The Tanakh

משלי ח׳Proverbs 8

Chapter 8 of 31 in Proverbs — 36 verses

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Total gematria: 71,836
Letters: 1,034
Words: 258
Verses: 36
Per word average: 278.43

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Verse 1א׳Standard2,270

הֲלֹֽא־חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ

Doth not wisdom call, And understanding put forth her voice?

Verse 2ב׳Standard2,600

בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרוֹמִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבוֹת נִצָּֽבָה

In the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

Verse 3ג׳Standard2,726

לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבוֹא פְתָחִים תָּרֹֽנָּה

Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:

Verse 4ד׳Standard1,054

אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקוֹלִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם

’Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,200

הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵֽב

O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,694

שִׁמְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח שְׂפָתַי מֵישָׁרִֽים

Hear, for I will speak excellent things, And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

Verse 7ז׳Standard2,776

כִּֽי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתוֹעֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶֽשַׁע

For my mouth shall utter truth, And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,731

בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, There is nothing perverse or crooked in them.

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,561

כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִֽישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָֽעַת

They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

Verse 10י׳Standard1,711

קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָֽר

Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

Verse 11י״אStandard1,049

כִּֽי־טוֹבָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ

For wisdom is better than rubies, And all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.

Verse 12י״בStandard2,334

אֲֽנִי־חָכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמּוֹת אֶמְצָֽא

I wisdom dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge of devices.

Verse 13י״גStandard4,001

יִֽרְאַת יְהוָה שְֽׂנֹאת רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאוֹן וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכוֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate.

Verse 14י״דStandard1,316

לִֽי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָֽה

Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.

Verse 15ט״וStandard995

בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרוֹזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶֽדֶק

By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

Verse 16ט״זStandard1,843

בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶֽדֶק

By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

Verse 17י״זStandard907

אֲנִי אהביה אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי

I love them that love me, And those that seek me earnestly shall find me.

Verse 18י״חStandard1,855

עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד אִתִּי הוֹן עָתֵק וּצְדָקָֽה

Riches and honour are with me; Yea, enduring riches and righteousness.

Verse 19י״טStandard2,079

טוֹב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָֽר

My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my produce than choice silver.

Verse 20כ׳Standard2,191

בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט

I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,285

לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּֽא

That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.

Verse 22כ״בStandard1,805

יְֽהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכּוֹ קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָֽז

The LORD made me as the beginning of His way, The first of His works of old.

Verse 23כ״גStandard1,752

מֵעוֹלָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.

Verse 24כ״דStandard2,213

בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנוֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; When there were no fountains abounding with water.

Verse 25כ״הStandard1,733

בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

Verse 26כ״וStandard2,982

עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצוֹת וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרוֹת תֵּבֵֽל

While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

Verse 27כ״זStandard1,714

בַּהֲכִינוֹ שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקוֹ חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֽוֹם

When He established the heavens, I was there; When He set a circle upon the face of the deep,

Verse 28כ״חStandard1,856

בְּאַמְּצוֹ שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזוֹז עִינוֹת תְּהוֹם

When He made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep showed their might,

Verse 29כ״טStandard1,592

בְּשׂוּמוֹ לַיָּם חֻקּוֹ וּמַיִם לֹא יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקוֹ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ

When He gave to the sea His decree, That the waters should not transgress His commandment, When He appointed the foundations of the earth;

Verse 30ל׳Standard2,726

וָֽאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלוֹ אָמוֹן וָֽאֶהְיֶה שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים יוֹם יוֹם מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵֽת

Then I was by Him, as a nursling; And I was daily all delight, Playing always before Him,

Verse 31ל״אStandard2,843

מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצוֹ וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָֽם

Playing in His habitable earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.

Verse 32ל״בStandard2,346

וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ

Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; For happy are they that keep my ways.

Verse 33ל״גStandard1,595

שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ

Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

Verse 34ל״דStandard4,024

אַשְֽׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יוֹם יוֹם לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָֽי

Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, Watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

Verse 35ל״הStandard988

כִּי מֹצְאִי מצאי חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצוֹן מֵיְהוָֽה

For whoso findeth me findeth life, And obtaineth favour of the LORD.

Verse 36ל״וStandard1,489

וְֽחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשׁוֹ כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָֽוֶת

But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; All they that hate me love death.’

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