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משלי יגProverbs 13

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Proverbs 13משלי י״ג

Chapter 13 of 31 · 25 verses · 683 letters

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  1. א

    בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝לֵ֗ץ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃

    A wise son is instructed of his father; But a scorner heareth not rebuke.

  2. ב

    מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃

    A man shall eat good from the fruit of his mouth; But the desire of the faithless is violence.

  3. ג

    נֹצֵ֣ר פִּ֭יו שֹׁמֵ֣ר נַפְשׁ֑וֹ פֹּשֵׂ֥ק שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו מְחִתָּה־לֽוֹ׃

    He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But for him that openeth wide his lips there shall be ruin.

  4. ד

    מִתְאַוָּ֣ה וָ֭אַיִן נַפְשׁ֣וֹ עָצֵ֑ל וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ חָרֻצִ֣ים תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃

    The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.

  5. ה

    דְּבַר־שֶׁ֭קֶר יִשְׂנָ֣א צַדִּ֑יק וְ֝רָשָׁ֗ע יַבְאִ֥ישׁ וְיַחְפִּֽיר׃

    A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man behaveth vilely and shamefully.

  6. ו

    צְ֭דָקָה תִּצֹּ֣ר תָּם־דָּ֑רֶךְ וְ֝רִשְׁעָ֗ה תְּסַלֵּ֥ף חַטָּֽאת׃

    Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  7. ז

    יֵ֣שׁ מִ֭תְעַשֵּׁר וְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֑ל מִ֝תְרוֹשֵׁ֗שׁ וְה֣וֹן רָֽב׃

    There is that pretendeth himself rich, yet hath nothing; There is that pretendeth himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  8. ח

    כֹּ֣פֶר נֶֽפֶשׁ־אִ֣ישׁ עָשְׁר֑וֹ וְ֝רָ֗שׁ לֹא־שָׁמַ֥ע גְּעָרָֽה׃

    The ransom of a man’s life are his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.

  9. ט

    אוֹר־צַדִּיקִ֥ים יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְנֵ֖ר רְשָׁעִ֣ים יִדְעָֽךְ׃

    The light of the righteous rejoiceth; But the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

  10. י

    רַק־בְּ֭זָדוֹן יִתֵּ֣ן מַצָּ֑ה וְאֶת־נ֖וֹעָצִ֣ים חָכְמָֽה׃

    By pride cometh only contention; But with the well-advised is wisdom.

  11. יא

    ה֭וֹן מֵהֶ֣בֶל יִמְעָ֑ט וְקֹבֵ֖ץ עַל־יָ֣ד יַרְבֶּֽה׃

    Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

  12. יב

    תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃

    Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

  13. יג

    בָּ֣ז לְ֭דָבָר יֵחָ֣בֶל ל֑וֹ וִירֵ֥א מִ֝צְוָ֗ה ה֣וּא יְשֻׁלָּֽם׃

    Whoso despiseth the word shall suffer thereby; But he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

  14. יד

    תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃

    The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death.

  15. טו

    שֵֽׂכֶל־ט֭וֹב יִתֶּן־חֵ֑ן וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֹּגְדִ֣ים אֵיתָֽן׃

    Good understanding giveth grace; But the way of the faithless is harsh.

  16. טז

    כָּל־עָ֭רוּם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה בְדָ֑עַת וּ֝כְסִ֗יל יִפְרֹ֥שׂ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃

    Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; But a fool unfoldeth folly.

  17. יז

    מַלְאָ֣ךְ רָ֭שָׁע יִפֹּ֣ל בְּרָ֑ע וְצִ֖יר אֱמוּנִ֣ים מַרְפֵּֽא׃

    A wicked messenger falleth into evil; But a faithful ambassador is health.

  18. יח

    רֵ֣ישׁ וְ֭קָלוֹן פּוֹרֵ֣עַ מוּסָ֑ר וְשׁוֹמֵ֖ר תּוֹכַ֣חַת יְכֻבָּֽד׃

    Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

  19. יט

    תַּאֲוָ֣ה נִ֭הְיָה תֶּעֱרַ֣ב לְנָ֑פֶשׁ וְתוֹעֲבַ֥ת כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים ס֣וּר מֵרָֽע׃

    The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; And it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  20. כ

    הלוךהוֹלֵ֣ךְ אֶת־חֲכָמִ֣ים וחכםיֶחְכָּ֑ם וְרֹעֶ֖ה כְסִילִ֣ים יֵרֽוֹעַ׃

    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

  21. כא

    חַ֭טָּאִים תְּרַדֵּ֣ף רָעָ֑ה וְאֶת־צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים יְשַׁלֶּם־טֽוֹב׃

    Evil pursueth sinners; But to the righteous good shall be repaid.

  22. כב

    ט֗וֹב יַנְחִ֥יל בְּנֵֽי־בָנִ֑ים וְצָפ֥וּן לַ֝צַּדִּ֗יק חֵ֣יל חוֹטֵֽא׃

    A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

  23. כג

    רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

    Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is swept away by want of righteousness.

  24. כד

    חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ שִׁ֭בְטוֹ שׂוֹנֵ֣א בְנ֑וֹ וְ֝אֹהֲב֗וֹ שִֽׁחֲר֥וֹ מוּסָֽר׃

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  25. כה

    צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃

    The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

A small word beside an unpointed word is the qere, the form read aloud. The letters in the text and in every search are the written form, the ketiv. Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, by way of Open Scriptures. English: JPS 1917.

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