משלי י״זProverbs 17

Chapter 17 of 31 in Proverbs — 28 verses

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Total gematria: 56,549
Letters: 825
Words: 227
Verses: 28
Per word average: 249.11

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Verse 1א׳Standard1,828

טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִֽיב

Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, Than a house full of feasting with strife.

Verse 2ב׳Standard1,996

עֶֽבֶד־מַשְׂכִּיל יִמְשֹׁל בְּבֵן מֵבִישׁ וּבְתוֹךְ אַחִים יַחֲלֹק נַחֲלָֽה

A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that dealeth shamefully, And shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.

Verse 3ג׳Standard1,406

מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וּבֹחֵן לִבּוֹת יְהוָֽה

The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; But the LORD trieth the hearts. .

Verse 4ד׳Standard3,303

מֵרַע מַקְשִׁיב עַל־שְׂפַת־אָוֶן שֶׁקֶר מֵזִין עַל־לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּֽת

A evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,891

לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה

Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,688

עֲטֶרֶת זְקֵנִים בְּנֵי בָנִים וְתִפְאֶרֶת בָּנִים אֲבוֹתָֽם

Children’s children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

Verse 7ז׳Standard3,182

לֹא־נָאוָה לְנָבָל שְׂפַת־יֶתֶר אַף כִּֽי־לְנָדִיב שְׂפַת־שָֽׁקֶר

Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; Much less do lying lips a prince.

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,785

אֶֽבֶן־חֵן הַשֹּׁחַד בְּעֵינֵי בְעָלָיו אֶֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר יִפְנֶה יַשְׂכִּֽיל

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it; Whithersoever he turneth, he prospereth.

Verse 9ט׳Standard2,050

מְֽכַסֶּה־פֶּשַׁע מְבַקֵּשׁ אַהֲבָה וְשֹׁנֶה בְדָבָר מַפְרִיד אַלּֽוּף

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter estrangeth a familiar friend.

Verse 10י׳Standard1,827

תֵּחַת גְּעָרָה בְמֵבִין מֵהַכּוֹת כְּסִיל מֵאָֽה

A rebuke entereth deeper into a man of understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

…and 15 more verses in this chapter.

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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.