The Tanakh

משלי ו׳Proverbs 6

Chapter 6 of 31 in Proverbs — 35 verses

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Total gematria: 76,421
Letters: 1,002
Words: 271
Verses: 35
Per word average: 282.00

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Verse 1א׳Standard2,432

בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּֽיךָ

My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbour, If thou hast struck thy hands for a stranger—

Verse 2ב׳Standard2,086

נוֹקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִֽיךָ

Thou art snared by the words of thy mouth, Thou art caught by the words of thy mouth—

Verse 3ג׳Standard3,247

עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפוֹא בְּנִי וְֽהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶֽיךָ

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbour; Go, humble thyself, and urge thy neighbour.

Verse 4ד׳Standard2,293

אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,223

הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקֽוּשׁ

Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand [of the hunter], And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

Verse 6ו׳Standard915

לֵֽךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָֽם

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise;

Verse 7ז׳Standard1,732

אֲשֶׁר אֵֽין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵֽׁל

Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,472

תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָֽהּ

Provideth her bread in the summer, And gatherest her food in the harvest.

Verse 9ט׳Standard3,242

עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Verse 10י׳Standard2,541

מְעַט שֵׁנוֹת מְעַט תְּנוּמוֹת מְעַט חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּֽב

’Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep’—

Verse 11י״אStandard1,403

וּבָֽא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹֽרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵֽן

So shall thy poverty come as a runner, And thy want as an armed man.

Verse 12י״בStandard1,577

אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הוֹלֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּֽה

A base person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a froward mouth; .

Verse 13י״גStandard1,695

קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו

That winketh with his eyes, that scrapeth with his feet, That pointeth with his fingers;

Verse 14י״דStandard2,743

תַּֽהְפֻּכוֹת בְּלִבּוֹ חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת מדנים יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ

Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth evil continually; He soweth discord.

Verse 15ט״וStandard2,181

עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבוֹא אֵידוֹ פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּֽא

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

Verse 16ט״זStandard2,735

שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע תועבות נַפְשֽׁוֹ

There are six things which the LORD hateth, Yea, seven which are an abomination unto Him:

Verse 17י״זStandard2,892

עֵינַיִם רָמוֹת לְשׁוֹן שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכוֹת דָּם־נָקִֽי

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;

Verse 18י״חStandard2,958

לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבוֹת אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרוֹת לָרוּץ לָֽרָעָה

A heart that deviseth wicked thoughts, Feet that are swift in running to evil;

Verse 19י״טStandard1,510

יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִֽים

A false witness that breatheth out lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

Verse 20כ׳Standard2,784

נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

Verse 21כ״אStandard2,336

קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ

Bind them continually upon thy heart, Tie them about thy neck.

Verse 22כ״בStandard4,151

בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּֽשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצוֹתָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ

When thou walkest, it shall lead thee, When thou liest down, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.

Verse 23כ״גStandard2,689

כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתוֹרָה אוֹר וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תּוֹכְחוֹת מוּסָֽר

For the commandment is a lamp, and the teaching is light, And reproofs of instruction are the way of life;

Verse 24כ״דStandard2,850

לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵֽחֶלְקַת לָשׁוֹן נָכְרִיָּֽה

To keep thee from the evil woman, From the smoothness of the alien tongue.

Verse 25כ״הStandard1,526

אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּֽחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ

Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids.

Verse 26כ״וStandard3,135

כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זוֹנָה עַֽד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצֽוּד

For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a loaf of bread, But the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.

Verse 27כ״זStandard2,263

הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקוֹ וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה

Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?

Verse 28כ״חStandard1,390

אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶֽינָה

Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?

Verse 29כ״טStandard1,472

כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּֽל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּֽהּ

So he that goeth in to his neighbour’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not go unpunished.

Verse 30ל׳Standard1,097

לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנוֹב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשׁוֹ כִּי יִרְעָֽב

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Verse 31ל״אStandard2,779

וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הוֹן בֵּיתוֹ יִתֵּֽן

But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, He must give all the substance of his house.

Verse 32ל״בStandard2,378

נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַֽשְׁחִית נַפְשׁוֹ הוּא יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה

He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; He doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

Verse 33ל״גStandard1,640

נֶֽגַע־וְקָלוֹן יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתוֹ לֹא תִמָּחֶֽה

Wounds and dishonour shall he get, And his reproach shall not be wiped away. .

Verse 34ל״דStandard1,218

כִּֽי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹֽא־יַחְמוֹל בְּיוֹם נָקָֽם

For jealousy is the rage of a man, And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

Verse 35ל״הStandard1,836

לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹֽא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹֽׁחַד

He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

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