Proverbs 20:20
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (7 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה
Every purpose is established by counsel; and with good advice carry on war.
גּֽוֹלֶה־סּוֹד הוֹלֵךְ רָכִיל וּלְפֹתֶה שְׂפָתָיו לֹא תִתְעָרָֽב
He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets; therefore meddle not with him that openeth wide his lips.
מְקַלֵּל אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ יִֽדְעַךְ נֵרוֹ באישון חֹֽשֶׁךְ
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.
נַחֲלָה מבחלת בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ
An estate may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
אַל־תֹּאמַר אֲשַׁלְּמָה־רָע קַוֵּה לַֽיהוָה וְיֹשַֽׁע לָֽךְ
Say not thou: ‘I will requite evil’; wait for the LORD, and He will save thee.