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Proverbs 28

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 28 verses

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  1. 1

    נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח

    to flee · and nothing · pursuing · wicked · and righteous · like/as young lion · to trust

  2. 2

    בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ

    in/at transgression of · land · many · princes her · and in/at man · understanding · knowing · thus · to be long

  3. 3

    גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם

    man · being poor · and oppressing · poor · rain · prostrating · and nothing · bread

  4. 4

    עֹזְבֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָה יְהַֽלְל֣וּ רָשָׁ֑ע וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י ת֝וֹרָ֗ה יִתְגָּ֥רוּ בָֽם

    leaving · law · to praise · wicked · and keeping · law · to stir up strife · in/at them

  5. 5

    אַנְשֵׁי רָ֭ע לֹא יָבִ֣ינוּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָבִ֥ינוּ כֹֽל

    men of · evil · not · to understand · judgment · and seeking · LORD · to understand · all

  6. 6

    טֽוֹב רָ֭שׁ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם וְה֣וּא עָשִֽׁיר

    good · being poor · walking · in/at integrity his · from crooked of · ways · and he · rich

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  7. 7

    נוֹצֵ֣ר תּ֭וֹרָה בֵּ֣ן מֵבִ֑ין וְרֹעֶה זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים יַכְלִ֥ים אָבִֽיו

    guarding · law · son · understanding · and shepherding · being worthless · to shame · father his

  8. 8

    מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ ובתרבית וְתַרְבִּ֑ית לְחוֹנֵ֖ן דַּלִּ֣ים יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ

    multiplying · wealth his · in/at usury · and in/at interest · and interest · to/for being gracious · poor · to gather him

  9. 9

    מֵסִ֣יר אָ֭זְנוֹ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ תּוֹרָ֑ה גַּֽם תְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹ תּוֹעֵבָֽה

    turning aside · ear his · from to hear · law · also · prayer his · abomination

  10. 10

    מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה יְשָׁרִ֨ים בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ רָ֗ע בִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹ הֽוּא יִפּ֑וֹל וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִנְחֲלוּ טֽוֹב

    erring · upright · in/at way of · evil · in/at pit his · he · to fall · and complete · to inherit · good

  11. 11

    חָכָ֣ם בְּ֭עֵינָיו אִ֣ישׁ עָשִׁ֑יר וְדַ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ

    wise · in/at eyes his · man · rich · and poor · understanding · to search him

  12. 12

    בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ צַ֭דִּיקִים רַבָּ֣ה תִפְאָ֑רֶת וּבְק֥וּם רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְחֻפַּ֥שׂ אָדָֽם

    in/at to exult · righteous · many · glory · and in/at to rise · wicked · to search · man

  13. 13

    מְכַסֶּ֣ה פְ֭שָׁעָיו לֹ֣א יַצְלִ֑יחַ וּמוֹדֶ֖ה וְעֹזֵ֣ב יְרֻחָֽם

    covering · transgressions his · not · to prosper · and throwing · and leaving · to love

  14. 14

    אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מְפַחֵ֣ד תָּמִ֑יד וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה לִ֝בּ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה

    blessed · man · fearing · continually · and being hard · heart his · to fall · in/at evil

  15. 15

    אֲרִי נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע עַ֣ל עַם דָּֽל

    lion · growling · and bear · running · ruling · wicked · upon · people · poor

  16. 16

    נָגִ֗יד חֲסַ֣ר תְּ֭בוּנוֹת וְרַ֥ב מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת שנאי שֹׂ֥נֵא בֶ֝֗צַע יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִֽים

    ruler · needy of · understanding · and many of · extortions · hating · hating · unjust gain · to be long · days

    Septuagint runs longer here

  17. 17

    אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּדַם נָפֶשׁ עַד בּ֥וֹר יָ֝נ֗וּס אַל יִתְמְכוּ בֽוֹ

    man · oppressed · in/at blood of · soul · until · pit · to flee · not · to grasp · in/at him

    Septuagint runs longer here

  18. 18

    הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפּ֥וֹל בְּאֶחָֽת

    walking · complete · to save · and twisted · ways · to fall · in/at one

  19. 19

    עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע רִֽישׁ

    serving · ground his · to be satisfied · bread · and pursuing · empty · to be satisfied · poverty

  20. 20

    אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה

    man of · fidelity · many of · blessings · and pressing · to become rich · not · to be pure

  21. 21

    הַֽכֵּר פָּנִ֥ים לֹא ט֑וֹב וְעַל פַּת לֶ֝֗חֶם יִפְשַׁע גָּֽבֶר

    to know · face(s) · not · good · and upon · morsel of · bread · to rebel · man

    Septuagint runs longer here

  22. 22

    נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא יֵ֝דַע כִּי חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ

    terrifying · to/for the wealth · man of · evil of · eye · and not · to know · that · poverty · to enter him

    Septuagint runs longer here

  23. 23

    מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן

    reproving · man · after · grace · to find · from dividing · tongue

  24. 24

    גּוֹזֵ֤ל אָ֘בִ֤יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ וְאֹמֵ֥ר אֵֽין פָּ֑שַׁע חָבֵ֥ר ה֝֗וּא לְאִ֣ישׁ מַשְׁחִֽית

    plundering · father his · and mother his · and saying · nothing · transgression · companion · he · to/for man · destroying

  25. 25

    רְחַב נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ עַל יְהוָ֣ה יְדֻשָּֽׁן

    wide of · soul · to stir up strife · strife · and trusting · upon · LORD · to be fat

  26. 26

    בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט

    trusting · in/at heart his · he · fool · and walking · in/at wisdom · he · to escape

  27. 27

    נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב מְאֵרֽוֹת

    giving · to/for the being poor · nothing · need · and hiding · eyes his · many of · curses

  28. 28

    בְּק֣וּם רְ֭שָׁעִים יִסָּתֵ֣ר אָדָ֑ם וּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗ם יִרְבּ֥וּ צַדִּיקִֽים

    in/at to rise · wicked · to hide · man · and in/at to perish them · to multiply · righteous

About this chapter

  • 28 Verses
  • 231 Hebrew words
  • 146 Distinct lemmas

5 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 4 longer) — 28:6, 28:16, 28:17, 28:21, 28:22. Open any to read the two side by side.

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