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Proverbs 22

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 29 verses

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  1. 1

    נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב

    choosing · name · from riches · many · from silver · and from gold · grace · good

  2. 2

    עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה

    rich · and being poor · to encounter · doing · all their · LORD

  3. 3

    עָר֤וּם רָאָ֣ה רָעָ֣ה ויסתר וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים עָבְר֥וּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ

    crafty · to see · evil · and to hide · and to hide · and simple · to pass over · and to fine

  4. 4

    עֵ֣קֶב עֲ֭נָוָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְכָב֣וֹד וְחַיִּֽים

    consequence of · meekness · fear of · LORD · riches · and glory · and living things

  5. 5

    צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם

    thorns · snares · in/at way of · crooked · keeping · soul his · to be far · from them

  6. 6

    חֲנֹ֣ךְ לַ֭נַּעַר עַל פִּ֣י דַרְכּ֑וֹ גַּ֥ם כִּֽי יַ֝זְקִ֗ין לֹֽא יָס֥וּר מִמֶּֽנָּה

    dedicate · to/for the boy · upon · mouth of · way his · also · that · to be old · not · to turn aside · from her

  7. 7

    עָ֭שִׁיר בְּרָשִׁ֣ים יִמְשׁ֑וֹל וְעֶ֥בֶד לֹ֝וֶ֗ה לְאִ֣ישׁ מַלְוֶֽה

    rich · in/at being poor · to rule · and servant · joining · to/for man · joining

  8. 8

    זוֹרֵ֣עַ עַ֭וְלָה יקצור יִקְצָר אָ֑וֶן וְשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָת֣וֹ יִכְלֶֽה

    sowing · injustice · to be short · to be short · trouble · and staff of · overflow his · to finish

    Septuagint runs longer here

  9. 9

    טֽוֹב עַ֭יִן ה֣וּא יְבֹרָ֑ךְ כִּֽי נָתַ֖ן מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ לַדָּֽל

    good of · eye · he · to bless · that · to give · from bread his · to/for the poor

    Septuagint runs longer here

  10. 10

    גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ לֵ֭ץ וְיֵצֵ֣א מָד֑וֹן וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת דִּ֣ין וְקָלֽוֹן

    drive out · scoffer · and to go out · strife · and to cease · judgment · and shame

    Septuagint runs longer here

  11. 11

    אֹהֵ֥ב טהור טְהָר לֵ֑ב חֵ֥ן שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו רֵעֵ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ

    loving · pure of · pure of · heart · grace of · lips his · friend his · king

    Septuagint runs longer here

  12. 12

    עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה נָ֣צְרוּ דָ֑עַת וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף דִּבְרֵ֥י בֹגֵֽד

    eyes of · LORD · to guard · knowledge · and to pervert · words of · betraying

  13. 13

    אָמַ֣ר עָ֭צֵל אֲרִ֣י בַח֑וּץ בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ

    to say · sluggard · lion · in/at the outside · in/at midst of · plazas · to murder

  14. 14

    שׁוּחָ֣ה עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י זָר֑וֹת זְע֥וּם יְ֝הוָ֗ה יפול יִפָּל שָֽׁם

    pit · deep · mouth of · strange · indignant · LORD · to fall · to fall · there

    Septuagint runs longer here

  15. 15

    אִ֭וֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָ֣ה בְלֶב נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מ֝וּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ

    folly · bound · in/at heart of · boy · staff of · discipline · to be far her · from him

  16. 16

    עֹ֣שֵֽׁק דָּ֭ל לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת ל֑וֹ נֹתֵ֥ן לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר אַךְ לְמַחְסֽוֹר

    oppressing · poor · to multiply · to/for him · giving · to/for rich · surely · to/for need

  17. 17

    הַ֥ט אָזְנְךָ֗ וּ֭שְׁמַע דִּבְרֵ֣י חֲכָמִ֑ים וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗ תָּשִׁ֥ית לְדַעְתִּֽי

    stretch out · ear your · and hear · words of · wise · and heart your · to set · to/for knowledge my

  18. 18

    כִּֽי נָ֭עִים כִּֽי תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ יִכֹּ֥נוּ יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו עַל שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ

    that · pleasant · that · to keep them · in/at belly your · to be established · together · upon · lips your

  19. 19

    לִהְי֣וֹת בַּ֭יהוָה מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם אַף אָֽתָּה

    to be · in/at LORD · trust your · to know you · the day · also · you

  20. 20

    הֲלֹ֤א כָתַ֣בְתִּי לְ֭ךָ שלשום שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת וָדָֽעַת

    not · to write · to/for you · heretofore · officer · in/at counsels · and knowledge

    Septuagint runs longer here

  21. 21

    לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗ קֹ֭שְׁטְ אִמְרֵ֣י אֱמֶ֑ת לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֲמָרִ֥ים אֱ֝מֶ֗ת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ

    to know you · truth of · utterances of · faithfulness · to return · utterances · faithfulness · to/for sending you

  22. 22

    אַֽל תִּגְזָל דָּ֭ל כִּ֣י דַל ה֑וּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּ֖א עָנִ֣י בַשָּֽׁעַר

    not · to plunder · poor · that · poor · he · and not · to crush · poor · in/at the gate

  23. 23

    כִּֽי יְ֭הוָה יָרִ֣יב רִיבָ֑ם וְקָבַ֖ע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם נָֽפֶשׁ

    that · LORD · to contend · strife their · and to rob · - · robbing them · soul

  24. 24

    אַל תִּ֭תְרַע אֶת בַּ֣עַל אָ֑ף וְאֶת אִ֥ישׁ חֵ֝מוֹת לֹ֣א תָבֽוֹא

    not · to shepherd · with · husband of · nose · and with · man of · wrath · not · to enter

  25. 25

    פֶּן תֶּאֱלַ֥ף ארחתו אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מוֹקֵ֣שׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ

    lest · to learn · way his · ways his · and to take · snare · to/for soul your

  26. 26

    אַל תְּהִ֥י בְתֹֽקְעֵי כָ֑ף בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת

    not · to be · in/at blowing · palm · in/at the pledging · loans

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  27. 27

    אִם אֵֽין לְךָ֥ לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם לָ֥מָּה יִקַּ֥ח מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ

    if · nothing · to/for you · to be at peace · to/for what · to take · bed your · from under you

  28. 28

    אַל תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ

    not · to backslide · border of · forever · which · to do · fathers your

  29. 29

    חָזִ֡יתָ אִ֤ישׁ מָ֘הִ֤יר בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי מְלָכִ֥ים יִתְיַצָּ֑ב בַּל יִ֝תְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵ֥י חֲשֻׁכִּֽים

    to see · man · quick · in/at work his · to/for face(s) of · kings · to stand · not · to stand · to/for face(s) of · obscure

About this chapter

  • 29 Verses
  • 231 Hebrew words
  • 164 Distinct lemmas

7 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 6 longer) — 22:8, 22:9, 22:10, 22:11, 22:14, 22:20, 22:26. 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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