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משלי ט׳Proverbs 9

Chapter 9 of 31 in Proverbs18 verses

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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.

Verse 11י״אStandard1,392

כִּי־בִי יִרְבּוּ יָמֶיךָ וְיוֹסִיפוּ לְּךָ שְׁנוֹת חַיִּֽים

For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

Verse 12י״בStandard2,310

אִם־חָכַמְתָּ חָכַמְתָּ לָּךְ וְלַצְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ תִשָּֽׂא

If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’

Verse 13י״גStandard2,355

אֵשֶׁת כְּסִילוּת הֹֽמִיָּה פְּתַיּוּת וּבַל־יָדְעָה מָּֽה

The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.

Verse 14י״דStandard2,429

וְֽיָשְׁבָה לְפֶתַח בֵּיתָהּ עַל־כִּסֵּא מְרֹמֵי קָֽרֶת

And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

Verse 15ט״וStandard2,127

לִקְרֹא לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָרֶךְ הַֽמְיַשְּׁרִים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם

To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

Verse 16ט״זStandard1,464

מִי־פֶתִי יָסֻר הֵנָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאָמְרָה לּֽוֹ

’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

Verse 17י״זStandard1,721

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָֽם

’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’

Verse 18י״חStandard1,697

וְֽלֹא־יָדַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִים שָׁם בְּעִמְקֵי שְׁאוֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ

But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.

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