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משלי י״חProverbs 18

Chapter 18 of 31 in Proverbs — 24 verses

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Total gematria
45,849
Letters
684
Words
175
Verses
24
Per word average
261.99

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Verse 1א׳Standard2,474

לְֽתַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּשׁ נִפְרָד בְּכָל־תּוּשִׁיָּה יִתְגַּלָּֽע

He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And snarlest against all sound wisdom.

Verse 2ב׳Standard1,759

לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּץ כְּסִיל בִּתְבוּנָה כִּי אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת לִבּֽוֹ

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may lay itself bare.

Verse 3ג׳Standard1,237

בְּֽבוֹא־רָשָׁע בָּא גַם־בּוּז וְֽעִם־קָלוֹן חֶרְפָּֽה

When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy reproach.

Verse 4ד׳Standard1,596

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חָכְמָֽה

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; A flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.

Verse 5ה׳Standard2,544

שְׂאֵת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁע לֹא־טוֹב לְהַטּוֹת צַדִּיק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט

It is not good to respect the person of the wicked, So as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,107

שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאֽוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְֽמַהֲלֻמוֹת יִקְרָֽא

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for strokes.

Verse 7ז׳Standard2,383

פִּֽי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לוֹ וּשְׂפָתָיו מוֹקֵשׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,658

דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן

The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Verse 9ט׳Standard2,178

גַּם מִתְרַפֶּה בִמְלַאכְתּוֹ אָח הוּא לְבַעַל מַשְׁחִֽית

Even one that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. .

Verse 10י׳Standard1,399

מִגְדַּל־עֹז שֵׁם יְהוָה בּֽוֹ־יָרוּץ צַדִּיק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב

The name of the LORD is a strong tower: The righteous runneth into it, and is set up on high.

…and 11 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.