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משלי כ״וProverbs 26

Chapter 26 of 31 in Proverbs — 28 verses

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Total gematria
52,387
Letters
794
Words
211
Verses
28
Per word average
248.28

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Verse 1א׳Standard1,577

כַּשֶּׁלֶג בַּקַּיִץ וְכַמָּטָר בַּקָּצִיר כֵּן לֹא־נָאוֶה לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour is not seemly for a fool.

Verse 2ב׳Standard2,264

כַּצִּפּוֹר לָנוּד כַּדְּרוֹר לָעוּף כֵּן קִֽלְלַת חִנָּם לא תָבֹֽא

As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, So the curse that is causeless shall come home. .

Verse 3ג׳Standard1,724

שׁוֹט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמוֹר וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִֽים

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, And a rod for the back of fools.

Verse 4ד׳Standard2,460

אַל־תַּעַן כְּסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּוֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him.

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,084

עֲנֵה כְסִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּוֹ פֶּן־יִהְיֶה חָכָם בְּעֵינָֽיו

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,061

מְקַצֶּה רַגְלַיִם חָמָס שֹׁתֶה שֹׁלֵחַ דְּבָרִים בְּיַד־כְּסִֽיל

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.

Verse 7ז׳Standard1,326

דַּלְיוּ שֹׁקַיִם מִפִּסֵּחַ וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים

The legs hang limp from the lame; So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,617

כִּצְרוֹר אֶבֶן בְּמַרְגֵּמָה כֵּן־נוֹתֵן לִכְסִיל כָּבֽוֹד

As a small stone in a heap of stones, So is he that giveth honour to a fool.

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,307

חוֹחַ עָלָה בְיַד־שִׁכּוֹר וּמָשָׁל בְּפִי כְסִילִֽים

As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, So is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Verse 10י׳Standard1,860

רַב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּל וְשֹׂכֵר כְּסִיל וְשֹׂכֵר עֹבְרִֽים

A master performeth all things; But he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.

…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.