The Tanakh
משלי ט׳Proverbs 9
Chapter 9 of 31 in Proverbs — 18 verses
- Total gematria
- 32,576
- Letters
- 479
- Words
- 127
- Verses
- 18
- Per word average
- 256.50
Verse 1א׳Standard1,965
חָכְמוֹת בָּנְתָה בֵיתָהּ חָצְבָה עַמּוּדֶיהָ שִׁבְעָֽה
Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Verse 2ב׳Standard1,017
טָבְחָה טִבְחָהּ מָסְכָה יֵינָהּ אַף עָֽרְכָה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ
She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.
Verse 3ג׳Standard2,962
שָֽׁלְחָה נַעֲרֹתֶיהָ תִקְרָא עַל־גַּפֵּי מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת
She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:
Verse 4ד׳Standard1,452
מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה חֲסַר־לֵב אָמְרָה לּֽוֹ
’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:
Verse 5ה׳Standard1,544
לְכוּ לַחֲמוּ בְֽלַחֲמִי וּשְׁתוּ בְּיַיִן מָסָֽכְתִּי
'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.
Verse 6ו׳Standard1,452
עִזְבוּ פְתָאיִם וִֽחְיוּ וְאִשְׁרוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ בִּינָֽה
Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.
Verse 7ז׳Standard1,532
יֹסֵר לֵץ לֹקֵחַֽ לוֹ קָלוֹן וּמוֹכִיחַ לְרָשָׁע מוּמֽוֹ
He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.
Verse 8ח׳Standard1,277
אַל־תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ
Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.
Verse 9ט׳Standard1,331
תֵּן לְחָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־עוֹד הוֹדַע לְצַדִּיק וְיוֹסֶף לֶֽקַח
Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
Verse 10י׳Standard2,549
תְּחִלַּת חָכְמָה יִרְאַת יְהוָה וְדַעַת קְדֹשִׁים בִּינָֽה
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.