Proverbs 29

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 27 verses

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1

אִ֣ישׁ תּ֭וֹכָחוֹת מַקְשֶׁה עֹ֑רֶף פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא

man of · rebukes · being hard · neck · suddenness · to break · and nothing · healing
2

בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע יֵאָ֥נַֽח עָֽם

in/at to multiply · righteous · to rejoice · the people · and in/at to rule · wicked · to groan · people
3

אִֽישׁ אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה יְשַׂמַּ֣ח אָבִ֑יו וְרֹעֶ֥ה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת יְאַבֶּד הֽוֹן

man · loving · wisdom · to rejoice · father his · and shepherding · committing fornication · to perish · wealth
4

מֶ֗לֶךְ בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה

king · in/at judgment · to stand · land · and man of · offerings · to tear down her

Septuagint runs shorter here
5

גֶּ֭בֶר מַחֲלִ֣יק עַל רֵעֵ֑הוּ רֶ֝֗שֶׁת פּוֹרֵ֥שׂ עַל פְּעָמָֽיו

man · dividing · upon · friend his · net · spreading out · upon · times his

Septuagint runs longer here
6

בְּפֶ֤שַֽׁע אִ֣ישׁ רָ֣ע מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וְ֝צַדִּ֗יק יָר֥וּן וְשָׂמֵֽחַ

in/at transgression of · man · evil · snare · and righteous · to shout · and to rejoice
7

יֹדֵ֣עַ צַ֭דִּיק דִּ֣ין דַּלִּ֑ים רָ֝שָׁ֗ע לֹא יָבִ֥ין דָּֽעַת

knowing · righteous · judgment of · poor · wicked · not · to understand · knowledge

Septuagint runs longer here
8

אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָ֭צוֹן יָפִ֣יחוּ קִרְיָ֑ה וַ֝חֲכָמִ֗ים יָשִׁ֥יבוּ אָֽף

men of · bragging · to breathe · city · and wise · to return · nose
9

אִֽישׁ חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת

man · wise · judging · with · man · fool · and to tremble · and to laugh · and nothing · rest
10

אַנְשֵׁ֣י דָ֭מִים יִשְׂנְאוּ תָ֑ם וִֽ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ

men of · blood · to hate · perfect · and upright · to seek · soul his
11

כָּל ר֭וּחוֹ יוֹצִ֣יא כְסִ֑יל וְ֝חָכָ֗ם בְּאָח֥וֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה

all of · spirit his · to go out · fool · and wise · in/at behind · to praise her
12

מֹ֭שֵׁל מַקְשִׁ֣יב עַל דְּבַר שָׁ֑קֶר כָּֽל מְשָׁרְתָ֥יו רְשָׁעִֽים

ruling · hearing · upon · word of · lie · all of · ministering him · wicked
13

רָ֤שׁ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּכָכִ֣ים נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ מֵ֤אִיר עֵינֵ֖י שְׁנֵיהֶ֣ם יְהוָֽה

being poor · and man of · oppressions · to encounter · shining · eyes of · two their · LORD

Septuagint runs shorter here
14

מֶ֤לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֣ט בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣ת דַּלִּ֑ים כִּ֝סְא֗וֹ לָעַ֥ד יִכּֽוֹן

king · judging · in/at faithfulness · poor · throne his · to/for perpetuity · to be established
15

שֵׁ֣בֶט וְ֭תוֹכַחַת יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה וְנַ֥עַר מְ֝שֻׁלָּ֗ח מֵבִ֥ישׁ אִמּֽוֹ

staff · and rebuke · to give · wisdom · and boy · sent · being ashamed · mother his

Septuagint runs shorter here
16

בִּרְב֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים יִרְבֶּה פָּ֑שַׁע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים בְּֽמַפַּלְתָּ֥ם יִרְאֽוּ

in/at to multiply · wicked · to multiply · transgression · and righteous · in/at carcass their · to see
17

יַסֵּ֣ר בִּ֭נְךָ וִֽינִיחֶ֑ךָ וְיִתֵּ֖ן מַעֲדַנִּ֣ים לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ

discipline · son your · and to rest you · and to give · dainties · to/for soul your
18

בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זוֹן יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹרָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ

in/at nothing · vision · to let loose · people · and keeping · law · blessed his
19

בִּ֭דְבָרִים לֹא יִוָּ֣סֶר עָ֑בֶד כִּֽי יָ֝בִ֗ין וְאֵ֣ין מַעֲנֶֽה

in/at words · not · to discipline · servant · that · to understand · and nothing · answer
20

חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּדְבָרָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ

to see · man · pressing · in/at words his · hope · to/for fool · from him
21

מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן

pampering · from youth · servant his · and latter end his · to be · grief
22

אִֽישׁ אַ֭ף יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבַ֖עַל חֵמָ֣ה רַב פָּֽשַׁע

man of · nose · to stir up strife · strife · and husband of · wrath · many of · transgression
23

גַּאֲוַ֣ת אָ֭דָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶ֑נּוּ וּשְׁפַל ר֝֗וּחַ יִתְמֹ֥ךְ כָּבֽוֹד

pride of · man · to humble him · and humble of · spirit · to grasp · glory
24

חוֹלֵ֣ק עִם גַּ֭נָּב שׂוֹנֵ֣א נַפְשׁ֑וֹ אָלָ֥ה יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְלֹ֣א יַגִּֽיד

dividing · with · thief · hating · soul his · oath · to hear · and not · to make known
25

חֶרְדַּ֣ת אָ֭דָם יִתֵּ֣ן מוֹקֵ֑שׁ וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ בַּיהוָ֣ה יְשֻׂגָּֽב

fear of · man · to give · snare · and trusting · in/at LORD · to be high

Septuagint runs longer here
26

רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּט אִֽישׁ

many · seeking · face(s) of · ruling · and from LORD · judgment of · man
27

תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת צַ֭דִּיקִים אִ֣ישׁ עָ֑וֶל וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת רָשָׁ֣ע יְשַׁר דָּֽרֶךְ

abomination of · righteous · man of · injustice · and abomination of · wicked · upright of · way

About this chapter

27 Verses
204 Hebrew words
136 Distinct lemmas

6 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (3 shorter, 3 longer) — 29:4, 29:5, 29:7, 29:13, 29:15, 29:25. 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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