Proverbs 18

through desire seeks having separated himself against all sound wisdom intermeddles

1 לְֽ֭/תַאֲוָה 𐤋/𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤄 letaavah through desire HR/Ncfsa יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 yevaqesh seeks HVpi3ms נִפְרָ֑ד 𐤍𐤐𐤓𐤃 niferad having separated himself HVNrmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal against all HR/Ncmsc תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄 tushiyah sound wisdom HNcfsa יִתְגַּלָּֽע 𐤉𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤏 yitegala intermeddles HVti3ms

not delights a fool in understanding but only in revealing his heart

2 לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַחְפֹּ֣ץ 𐤉𐤇𐤐𐤑 yachepots delights HVqi3ms כְּ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 kesil a fool HAamsa בִּ/תְבוּנָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 bitevunah in understanding HR/Ncfsa כִּ֝֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki but HC אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im only HC בְּ/הִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת 𐤁/𐤄𐤕𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 behitegalot in revealing HR/Vtc לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms

when comes a wicked man comes also contempt and-with dishonor reproach

3 בְּֽ/בוֹא 𐤁/𐤁𐤅𐤀 bevo when comes HR/Vqc רָ֭שָׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha a wicked man HAamsa בָּ֣א 𐤁𐤀 ba comes HVqp3ms גַם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HD בּ֑וּז 𐤁𐤅𐤆 buz contempt HNcmsa וְֽ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and-with HC/R קָל֥וֹן 𐤒𐤋𐤅𐤍 qalon dishonor HNcmsa חֶרְפָּֽה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah reproach HNcfsa

waters deep words of mouth of a man brook flowing fountain of wisdom

4 מַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters HNcmpa עֲ֭מֻקִּים 𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤉𐤌 amuqim deep HAampa דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words HNcmpc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi of mouth HNcmsc אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man HNcmsa נַ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal brook HNcmsa נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ 𐤍𐤁𐤏 novea flowing HVqrmsa מְק֣וֹר 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤓 meqor fountain HNcmsc חָכְמָֽה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah of wisdom HNcfsa

lifting face the wicked not good to pervert righteous in judgment

5 שְׂאֵ֣ת 𐤔𐤀𐤕 seet lifting HVqc פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney face HNcbpc רָשָׁ֣ע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 rasha the wicked HAamsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa לְ/הַטּ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤕 lehatot to pervert HR/Vhc צַ֝דִּ֗יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous HAamsa בַּ/מִּשְׁפָּֽט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bamishepat in judgment HRd/Ncmsa

lips of a fool come into strife and his mouth for blows calls

6 שִׂפְתֵ֣י 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 sifetey lips of HNcfdc כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil a fool HAamsa יָבֹ֣אֽוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou come HVqi3mp בְ/רִ֑יב 𐤁/𐤓𐤉𐤁 veriv into strife HR/Ncbsa וּ֝/פִ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤐𐤉/𐤅 ufiv and his mouth HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לְֽ/מַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 lemahalumot for blows HR/Ncfpa יִקְרָֽא 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqera calls HVqi3ms

mouth fool's is his ruin to him and his lips are the snare of his soul

7 פִּֽי 𐤐𐤉 pi mouth HNcmsc כְ֭סִיל 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋 khesil fool's HAamsa מְחִתָּה 𐤌𐤇𐤕𐤄 mechitah is his ruin HNcfsa ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וּ֝/שְׂפָתָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 usefatayv and his lips HC/Ncfdc/Sp3ms מוֹקֵ֥שׁ 𐤌𐤅𐤒𐤔 moqesh are the snare HNcmsc נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho of his soul HNcbsc/Sp3ms

words of a whisperer like dainty morsels and they go down innermost parts of the body

8 דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey words of HNcmpc נִ֭רְגָּן 𐤍𐤓𐤂𐤍 niregan a whisperer HVNrmsa כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים 𐤊/𐤌𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤌 kemitelahamim like dainty morsels HR/Vtrmpa וְ֝/הֵ֗ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they HC/Pp3mp יָרְד֥וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 yaredu go down HVqp3cp חַדְרֵי 𐤇𐤃𐤓𐤉 chaderey innermost parts of HNcmpc בָֽטֶן 𐤁𐤈𐤍 vaten the body HNcfsa

also who is slack in his work brother he is to master-of destroyer

9 גַּ֭ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤕𐤓𐤐𐤄 miterapeh who is slack HVtrmsa בִ/מְלַאכְתּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤕/𐤅 vimelakheto in his work HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אָ֥ח 𐤀𐤇 ach brother HNcmsa ה֝֗וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he is HPp3ms לְ/בַ֣עַל 𐤋/𐤁𐤏𐤋 levaal to master-of HR/Ncmsc מַשְׁחִֽית 𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 mashechit destroyer HNcmsa

tower strength name YHWH into it runs righteous and is safe

10 מִגְדַּל 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤋 migedal tower HNcbsc עֹ֭ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strength HNcmsa שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo into it HR/Sp3ms יָר֖וּץ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑 yaruts runs HVqi3ms צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous HAamsa וְ/נִשְׂגָּֽב 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤂𐤁 venisegav and is safe HC/VNq3ms

wealth man's city his strong and like a wall high in his imagination

11 ה֣וֹן 𐤄𐤅𐤍 hon wealth HNcmsa עָ֭שִׁיר 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 ashir man's HAamsa קִרְיַ֣ת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat city HNcfsc עֻזּ֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤆/𐤅 uzo his strong HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/כְ/חוֹמָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤄 ukhechomah and like a wall HC/R/Ncfsa נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה 𐤍𐤔𐤂𐤁𐤄 nisegavah high HVNrfsa בְּ/מַשְׂכִּיתֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤕/𐤅 bemasekito in his imagination HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

before destruction is haughty heart of man and before honor humility

12 לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc שֶׁ֭בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever destruction HNcmsa יִגְבַּ֣הּ 𐤉𐤂𐤁𐤄 yigebah is haughty HVqi3ms לֵב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsc אִ֑ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man HNcmsa וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and before HC/R/Ncbpc כָב֣וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 khavod honor HNcbsa עֲנָוָֽה 𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤄 anavah humility HNcfsa

He who answers a matter before he hears folly it is to him and shame

13 מֵשִׁ֣יב 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤁 meshiv He who answers HVhrmsa דָּ֭בָר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a matter HNcmsa בְּ/טֶ֣רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before HR/D יִשְׁמָ֑ע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema he hears HVqi3ms אִוֶּ֥לֶת 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕 ivelet folly HNcfsa הִיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is HPp3fs ל֝֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms וּ/כְלִמָּֽה 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤄 ukhelimah and shame HC/Ncfsa

spirit of a man will sustain his sickness but a spirit broken who can bear it

14 רֽוּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit HNcbsc אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of a man HNcmsa יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤊𐤋 yekhalekel will sustain HVli3ms מַחֲלֵ֑/הוּ 𐤌𐤇𐤋/𐤄𐤅 machalehu his sickness HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/ר֥וּחַ 𐤅/𐤓𐤅𐤇 verucha Roho (Swahili) but a spirit HC/Ncbsa נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה 𐤍𐤊𐤀𐤄 nekheah broken HAafsa מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who HTi יִשָּׂאֶֽ/נָּה 𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤍𐤄 yisaenah can bear it HVqi3ms/Sp3fs

heart of the prudent acquires knowledge and ear of the wise seeks knowledge

15 לֵ֣ב 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsa נָ֭בוֹן 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍 navon of the prudent HVNrmsa יִקְנֶה 𐤉𐤒𐤍𐤄 yiqeneh acquires HVqi3ms דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge HNcfsa וְ/אֹ֥זֶן 𐤅/𐤀𐤆𐤍 veozen and ear HC/Ncfsc חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim of the wise HAampa תְּבַקֶּשׁ 𐤕𐤁𐤒𐤔 tevaqesh seeks HVpi3fs דָּֽעַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat-2 knowledge HNcfsa

gift man's makes-room for-him and-before great-men brings-him

16 מַתָּ֣ן 𐤌𐤕𐤍 matan gift HNcmsc אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man's HNcmsa יַרְחִ֣יב 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤁 yarechiv makes-room HVhi3ms ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for-him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 velifeney and-before HC/R/Ncbpc גְדֹלִ֣ים 𐤂𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤌 gedolim great-men HAampa יַנְחֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤇/𐤍𐤅 yanechenu brings-him HVhi3ms/Sp3ms

righteous the first in his lawsuit seems right but comes his neighbor and examines him

17 צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous HAamsa הָ/רִאשׁ֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 harishon the first HTd/Aomsa בְּ/רִיב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤓𐤉𐤁/𐤅 berivo in his lawsuit HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms יבא 𐤉𐤁𐤀 yv seems right HVqi3ms וּ/בָֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva but comes HC/Vqq3ms רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his neighbor HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/חֲקָרֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤇𐤒𐤓/𐤅 vachaqaro and examines him HC/Vqp3ms/Sp3ms

strifes causes to cease the lot and between the mighty it separates

18 מִ֭דְיָנִים 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 mideyanim strifes HNcmpa יַשְׁבִּ֣ית 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤕 yashebit causes to cease HVhi3ms הַ/גּוֹרָ֑ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 hagoral the lot HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בֵ֖ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between HC/R עֲצוּמִ֣ים 𐤏𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌 atsumim the mighty HAampa יַפְרִֽיד 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤃 yaferid it separates HVhi3ms

brother offended than-a-city strong and-contentions and-disputes like-the-bars of-a-castle

19 אָ֗ח 𐤀𐤇 ach brother HNcmsa נִפְשָׁ֥ע 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤏 nifesha offended HVNrmsa מִ/קִּרְיַת 𐤌/𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 miqireyat than-a-city HR/Ncfsc עֹ֑ז 𐤏𐤆 oz strong HNcmsa ו/מדונים 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vmdvnym and-contentions HC/Ncmpa וּ֝/מִדְיָנִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 umideyanim and-disputes HC/Ncmpa כִּ/בְרִ֥יחַ 𐤊/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇 kivericha like-the-bars HR/Ncmsc אַרְמֽוֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍 aremon of-a-castle HNcmsa

from the fruit of his mouth a man will be satisfied his stomach produce of his lips he will be satisfied

20 מִ/פְּרִ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤓𐤉 miperi from the fruit HR/Ncmsc פִי 𐤐𐤉 fi of his mouth HNcmsc אִ֭ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע 𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤏 tiseba will be satisfied HVqi3fs בִּטְנ֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤈𐤍/𐤅 biteno his stomach HNcfsc/Sp3ms תְּבוּאַ֖ת 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤕 tevuat produce HNcfsc שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 sefatayv of his lips HNcfdc/Sp3ms יִשְׂבָּֽע 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 yiseba he will be satisfied HVqi3ms

Death and life in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruit

21 מָ֣וֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet Death HNcmsa וְ֭/חַיִּים 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 vechayim and life HC/Ncmpa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in the power HR/Ncbsc לָשׁ֑וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 lashon of the tongue HNcbsa וְ֝/אֹהֲבֶ֗י/הָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤄 veohaveyha and those who love it HC/Vqrmpc/Sp3fs יֹאכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal will eat HVqi3ms פִּרְיָֽ/הּ 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤄 pireyah its fruit HNcmsc/Sp3fs

finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from YHWH

22 מָצָ֣א 𐤌𐤑𐤀 matsa finds HVqp3ms אִ֭שָּׁה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a wife HNcfsa מָ֣צָא 𐤌𐤑𐤀 matsa-2 finds HVqp3ms ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov a good thing HAamsa וַ/יָּ֥פֶק 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒 vayafeq and obtains HC/Vhw3ms רָ֝צ֗וֹן 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍 ratson favor HNcmsa מֵ/יְהוָֽה 𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 meyehvah Nyambe (Lozi) from YHWH HR/Np

supplications utters poor man but the rich answers roughly

23 תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 tachanunim supplications HNcmpa יְדַבֶּר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber utters HVpi3ms רָ֑שׁ 𐤓𐤔 rash poor man HVqrmsa וְ֝/עָשִׁ֗יר 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓 veashir but the rich HC/Aamsa יַעֲנֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh answers HVqi3ms עַזּֽוֹת 𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤕 azot roughly HAafpa

a man of friends may come to ruin but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother

24 אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsc רֵ֭עִים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 reim of friends HNcmpa לְ/הִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ 𐤋/𐤄𐤕𐤓𐤏𐤏 lehiteroea may come to ruin HR/Vrc וְ/יֵ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔 veyesh but there is HC/Tm אֹ֝הֵ֗ב 𐤀𐤄𐤁 ohev a friend HVqrmsa דָּבֵ֥ק 𐤃𐤁𐤒 daveq who sticks closer HAamsa מֵ/אָֽח 𐤌/𐤀𐤇 meach than a brother HR/Ncmsa

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