The Tanakh
משלי כ״זProverbs 27
Chapter 27 of 31 in Proverbs — 27 verses
- Total gematria
- 55,285
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- 818
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- 212
- Verses
- 27
- Per word average
- 260.78
Verse 1א׳Standard1,882
אַֽל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיוֹם מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֽוֹם
Boast not thyself of to- morrow; For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Verse 2ב׳Standard1,576
יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.
Verse 3ג׳Standard897
כֹּֽבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחוֹל וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.
Verse 4ד׳Standard1,679
אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָֽה
Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?
Verse 5ה׳Standard2,087
טוֹבָה תּוֹכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵֽאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּֽרֶת
Better is open rebuke Than love that is hidden.
Verse 6ו׳Standard2,810
נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אוֹהֵב וְנַעְתָּרוֹת נְשִׁיקוֹת שׂוֹנֵֽא
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; But the kisses of an enemy are importunate.
Verse 7ז׳Standard3,354
נֶפֶשׁ שְׂבֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֽוֹק
The full soul loatheth a honeycomb; But to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.
Verse 8ח׳Standard1,782
כְּצִפּוֹר נוֹדֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּֽן־אִישׁ נוֹדֵד מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
Verse 9ט׳Standard3,352
שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת־נָֽפֶשׁ
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Verse 10י׳Standard3,162
רֵֽעֲךָ ורעה אָבִיךָ אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבוֹא בְּיוֹם אֵידֶךָ טוֹב שָׁכֵן קָרוֹב מֵאָח רָחֽוֹק
Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; Neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity; Better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Verse 11י״אStandard1,354
חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָֽר
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, That I may answer him that taunteth me.
Verse 12י״בStandard2,792
עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ
A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the thoughtless pass on, and are punished.
Verse 13י״גStandard1,050
קַח־בִּגְדוֹ כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵֽהוּ
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger; And hold him in pledge that is surety for an alien woman.
Verse 14י״דStandard2,314
מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֽוֹ
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.
Verse 15ט״וStandard2,482
דֶּלֶף טוֹרֵד בְּיוֹם סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת מדונים נִשְׁתָּוָֽה
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike;
Verse 16ט״זStandard1,492
צֹפְנֶיהָ צָֽפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָֽא
He that would hide her hideth the wind, And the ointment of his right hand betrayeth itself.
Verse 17י״זStandard1,262
בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Verse 18י״חStandard1,805
נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּֽד
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Verse 19י״טStandard732
כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵֽב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָֽם
As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
Verse 20כ׳Standard2,267
שְׁאוֹל ואבדה לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה
The nether-world and Destruction are never satiated; So the eyes of man are never satiated.
Verse 21כ״אStandard1,424
מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֽוֹ
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, And a man is tried by his praise.
Verse 22כ״בStandard4,919
אִם תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל בַּֽמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת בַּֽעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Verse 23כ״גStandard1,975
יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִֽים
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds;
Verse 24כ״דStandard1,109
כִּי לֹא לְעוֹלָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדוֹר דור
For riches are not for ever; And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
Verse 25כ״הStandard2,149
גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִֽים
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
Verse 26כ״וStandard1,863
כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר שָׂדֶה עַתּוּדִֽים
The lambs will be for thy clothing, And the goats the price for a field. .
Verse 27כ״זStandard1,715
וְדֵי חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְֽלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ
And there will be goats’milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household; And maintenance for thy maidens.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.