמֽוּת

    keeping · commandment · keeping · soul his · despising · ways his · to die · to die

  17. 17

    מַלְוֵ֣ה יְ֭הוָה ח֣וֹנֵֽן דָּ֑ל וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ יְשַׁלֶּם לֽוֹ

    joining · LORD · being gracious · poor · and recompense his · to be at peace · to/for him

    Septuagint runs longer here

  18. 18

    יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ כִּי יֵ֣שׁ תִּקְוָ֑ה וְאֶל הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ אַל תִּשָּׂ֥א נַפְשֶֽׁךָ

    discipline · son your · that · there is · hope · and to · to die him · not · to lift · soul your

  19. 19

    גרל גְּֽדָל חֵ֭מָה נֹ֣שֵׂא עֹ֑נֶשׁ כִּ֥י אִם תַּ֝צִּ֗יל וְע֣וֹד תּוֹסִֽף

    rough of · great of · wrath · lifting · penalty · that · if · to rescue · and still · to add

  20. 20

    שְׁמַ֣ע עֵ֭צָה וְקַבֵּ֣ל מוּסָ֑ר לְ֝מַ֗עַן תֶּחְכַּ֥ם בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ

    hear · counsel · and receive · discipline · for the sake of · to be wise · in/at latter end your

  21. 21

    רַבּ֣וֹת מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת בְּלֶב אִ֑ישׁ וַעֲצַ֥ת יְ֝הוָ֗ה הִ֣יא תָקֽוּם

    many · thoughts · in/at heart of · man · and counsel of · LORD · he · to rise

  22. 22

    תַּאֲוַ֣ת אָדָ֣ם חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְטֽוֹב רָ֝שׁ מֵאִ֥ישׁ כָּזָֽב

    desire of · man · kindness his · and good · being poor · from man of · lie

  23. 23

    יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֣ה לְחַיִּ֑ים וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ יָ֝לִ֗ין בַּל יִפָּ֥קֶד רָֽע

    fear of · LORD · to/for living things · and satisfied · to lodge · not · to visit · evil

  24. 24

    טָ֘מַ֤ן עָצֵ֣ל יָ֭דוֹ בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת גַּם אֶל פִּ֝֗יהוּ לֹ֣א יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה

    to hide · sluggard · hand his · in/at the dish · also · to · mouth his · not · to return her

  25. 25

    לֵ֣ץ תַּ֭כֶּה וּפֶ֣תִי יַעְרִ֑ם וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ לְ֝נָב֗וֹן יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת

    scoffer · to strike · and simple · to be crafty · and to reprove · to/for understanding · to understand · knowledge

  26. 26

    מְֽשַׁדֶּד אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ אֵ֑ם בֵּ֝֗ן מֵבִ֥ישׁ וּמַחְפִּֽיר

    devastating · father · to flee · mother · son · being ashamed · and being ashamed

  27. 27

    חַֽדַל בְּ֭נִי לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹת מֵֽאִמְרֵי דָֽעַת

    cease · son my · to hear · discipline · to err · from utterances of · knowledge

  28. 28

    עֵ֣ד בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָלִ֣יץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְבַלַּע אָֽוֶן

    witness of · worthlessness · to scorn · judgment · and mouth of · wicked · to swallow up · trouble

    Septuagint runs longer here

  29. 29

    נָכ֣וֹנוּ לַלֵּצִ֣ים שְׁפָטִ֑ים וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹת לְגֵ֣ו כְּסִילִֽים

    to be established · to/for the scoffer · judgments · and blows · to/for back of · fool

About this chapter

  • 29 Verses
  • 233 Hebrew words
  • 156 Distinct lemmas

4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 3 longer) — 19:7, 19:11, 19:17, 19:28. 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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