Proverbs 12

he who loves discipline he who loves knowledge but he who hates reproof is brutish

1 אֹהֵ֣ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev he who loves HVqrmsa מ֭וּסָר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar discipline HNcmsa אֹ֣הֵֽב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev-2 he who loves HVqrmsa דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa וְ/שֹׂנֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤀 vesone but he who hates HC/Vqrmsa תוֹכַ֣חַת 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕 tokhachat reproof HNcfsa בָּֽעַר 𐤁𐤏𐤓 baar is brutish HAamsa

good will obtain favor from YHWH but a man of schemes he will condemn

2 ט֗וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa יָפִ֣יק 𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤒 yafiq will obtain HVhi3ms רָ֭צוֹן 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 ratson favor HNcmsa מֵ/יְהוָ֑ה 𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 meyehvah Nyambe (Lozi) from YHWH HR/Np וְ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish but a man HC/Ncmsc מְזִמּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕 mezimot of schemes HNcfpa יַרְשִֽׁיעַ 𐤉𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤏 yareshia he will condemn HVhi3ms

not will be established a man by wickedness but the root of the righteous not be moved

3 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִכּ֣וֹן 𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍 yikon will be established HVNi3ms אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam a man HNcmsa בְּ/רֶ֑שַׁע 𐤁/𐤓𐤔𐤏 beresha by wickedness HR/Ncmsa וְ/שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤔 veshoresh but the root HC/Ncmsc צַ֝דִּיקִ֗ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous HAampa בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal not HTn יִמּֽוֹט 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤈 yimot be moved HVNi3ms

wife virtue crown her husband and like rot in his bones shaming

4 אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife HNcfsc חַ֭יִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil virtue HNcmsa עֲטֶ֣רֶת 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 ateret crown HNcfsc בַּעְלָ֑/הּ 𐤁𐤏𐤋/𐤄 baelah her husband HNcmsc/Sp3fs וּ/כְ/רָקָ֖ב 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤒𐤁 ukheraqav and like rot HC/R/Ncmsa בְּ/עַצְמוֹתָ֣י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 beatsemotayv in his bones HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms מְבִישָֽׁה 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤄 mevishah shaming HVhrfsa

thoughts of the righteous justice counsels of the wicked deceit

5 מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 macheshevot thoughts HNcfpc צַדִּיקִ֣ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous HAampa מִשְׁפָּ֑ט 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 mishepat justice HNcmsa תַּחְבֻּל֖וֹת 𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤕 tachebulot counsels HNcfpc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked HAampa מִרְמָֽה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah deceit HNcfsa

words of the wicked lie in wait for blood but the mouth of the upright will deliver them

6 דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked HAampa אֱרָב 𐤀𐤓𐤁 erav lie in wait HVqc דָּ֑ם 𐤃𐤌 dam for blood HNcmsa וּ/פִ֥י 𐤅/𐤐𐤉 ufi but the mouth of HC/Ncmsc יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 yesharim the upright HAampa יַצִּילֵֽ/ם 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤌 yatsilem will deliver them HVhi3ms/Sp3mp

overthrown the wicked and are not but the house of the righteous will stand

7 הָפ֣וֹךְ 𐤄𐤐𐤅𐤊 hafokhe overthrown HVqa רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked HAampa וְ/אֵינָ֑/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤌 veeynam and are not HC/Tn/Sp3mp וּ/בֵ֖ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt but the house HC/Ncmsc צַדִּיקִ֣ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous HAampa יַעֲמֹֽד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 yaamod will stand HVqi3ms

according to his mouth his insight will be praised a man of a perverse heart will be despised

8 לְֽ/פִי 𐤋/𐤐𐤉 lefi according to his mouth HR/Ncmsc שִׂ֭כְל/וֹ 𐤔𐤊𐤋/𐤅 sikhelo his insight HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְהֻלַּל 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋 yehulal will be praised HVPi3ms אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa וְ/נַעֲוֵה 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤄 venaaveh of a perverse HC/VNrmsc לֵ֝֗ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsa יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms לָ/בֽוּז 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤆 lavuz despised HR/Ncmsa

Better is lightly esteemed and has a servant to him than he who honors himself and lacks bread

9 ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov Better HAamsa נִ֭קְלֶה 𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 niqeleh is lightly esteemed HVNrmsa וְ/עֶ֣בֶד 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃 veeved and has a servant HC/Ncmsa ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms מִ֝/מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד 𐤌/𐤌𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤃 mimetakabed than he who honors himself HR/Vtrmsa וַ/חֲסַר 𐤅/𐤇𐤎𐤓 vachasar and lacks HC/Aamsc לָֽחֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem bread HNcbsa

knows/regards righteous man life/soul of his animal and mercies of wicked cruel

10 יוֹדֵ֣עַ 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yodea knows/regards HVqrmsa צַ֭דִּיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous man HAamsa נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh life/soul HNcbsc בְּהֶמְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕/𐤅 behemeto of his animal HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְֽ/רַחֲמֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉 verachamey and mercies HC/Ncmpc רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of wicked HAampa אַכְזָרִֽי 𐤀𐤊𐤆𐤓𐤉 akhezari cruel HAamsa

he who tills his land will be satisfied with bread but he who pursues worthless things lacks sense

11 עֹבֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 oved he who tills HVqrmsa אַ֭דְמָת/וֹ 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤕/𐤅 ademato his land HNcfsc/Sp3ms יִֽשְׂבַּֽע 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 yiseba will be satisfied HVqi3ms לָ֑חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lachem with bread HNcbsa וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ף 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤐 umeradef but he who pursues HC/Vprmsa רֵיקִ֣ים 𐤓𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 reyqim worthless things HAampa חֲסַר 𐤇𐤎𐤓 chasar lacks HAamsc לֵֽב 𐤋𐤁 lev sense HNcmsa

desires the wicked the net of evil men but root of the righteous yields

12 חָמַ֣ד 𐤇𐤌𐤃 chamad desires HVqp3ms רָ֭שָׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked HAamsa מְצ֣וֹד 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤃 metsod the net HNcbsc רָעִ֑ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 raim of evil men HAampa וְ/שֹׁ֖רֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤔 veshoresh but root HC/Ncmsc צַדִּיקִ֣ים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of the righteous HAampa יִתֵּֽן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten yields HVqi3ms

by the transgression of lips is a snare for evil escapes from trouble the righteous

13 בְּ/פֶ֣שַׁע 𐤁/𐤐𐤔𐤏 befesha by the transgression HR/Ncmsc שְׂ֭פָתַיִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim of lips HNcfda מוֹקֵ֣שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh is a snare HNcmsa רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra for evil HAamsa וַ/יֵּצֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse escapes HC/Vqw3ms מִ/צָּרָ֣ה 𐤌/𐤑𐤓𐤄 mitsarah from trouble HR/Ncfsa צַדִּֽיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous HAamsa

from the fruit of his mouth a man will be satisfied with good and the recompense of the hands of a man will return will render to him

14 מִ/פְּרִ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤓𐤉 miperi from the fruit HR/Ncmsc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi of his mouth HNcmsc אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa יִשְׂבַּע 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 yiseba will be satisfied HVqi3ms ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov with good HAamsa וּ/גְמ֥וּל 𐤅/𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋 ugemul and the recompense HC/Ncmsc יְדֵי 𐤉𐤃𐤉 yedey of the hands HNcbdc אָ֝דָ֗ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of a man HNcmsa ישוב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yshvv will return HVqi3ms יָשִׁ֥יב 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁 yashiv will render HVhi3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms

way of a fool is right in his own eyes but listens to counsel is wise

15 דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way HNcbsc אֱ֭וִיל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil of a fool HAamsa יָשָׁ֣ר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yashar is right HAamsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his own eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖עַ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 veshomea but listens HC/Vqrmsa לְ/עֵצָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤑𐤄 leetsah to counsel HR/Ncfsa חָכָֽם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham is wise HAamsa

fool at once is known his anger covers shame prudent man

16 אֱוִ֗יל 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋 evil fool HAamsa בַּ֭/יּוֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom at once HRd/Ncmsa יִוָּדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤅𐤃𐤏 yivada is known HVNi3ms כַּעְס֑/וֹ 𐤊𐤏𐤎/𐤅 kaeso his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/כֹסֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤄 vekhoseh covers HC/Vqrmsa קָל֣וֹן 𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 qalon shame HNcmsa עָרֽוּם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arum prudent man HAamsa

speaks truth truth tells what is right but a witness false deceit

17 יָפִ֣יחַ 𐤉𐤐𐤉𐤇 yaficha speaks truth HVhi3ms אֱ֭מוּנָה 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 emunah truth HNcfsa יַגִּ֣יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid tells HVhi3ms צֶ֑דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq what is right HNcmsa וְ/עֵ֖ד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 veed but a witness HC/Ncmsc שְׁקָרִ֣ים 𐤔𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 sheqarim false HNcmpa מִרְמָֽה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah deceit HNcfsa

There is who speaks rashly like piercings of a sword but the tongue of the wise brings healing

18 יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh There is HTm בּ֭וֹטֶה 𐤁𐤅𐤈𐤄 boteh who speaks rashly HVqrmsa כְּ/מַדְקְר֣וֹת 𐤊/𐤌𐤃𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤕 kemadeqerot like piercings HR/Ncfpc חָ֑רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 charev of a sword HNcfsa וּ/לְשׁ֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 uleshon but the tongue HC/Ncbsc חֲכָמִ֣ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim of the wise HAampa מַרְפֵּֽא 𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 marepe brings healing HNcmsa

lip of truth shall be established forever but until is only a moment tongue of lying

19 שְֽׂפַת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat lip HNcfsc אֱ֭מֶת 𐤀𐤌𐤕 emet of truth HNcfsa תִּכּ֣וֹן 𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍 tikon shall be established HVNi3fs לָ/עַ֑ד 𐤋/𐤏𐤃 laad forever HR/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead but until HC/R אַ֝רְגִּ֗יעָה 𐤀𐤓𐤂𐤉𐤏𐤄 aregiah is only a moment HVhh1cs לְשׁ֣וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 leshon tongue HNcbsc שָֽׁקֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer of lying HNcmsa

Deceit in the heart of those who devise evil but to the counselors of peace joy

20 מִ֭רְמָה 𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 miremah Deceit HNcfsa בְּ/לֶב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 belev in the heart HR/Ncmsc חֹ֣רְשֵׁי 𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤉 choreshey of those who devise HVqrmpc רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa וּֽ/לְ/יֹעֲצֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤉 uleyoatsey but to the counselors HC/R/Vqrmpc שָׁל֣וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom of peace HNcmsa שִׂמְחָֽה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah joy HNcfsa

no will befall the righteous all harm but the wicked are filled with evil

21 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no HTn יְאֻנֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤄 yeuneh will befall HVPi3ms לַ/צַּדִּ֣יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq the righteous HRd/Aamsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc אָ֑וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven harm HNcmsa וּ֝/רְשָׁעִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 ureshaim but the wicked HC/Aampa מָ֣לְאוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu are filled HVqp3cp רָֽע 𐤓𐤏 ra with evil HAamsa

abomination of YHWH lips of lying but doers of faithfulness his delight

22 תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת 𐤕𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤕 toavat abomination HNcfsc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp שִׂפְתֵי 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 sifetey lips HNcfdc שָׁ֑קֶר 𐤔𐤒𐤓 shaqer of lying HNcmsa וְ/עֹשֵׂ֖י 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉 veosey but doers HC/Vqrmpc אֱמוּנָ֣ה 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 emunah of faithfulness HNcfsa רְצוֹנֽ/וֹ 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍/𐤅 retsono his delight HNcmsc/Sp3ms

A prudent man prudent conceals knowledge but the heart of fools proclaims folly

23 אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam A prudent man HNcmsa עָ֭רוּם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arum prudent HAamsa כֹּ֣סֶה 𐤊𐤎𐤄 koseh conceals HVqrmsa דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa וְ/לֵ֥ב 𐤅/𐤋𐤁 velev but the heart HC/Ncmsc כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim of fools HAampa יִקְרָ֥א 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqera proclaims HVqi3ms אִוֶּֽלֶת 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 ivelet folly HNcfsa

hand diligent will rule slothful will be forced labor

24 יַד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand HNcbsc חָרוּצִ֥ים 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 charutsim diligent HAampa תִּמְשׁ֑וֹל 𐤕𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤋 timeshol will rule HVqi3fs ו֝/רְמִיָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 vremiyah slothful HC/Ncfsa תִּהְיֶ֥ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be HVqi3fs לָ/מַֽס 𐤋/𐤌𐤎 lamas forced labor HR/Ncmsa

anxiety in-the-heart of-man weighs-it-down but-word good makes-it-glad

25 דְּאָגָ֣ה 𐤃𐤀𐤂𐤄 deagah anxiety HNcfsa בְ/לֶב 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 velev in-the-heart HR/Ncmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of-man HNcmsa יַשְׁחֶ֑/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤇/𐤍𐤄 yashechenah weighs-it-down HVhi3ms/Sp3fs וְ/דָבָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vedavar but-word HC/Ncmsa ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa יְשַׂמְּחֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇/𐤍𐤄 yesamechenah makes-it-glad HVpi3ms/Sp3fs

is more excellent than his neighbor the righteous but the way of the wicked leads them astray

26 יָתֵ֣ר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yater is more excellent HVhi3ms מֵ/רֵעֵ֣/הוּ 𐤌/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 mereehu than his neighbor HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms צַדִּ֑יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous HAamsa וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe but the way HC/Ncbsc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked HAampa תַּתְעֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤕𐤏/𐤌 tateem leads them astray HVhi3fs/Sp3mp

not roast slothful his prey but wealth of a man precious diligent

27 לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤊 yacharokhe roast HVqi3ms רְמִיָּ֣ה 𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄 remiyah slothful HNcfsa צֵיד֑/וֹ 𐤑𐤉𐤃/𐤅 tseydo his prey HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הוֹן 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤍 vehon but wealth HC/Ncmsa אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of a man HNcmsa יָקָ֣ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yaqar precious HAamsa חָרֽוּץ 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑 charuts diligent HAamsa

in-the-way-of righteousness life and-way pathway no death

28 בְּ/אֹֽרַח 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤇 beorach in-the-way-of HR/Ncbsc צְדָקָ֥ה 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤄 tsedaqah righteousness HNcfsa חַיִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim life HNcmpa וְ/דֶ֖רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and-way HC/Ncbsc נְתִיבָ֣ה 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤄 netivah pathway HNcbsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al no HTn מָֽוֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death HNcmsa

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