The Tanakh
משלי א׳Proverbs 1
Chapter 1 of 31 in Proverbs — 33 verses
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Verse 1א׳Standard1,452
מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Verse 2ב׳Standard1,304
לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה
To know wisdom and instruction; To comprehend the words of understanding;
Verse 3ג׳Standard2,434
לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים
To receive the discipline of wisdom, Justice, and right, and equity;
Verse 4ד׳Standard2,628
לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה
To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion;
Verse 5ה׳Standard1,913
יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה
That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
Verse 6ו׳Standard1,450
לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם
To understand a proverb, and a figure; The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
Verse 7ז׳Standard2,519
יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.
Verse 8ח׳Standard2,624
שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
Verse 9ט׳Standard2,272
כִּי לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ
For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.
Verse 10י׳Standard1,121
בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא
My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.
Verse 11י״אStandard1,705
אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם
If they say: ‘Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
Verse 12י״בStandard1,621
נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
Verse 13י״גStandard1,551
כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל
We shall find all precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
Verse 14י״דStandard1,532
גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ
Cast in thy lot among us; Let us all have one purse’—
Verse 15ט״וStandard2,565
בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם
My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;
Verse 16ט״זStandard1,671
כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם
For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
Verse 17י״זStandard1,729
כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף
For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
Verse 18י״חStandard1,520
וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם
And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
Verse 19י״טStandard2,126
כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Verse 20כ׳Standard2,844
חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ
Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
Verse 21כ״אStandard3,964
בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר
She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
Verse 22כ״בStandard3,460
עַד־מָתַי פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת
’How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge?
Verse 23כ״גStandard2,823
תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם
Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
Verse 24כ״דStandard2,366
יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב
Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
Verse 25כ״הStandard2,716
וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
Verse 26כ״וStandard851
גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם
I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
Verse 27כ״זStandard1,834
בְּבֹא כשאוה פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה
When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When trouble and distress come upon you.
Verse 28כ״חStandard1,508
אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי
Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
Verse 29כ״טStandard2,559
תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ
For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
Verse 30ל׳Standard1,681
לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי
They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
Verse 31ל״אStandard1,756
וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ
Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
Verse 32ל״בStandard3,315
כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם
For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
Verse 33ל״גStandard1,669
וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.’
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.