Proverbs 4:2
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (8 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֽוֹן
The wise shall inherit honour; But as for the fools, they carry away shame.
שִׁמְעוּ בָנִים מוּסַר אָב וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לָדַעַת בִּינָֽה
Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.
כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּֽוֹרָתִי אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ
For I give you a good taking; Forsake ye not my teaching.
כִּי־בֵן הָיִיתִי לְאָבִי רַךְ וְיָחִיד לִפְנֵי אִמִּֽי
For I was a son unto my father, Tender and an only one in front of my mother.
וַיֹּרֵנִי וַיֹּאמֶר לִי יִֽתְמָךְ־דְּבָרַי לִבֶּךָ שְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתַי וֶֽחְיֵֽה
And he taught me, and said unto me: ‘Let thy heart hold fast my words, Keep my commandments, and live;