Proverbs 9
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1
חָ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה
wisdom · to build · house her · to hew · pillars her · seven
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2
טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָֽרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ
to slaughter · slaughter her · to mix · wine her · also · to arrange · table her
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3
שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת
to send · girls her · to call · upon · heights of · heights of · city
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4
מִי פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ
who · simple · to turn aside · here · needy of · heart · to say · to/for him
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5
לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי
walk · fight · in/at bread my · and drink · in/at wine · to mix
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6
עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה
leave · simple ones · and live · and go straight · in/at way of · understanding
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7
יֹ֤סֵ֨ר לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ
disciplining · scoffer · taking · to/for him · shame · and reproving · to/for wicked · blemish his
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8
אַל תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ
not · to reprove · scoffer · lest · to hate you · reprove · to/for wise · and to love you
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9
תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח
give · to/for wise · and to be wise · still · know · to/for righteous · and to add · instruction
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10
תְּחִלַּ֣ת חָ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה
beginning of · wisdom · fear of · LORD · and knowledge of · holy · understanding
Septuagint runs longer here
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11
כִּי בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים
that · in/at me · to multiply · days your · and to add · to/for you · years of · living things
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12
אִם חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא
if · to be wise · to be wise · to/for you · and to scorn · to/for apart your · to lift
Septuagint runs longer here
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13
אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה
woman of · foolishness · roaring · simplicity · and not · to know · what
Septuagint runs longer here
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14
וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת
and to dwell · to/for doorway of · house her · upon · throne · heights of · city
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15
לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם
to call · to/for passing over · way · the being right · ways their
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16
מִי פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ
who · simple · to turn aside · here · and needy of · heart · and to say · to/for him
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17
מַֽיִם גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם
water(s) · stolen · to be sweet · and bread of · hiding places · to be pleasant
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18
וְֽלֹא יָ֭דַע כִּֽי רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ
and not · to know · that · ghosts · there · in/at deep of · Sheol · called her
Septuagint runs longer here
About this chapter
- 18 Verses
- 127 Hebrew words
- 91 Distinct lemmas
4 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 9:10, 9:12, 9:13, 9:18. 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 →
Proverbs 9 contains 18 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Proverbs, or return to the book of Proverbs for the full chapter list.