Proverbs 5

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 23 verses

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1

בְּ֭נִי לְחָכְמָתִ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗י הַט אָזְנֶֽךָ

son my · to/for wisdom my · hear · to/for understanding my · stretch out · ear your
2

לִשְׁמֹ֥ר מְזִמּ֑וֹת וְ֝דַ֗עַת שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ יִנְצֹֽרוּ

to keep · purposes · and knowledge · lips your · to guard

Septuagint runs longer here
3

כִּ֤י נֹ֣פֶת תִּ֭טֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתֵ֣י זָרָ֑ה וְחָלָ֖ק מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן חִכָּֽהּ

that · honey · to prophesy · lips of · strange · and flattering · from fat · mouth her
4

וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּ מָרָ֣ה כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑ה חַ֝דָּ֗ה כְּחֶ֣רֶב פִּיּֽוֹת

and latter end her · bitter · like/as the wormwood · sharp · like/as sword of · mouths
5

רַ֭גְלֶיהָ יֹרְד֣וֹת מָ֑וֶת שְׁ֝א֗וֹל צְעָדֶ֥יהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ

feet her · going down · death · Sheol · steps her · to grasp

Septuagint runs longer here
6

אֹ֣רַח חַ֭יִּים פֶּן תְּפַלֵּ֑ס נָע֥וּ מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָ לֹ֣א תֵדָֽע

way of · living things · lest · to weigh · to shake · tracks her · not · to know
7

וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ לִ֑י וְאַל תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּ מֵאִמְרֵי פִֽי

and now · sons · hear · to/for me · and not · to turn aside · from utterances of · mouth my
8

הַרְחֵ֣ק מֵעָלֶ֣יהָ דַרְכֶּ֑ךָ וְאַל תִּ֝קְרַ֗ב אֶל פֶּ֥תַח בֵּיתָֽהּ

be far · from upon her · way your · and not · to approach · to · doorway of · house her
9

פֶּן תִּתֵּ֣ן לַאֲחֵרִ֣ים הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ לְאַכְזָרִֽי

lest · to give · to/for other · majesty your · and years your · to/for cruel
10

פֶּֽן יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ זָרִ֣ים כֹּחֶ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית נָכְרִֽי

lest · to be satisfied · strange · strength your · and pains your · in/at house of · foreign
11

וְנָהַמְתָּ֥ בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָ בִּכְל֥וֹת בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗ וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ

and to growl · in/at latter end your · in/at to finish · flesh your · and flesh your
12

וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗ אֵ֭יךְ שָׂנֵ֣אתִי מוּסָ֑ר וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַת נָאַ֥ץ לִבִּֽי

and to say · how · to hate · discipline · and rebuke · to despise · heart my
13

וְֽלֹא שָׁ֭מַעְתִּי בְּק֣וֹל מוֹרָ֑י וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗י לֹא הִטִּ֥יתִי אָזְנִֽי

and not · to hear · in/at voice of · archers my · and to/for learning me · not · to stretch out · ear my
14

כִּ֭מְעַט הָיִ֣יתִי בְכָל רָ֑ע בְּת֖וֹךְ קָהָ֣ל וְעֵדָֽה

like/as few · to be · in/at all of · evil · in/at midst of · assembly · and congregation
15

שְׁתֵה מַ֥יִם מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָ וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗ים מִתּ֥וֹךְ בְּאֵרֶֽךָ

drink · water(s) · from pit your · and flowing · from midst of · well your
16

יָפ֣וּצוּ מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָ ח֑וּצָה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת פַּלְגֵי מָֽיִם

to scatter · springs your · outside toward · in/at the plazas · channels of · water(s)
17

יִֽהְיוּ לְךָ֥ לְבַדֶּ֑ךָ וְאֵ֖ין לְזָרִ֣ים אִתָּֽךְ

to be · to/for you · to/for apart your · and nothing · to/for strange · with you
18

יְהִֽי מְקוֹרְךָ֥ בָר֑וּךְ וּ֝שְׂמַ֗ח מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת נְעוּרֶֽךָ

to be · spring your · blessed · and rejoice · from woman of · youth your

Septuagint runs longer here
19

אַיֶּ֥לֶת אֲהָבִ֗ים וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת חֵ֥ן דַּ֭דֶּיהָ יְרַוֻּ֣ךָ בְכָל עֵ֑ת בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּ תִּשְׁגֶּ֥ה תָמִֽיד

doe of · loves · and female mountain goat of · grace · breasts her · to saturate you · in/at all of · time · in/at love her · to err · continually

Septuagint runs longer here
20

וְלָ֤מָּה תִשְׁגֶּ֣ה בְנִ֣י בְזָרָ֑ה וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗ק חֵ֣ק נָכְרִיָּֽה

and to/for what · to err · son my · in/at strange · and to embrace · bosom of · foreign
21

כִּ֤י נֹ֨כַח עֵינֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה דַּרְכֵי אִ֑ישׁ וְֽכָל מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יו מְפַלֵּֽס

that · opposite · eyes of · LORD · ways of · man · and all of · tracks his · weighing
22

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹ אֶת הָרָשָׁ֑ע וּבְחַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ

iniquities his · to capture him · - · the wicked · and in/at cords of · sin offering his · to grasp
23

ה֗וּא יָ֭מוּת בְּאֵ֣ין מוּסָ֑ר וּבְרֹ֖ב אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ יִשְׁגֶּֽה

he · to die · in/at nothing · discipline · and in/at multitude of · folly his · to err

Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

23 Verses
160 Hebrew words
125 Distinct lemmas

5 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 5:2, 5:5, 5:18, 5:19, 5:23. 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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