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Proverbs 6

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 35 verses

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  1. 1

    בְּ֭נִי אִם עָרַ֣בְתָּ לְרֵעֶ֑ךָ תָּקַ֖עְתָּ לַזָּ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ

    son my · if · to pledge · to/for friend your · to blow · to/for the strange · palms your

  2. 2

    נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי פִ֑יךָ נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי פִֽיךָ

    to snare · in/at utterances of · mouth your · to capture · in/at utterances of · mouth your

  3. 3

    עֲשֵׂ֨ה זֹ֥את אֵפ֪וֹא בְּנִ֡י וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל כִּ֘י בָ֤אתָ בְכַף רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֵ֥ךְ הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗ס וּרְהַ֥ב רֵעֶֽיךָ

    do · this · then · son my · and rescue · that · to enter · in/at palm of · friend your · walk · humble · and act proudly · friends your

    Septuagint runs longer here

  4. 4

    אַל תִּתֵּ֣ן שֵׁנָ֣ה לְעֵינֶ֑יךָ וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗ה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ

    not · to give · sleep · to/for eyes your · and slumber · to/for eyelids your

  5. 5

    הִ֭נָּצֵל כִּצְבִ֣י מִיָּ֑ד וּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹר מִיַּ֥ד יָקֽוּשׁ

    rescue · like/as beauty · from hand · and like/as bird · from hand of · fowler

  6. 6

    לֵֽךְ אֶל נְמָלָ֥ה עָצֵ֑ל רְאֵ֖ה דְרָכֶ֣יהָ וַחֲכָֽם

    walk · to · ant · sluggard · see · ways her · and be wise

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֵֽין לָ֥הּ קָצִ֗ין שֹׁטֵ֥ר וּמֹשֵֽׁל

    which · nothing · to/for her · ruler · officer · and ruling

    Septuagint runs longer here

  8. 8

    תָּכִ֣ין בַּקַּ֣יִץ לַחְמָ֑הּ אָגְרָ֥ה בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ

    to be established · in/at the summer · bread her · to gather · in/at the harvest · food her

    Septuagint runs longer here

  9. 9

    עַד מָתַ֖י עָצֵ֥ל תִּשְׁכָּ֑ב מָ֝תַ֗י תָּק֥וּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ

    until · how long · sluggard · to lie down · how long · to rise · from sleep your

  10. 10

    מְעַ֣ט שֵׁ֭נוֹת מְעַ֣ט תְּנוּמ֑וֹת מְעַ֓ט חִבֻּ֖ק יָדַ֣יִם לִשְׁכָּֽב

    few of · sleep · few of · slumbers · few of · folding of · hands · to lie down

    Septuagint runs longer here

  11. 11

    וּבָֽא כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְ רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָ וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ כְּאִ֣ישׁ מָגֵֽן

    and to enter · like/as walked · poverty your · and need your · like/as man · shield

    Septuagint runs longer here

  12. 12

    אָדָ֣ם בְּ֭לִיַּעַל אִ֣ישׁ אָ֑וֶן ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְ עִקְּשׁ֥וּת פֶּֽה

    man of · worthlessness · man of · trouble · walking · crookedness of · mouth

  13. 13

    קֹרֵ֣ץ בְּ֭עֵינָו מֹלֵ֣ל בְּרַגְלָ֑ו מֹ֝רֶ֗ה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו

    pinching · in/at eyes his · speaking · in/at foot his · throwing · in/at fingers his

    Septuagint runs longer here

  14. 14

    תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת בְּלִבּ֗וֹ חֹרֵ֣שׁ רָ֣ע בְּכָל עֵ֑ת מדנים מִדְיָנִ֥ים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ

    perverse things · in/at heart his · ploughing · evil · in/at all of · time · strifes · strife · to send

  15. 15

    עַל כֵּ֗ן פִּ֭תְאֹם יָב֣וֹא אֵיד֑וֹ פֶּ֥תַע יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗ר וְאֵ֣ין מַרְפֵּֽא

    upon · thus · suddenly · to enter · calamity his · suddenness · to break · and nothing · healing

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  16. 16

    שֶׁשׁ הֵ֭נָּה שָׂנֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַע תועבות תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֽׁוֹ

    six · these · to hate · LORD · and seven · abominations of · abomination of · soul his

  17. 17

    עֵינַ֣יִם רָ֭מוֹת לְשׁ֣וֹן שָׁ֑קֶר וְ֝יָדַ֗יִם שֹׁפְכ֥וֹת דָּם נָקִֽי

    eyes · rising · tongue of · lie · and hands · pouring · blood · innocent

    Septuagint runs longer here

  18. 18

    לֵ֗ב חֹ֭רֵשׁ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָ֑וֶן רַגְלַ֥יִם מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹת לָר֥וּץ לָֽרָעָה

    heart · ploughing · thoughts of · trouble · feet · hastening · to run · to/for the evil

  19. 19

    יָפִ֣יחַ כְּ֭זָבִים עֵ֣ד שָׁ֑קֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַ מְ֝דָנִ֗ים בֵּ֣ין אַחִֽים

    to breathe · lies · witness of · lie · and sending · strifes · between · brothers

  20. 20

    נְצֹ֣ר בְּ֭נִי מִצְוַ֣ת אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ

    guard · son my · commandment of · father your · and not · to leave · law of · mother your

  21. 21

    קָשְׁרֵ֣ם עַל לִבְּךָ֣ תָמִ֑יד עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם עַל גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ

    bind them · upon · heart your · continually · bind them · upon · neck your

    Septuagint runs longer here

  22. 22

    בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ תַּנְחֶ֬ה אֹתָ֗ךְ בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר עָלֶ֑יךָ וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָ הִ֣יא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ

    in/at to walk you · to lead · - you · in/at to lie down you · to keep · upon you · and to awake · he · to meditate you

  23. 23

    כִּ֤י נֵ֣ר מִ֭צְוָה וְת֣וֹרָה א֑וֹר וְדֶ֥רֶךְ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תּוֹכְח֥וֹת מוּסָֽר

    that · lamp · commandment · and law · light · and way of · living things · rebukes of · discipline

  24. 24

    לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵ֣שֶׁת רָ֑ע מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗ת לָשׁ֥וֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה

    to keep you · from woman of · evil · from smoothness of · tongue · foreign

  25. 25

    אַל תַּחְמֹ֣ד יָ֭פְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ וְאַל תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ

    not · to desire · beauty her · in/at heart your · and not · to take you · in/at eyelids her

  26. 26

    כִּ֤י בְעַד אִשָּׁ֥ה זוֹנָ֗ה עַֽד כִּכַּ֫ר לָ֥חֶם וְאֵ֥שֶׁת אִ֑ישׁ נֶ֖פֶשׁ יְקָרָ֣ה תָצֽוּד

    that · behind · woman · committing fornication · until · round of · bread · and woman of · man · soul · precious · to hunt

  27. 27

    הֲיַחְתֶּ֤ה אִ֓ישׁ אֵ֬שׁ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

    to seize · man · fire · in/at bosom his · and garments his · not · to burn

  28. 28

    אִם יְהַלֵּ֣ךְ אִ֭ישׁ עַל הַגֶּחָלִ֑ים וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶֽינָה

    if · to walk · man · upon · the coals · and feet his · not · to burn

  29. 29

    כֵּ֗ן הַ֭בָּא אֶל אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֑הוּ לֹ֥א יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה כָּֽל הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּֽהּ

    thus · the entering · to · woman of · friend his · not · to be pure · all of · the touching · in/at her

  30. 30

    לֹא יָב֣וּזוּ לַ֭גַּנָּב כִּ֣י יִגְנ֑וֹב לְמַלֵּ֥א נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ כִּ֣י יִרְעָֽב

    not · to despise · to/for the thief · that · to steal · to fill · soul his · that · to be hungry

    Septuagint runs longer here

  31. 31

    וְ֭נִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִם אֶת כָּל ה֖וֹן בֵּית֣וֹ יִתֵּֽן

    and to find · to be at peace · sevenfold · - · all of · wealth of · house his · to give

  32. 32

    נֹאֵ֣ף אִשָּׁ֣ה חֲסַר לֵ֑ב מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ ה֣וּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה

    committing adultery · woman · needy of · heart · destroying · soul his · he · to do her

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  33. 33

    נֶֽגַע וְקָל֥וֹן יִמְצָ֑א וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹ לֹ֣א תִמָּחֶֽה

    plague · and shame · to find · and reproach his · not · to wipe out

  34. 34

    כִּֽי קִנְאָ֥ה חֲמַת גָּ֑בֶר וְלֹֽא יַ֝חְמ֗וֹל בְּי֣וֹם נָקָֽם

    that · jealousy · wrath of · man · and not · to spare · in/at day of · vengeance

  35. 35

    לֹא יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה שֹֽׁחַד

    not · to lift · face(s) of · all of · ransom · and not · to be willing · that · to multiply · present

About this chapter

  • 35 Verses
  • 273 Hebrew words
  • 176 Distinct lemmas

12 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (2 shorter, 10 longer) — 6:3, 6:6, 6:7, 6:8, 6:10, 6:11, 6:13, 6:15, 6:17, 6:21, 6:30, 6:32. 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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