Proverbs 22:18
Proverbs · משלי · Ketuvim · 31 chapters · 915 verses
Values above are for the complete verse (9 words), calculated on the consonantal written text.
עֹשֵֽׁק דָּל לְהַרְבּוֹת לוֹ נֹתֵן לְעָשִׁיר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר
One may oppress the poor, yet will their gain increase; One may give to the rich, yet will want come.
הַט אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמַע דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְלִבְּךָ תָּשִׁית לְדַעְתִּֽי
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.
כִּֽי־נָעִים כִּֽי־תִשְׁמְרֵם בְּבִטְנֶךָ יִכֹּנוּ יַחְדָּו עַל־שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ
For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; Let them be established altogether upon thy lips.
לִהְיוֹת בַּיהוָה מִבְטַחֶךָ הוֹדַעְתִּיךָ הַיּוֹם אַף־אָֽתָּה
That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made them known to thee this day, even to thee.
הֲלֹא כָתַבְתִּי לְךָ שלשום בְּמוֹעֵצֹת וָדָֽעַת
Have not I written unto thee excellent things Of counsels and knowledge;