The Tanakh
משלי כ״בProverbs 22
Chapter 22 of 31 in Proverbs — 29 verses
- Total gematria
- 62,033
- Letters
- 840
- Words
- 225
- Verses
- 29
- Per word average
- 275.70
Verse 1א׳Standard1,747
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favour rather than silver and gold.
Verse 2ב׳Standard2,016
עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה
The rich and the poor meet together— The LORD is the maker of them all.
Verse 3ג׳Standard2,779
עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
Verse 4ד׳Standard1,622
עֵקֶב עֲנָוָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּֽים
The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, Even riches, and honour, and life.
Verse 5ה׳Standard2,409
צִנִּים פַּחִים בְּדֶרֶךְ עִקֵּשׁ שׁוֹמֵר נַפְשׁוֹ יִרְחַק מֵהֶֽם
Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; He that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Verse 6ו׳Standard1,540
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּֽי־יַזְקִין לֹֽא־יָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה
Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Verse 7ז׳Standard2,063
עָשִׁיר בְּרָשִׁים יִמְשׁוֹל וְעֶבֶד לֹוֶה לְאִישׁ מַלְוֶֽה
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Verse 8ח׳Standard1,917
זוֹרֵעַ עַוְלָה יקצור־אָוֶן וְשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתוֹ יִכְלֶֽה
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
Verse 9ט׳Standard1,109
טֽוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּֽי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּֽל
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Verse 10י׳Standard1,804
גָּרֵֽשׁ לֵץ וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן וְיִשְׁבֹּת דִּין וְקָלֽוֹן
Cast out the scorner, and contention will go out; Yea, strife and shame will cease.
Verse 11י״אStandard1,485
אֹהֵב טהור־לֵב חֵן שְׂפָתָיו רֵעֵהוּ מֶֽלֶךְ
He that loveth pureness of heart, That hath grace in his lips, the king shall be his friend.
Verse 12י״בStandard1,397
עֵינֵי יְהוָה נָצְרוּ דָעַת וַיְסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי בֹגֵֽד
The eyes of the LORD preserve him that hath knowledge, But He overthroweth the words of the faithless man.
Verse 13י״גStandard2,091
אָמַר עָצֵל אֲרִי בַחוּץ בְּתוֹךְ רְחֹבוֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ
The sluggard saith: ‘There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.’
Verse 14י״דStandard1,852
שׁוּחָה עֲמֻקָּה פִּי זָרוֹת זְעוּם יְהוָה יפול־שָֽׁם
The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: He that is abhorred of the LORD shall fall therein.
Verse 15ט״וStandard2,538
אִוֶּלֶת קְשׁוּרָה בְלֶב־נָעַר שֵׁבֶט מוּסָר יַרְחִיקֶנָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; But the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Verse 16ט״זStandard2,658
עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר
One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; One may give to the rich, yet will want come.
Verse 17י״זStandard2,524
הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
Verse 18י״חStandard2,317
כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; Let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
Verse 19י״טStandard1,621
לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
Verse 20כ׳Standard2,682
הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שלשום בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָֽעַת
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge;
Verse 21כ״אStandard2,723
לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ קֹשְׁטְ אִמְרֵי אֱמֶת לְהָשִׁיב אֲמָרִים אֱמֶת לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ
That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, That thou mightest bring back words of truth to them that send thee?
Verse 22כ״בStandard1,745
אַֽל־תִּגְזָל־דָּל כִּי דַל־הוּא וְאַל־תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּֽׁעַר
Rob not the weak, because he is weak, Neither crush the poor in the gate;
Verse 23כ״גStandard1,766
כִּֽי־יְהוָה יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת־קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָֽפֶשׁ
For the LORD will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.
Verse 24כ״דStandard3,297
אַל־תִּתְרַע אֶת־בַּעַל אָף וְאֶת־אִישׁ חֵמוֹת לֹא תָבֽוֹא
Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
Verse 25כ״הStandard2,726
פֶּן־תֶּאֱלַף ארחתו וְלָקַחְתָּ מוֹקֵשׁ לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ
Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
Verse 26כ״וStandard2,199
אַל־תְּהִי בְתֹֽקְעֵי־כָף בַּעֹרְבִים מַשָּׁאֽוֹת
Be thou not of them that strike hands, Or of them that are sureties for debts;
Verse 27כ״זStandard2,005
אִם־אֵֽין־לְךָ לְשַׁלֵּם לָמָּה יִקַּח מִשְׁכָּבְךָ מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ
If thou hast not wherewith to pay, Why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
Verse 28כ״חStandard1,997
אַל־תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ
Remove not the ancient landmark, Which thy fathers have set.
Verse 29כ״טStandard3,404
חָזִיתָ אִישׁ מָהִיר בִּמְלַאכְתּוֹ לִֽפְנֵֽי־מְלָכִים יִתְיַצָּב בַּל־יִתְיַצֵּב לִפְנֵי חֲשֻׁכִּֽים
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.