Proverbs 19
Proverbs 19 is a collection of twenty-nine assorted wisdom sayings that emphasize the superiority of integrity and moral character over wealth, the dangers of foolishness and laziness, and the importance of self-control and heeding counsel.[1][4] Key themes include the value of discretion and restraint in anger, the consequences of ignoring instruction, the proper treatment of the poor as a loan to YHWH, and the ultimate sovereignty of YHWH's purposes over human plans.[2][3][4]
Interlinear Text
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than perverse in his lips and he is a fool
1
טֽוֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
Better
HAamsa
רָ֭שׁ
𐤓𐤔
rash
is the poor
HVqrmsa
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊
holekhe
who walks
HVqrmsa
בְּ/תֻמּ֑/וֹ
𐤁/𐤕𐤌/𐤅
betumo
in his integrity
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
מֵ/עִקֵּ֥שׁ
𐤌/𐤏𐤒𐤔
meiqesh
than perverse
HR/Aamsc
שְׂ֝פָתָ֗י/ו
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅
sefatayv
in his lips
HNcfdc/Sp3ms
וְ/ה֣וּא
𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀
vehu
and he
HC/Pp3ms
כְסִֽיל
𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋
khesil
is a fool
HAamsa
also without knowledge soul/person not good and-he-hastens with-feet sins
2
גַּ֤ם
𐤂𐤌
gam
also
HTa
בְּ/לֹא
𐤁/𐤋𐤀
belo
without
HR/Tn
דַ֣עַת
𐤃𐤏𐤕
daat
knowledge
HNcfsa
נֶ֣פֶשׁ
𐤍𐤐𐤔
nefesh
soul/person
HNcbsa
לֹא
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
HTn
ט֑וֹב
𐤈𐤅𐤁
tov
good
HAamsa
וְ/אָ֖ץ
𐤅/𐤀𐤑
veats
and-he-hastens
HC/Vqrmsa
בְּ/רַגְלַ֣יִם
𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌
beragelayim
with-feet
HR/Ncfda
חוֹטֵֽא
𐤇𐤅𐤈𐤀
chote
sins
HVqrmsa
foolishness of man perverts his way and against YHWH rages his heart
3
אִוֶּ֣לֶת
𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤕
ivelet
foolishness
HNcfsc
אָ֭דָם
𐤀𐤃𐤌
adam
of man
HNcmsa
תְּסַלֵּ֣ף
𐤕𐤎𐤋𐤐
tesalef
perverts
HVpi3fs
דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ
𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅
dareko
his way
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
וְ/עַל
𐤅/𐤏𐤋
veal
and against
HC/R
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
יִזְעַ֥ף
𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤐
yizeaf
rages
HVqi3ms
לִבּֽ/וֹ
𐤋𐤁/𐤅
libo
his heart
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Wealth adds friends many but the poor from his friend is separated
false witness false not be unpunished [he who] speaks lies not escape
Many seek the favor of a generous person and everyone is a friend to a man who gives gifts
6
רַ֭בִּים
𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌
rabim
Many
HAampa
יְחַלּ֣וּ
𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤅
yechalu
seek the favor
HVpi3mp
פְנֵֽי
𐤐𐤍𐤉
feney
of
HNcbpc
נָדִ֑יב
𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁
nadiv
a generous person
HAamsa
וְ/כָל
𐤅/𐤊𐤋
vekhal
and everyone
HC/Ncmsc
הָ֝/רֵ֗עַ
𐤄/𐤓𐤏
harea
is a friend
HTd/Ncmsa
לְ/אִ֣ישׁ
𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔
leish
to a man
HR/Ncmsc
מַתָּֽן
𐤌𐤕𐤍
matan
who gives gifts
HNcmsa
All brothers poor hate him how much more do his friends go far from him He pursues them with words not to him they
7
כָּ֥ל
𐤊𐤋
kal
All
HNcmsc
אֲחֵי
𐤀𐤇𐤉
achey
brothers
HNcmpc
רָ֨שׁ
𐤓𐤔
rash
poor
HVqrmsa
שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗/הוּ
𐤔𐤍𐤀/𐤄𐤅
seneuhu
hate him
HVqp3cp/Sp3ms
אַ֤ף
𐤀𐤐
af
how much more
HTa
כִּ֣י
𐤊𐤉
ki
do
HC
מְ֭רֵעֵ/הוּ
𐤌𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅
mereehu
his friends
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
רָחֲק֣וּ
𐤓𐤇𐤒𐤅
rachaqu
go far
HVqp3cp
מִמֶּ֑/נּוּ
𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅
mimenu
from him
HR/Sp1cp
מְרַדֵּ֖ף
𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤐
meradef
He pursues
HVprmsa
אֲמָרִ֣ים
𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌
amarim
them with words
HNcmpa
לא
𐤋𐤀
l
not
HTn
ל/וֹ
𐤋/𐤅
lo
to him
HR/Sp3ms
הֵֽמָּה
𐤄𐤌𐤄
hemah
they
HPp3mp
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul He who keeps understanding will find good
false witness of lies not be unpunished and he who breathes out lies will perish
not fitting for a fool luxury much less for for a servant to rule over princes
10
לֹֽא
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
HTn
נָאוֶ֣ה
𐤍𐤀𐤅𐤄
naveh
fitting
HAamsa
לִ/כְסִ֣יל
𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋
likhesil
for a fool
HR/Aamsa
תַּעֲנ֑וּג
𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤅𐤂
taanug
luxury
HNcmsa
אַ֝֗ף
𐤀𐤐
af
much less
HTa
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
HC
לְ/עֶ֤בֶד
𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃
leeved
for a servant
HR/Ncmsa
מְשֹׁ֬ל
𐤌𐤔𐤋
meshol
to rule
HVqc
בְּ/שָׂרִֽים
𐤁/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
besarim
over princes
HR/Ncmpa
discretion of a man makes long his anger and it is his glory to pass over over transgression
11
שֵׂ֣כֶל
𐤔𐤊𐤋
sekhel
discretion
HNcmsc
אָ֭דָם
𐤀𐤃𐤌
adam
of a man
HNcmsa
הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ
𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤊
heerikhe
makes long
HVhp3ms
אַפּ֑/וֹ
𐤀𐤐/𐤅
apo
his anger
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
וְ֝/תִפאַרְתּ֗/וֹ
𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕/𐤅
vetifareto
and it is his glory
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
עֲבֹ֣ר
𐤏𐤁𐤓
avor
to pass over
HVqc
עַל
𐤏𐤋
al
over
HR
פָּֽשַׁע
𐤐𐤔𐤏
pasha
transgression
HNcmsa
roaring like a lion wrath of king and like dew on grass his favor
calamity to his father son foolish and dripping continual contentions wife
13
הַוֺּ֣ת
𐤄𐤅𐤕
haot
calamity
HNcfpa
לְ֭/אָבִי/ו
𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅
leaviv
to his father
HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
בֵּ֣ן
𐤁𐤍
ben
Bene (Bemba)
son
HNcmsa
כְּסִ֑יל
𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋
kesil
foolish
HAamsa
וְ/דֶ֥לֶף
𐤅/𐤃𐤋𐤐
vedelef
and dripping
HC/Ncmsa
טֹ֝רֵ֗ד
𐤈𐤓𐤃
tored
continual
HVqrmsa
מִדְיְנֵ֥י
𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤉
mideyeney
contentions
HNcmpc
אִשָּֽׁה
𐤀𐤔𐤄
ishah
wife
HNcfsa
house and-wealth inheritance fathers but-from-YHWH wife prudent
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep and soul idle will suffer hunger
He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul he who despises his ways will die will die
16
שֹׁמֵ֣ר
𐤔𐤌𐤓
shomer
He who keeps
HVqrmsc
מִ֭צְוָה
𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄
mitsevah
the commandment
HNcfsa
שֹׁמֵ֣ר
𐤔𐤌𐤓
shomer-2
keeps
HVqrmsc
נַפְשׁ֑/וֹ
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅
nafesho
his soul
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
בּוֹזֵ֖ה
𐤁𐤅𐤆𐤄
bozeh
he who despises
HVqrmsc
דְרָכָ֣י/ו
𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤅
derakhayv
his ways
HNcbpc/Sp3ms
יומת
𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤕
yvmt
will die
HVHi3ms
יָמֽוּת
𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕
yamut
will die
HVqi3ms
lends to YHWH gracious-(one) poor his recompense he will repay to him
Discipline your son for there is hope and-to his death not desire your soul
18
יַסֵּ֣ר
𐤉𐤎𐤓
yaser
Discipline
HVpv2ms
בִּ֭נְ/ךָ
𐤁𐤍/𐤊
binekha
Bene (Bemba)
your son
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
HC
יֵ֣שׁ
𐤉𐤔
yesh
there is
HTm
תִּקְוָ֑ה
𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄
tiqevah
hope
HNcfsa
וְ/אֶל
𐤅/𐤀𐤋
veel
and-to
HC/R
הֲ֝מִית֗/וֹ
𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤅
hamito
his death
HVhc/Sp3ms
אַל
𐤀𐤋
al
not
HTn
תִּשָּׂ֥א
𐤕𐤔𐤀
tisa
desire
HVqj2ms
נַפְשֶֽׁ/ךָ
𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊
nafeshekha
your soul
HNcbsc/Sp2ms
man of great wrath bears punishment for if you deliver yet you will do it again
19
גרל
𐤂𐤓𐤋
grl
man of
HNcmsc
גְּֽדָל
𐤂𐤃𐤋
gedal
great
HAamsc
חֵ֭מָה
𐤇𐤌𐤄
chemah
wrath
HNcfsa
נֹ֣שֵׂא
𐤍𐤔𐤀
nose
bears
HVqrmsa
עֹ֑נֶשׁ
𐤏𐤍𐤔
onesh
punishment
HNcmsa
כִּ֥י
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
HC
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
HC
תַּ֝צִּ֗יל
𐤕𐤑𐤉𐤋
tatsil
you deliver
HVhi2ms
וְ/ע֣וֹד
𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃
veod
yet
HC/D
תּוֹסִֽף
𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤐
tosif
you will do it again
HVhi2ms
Listen to counsel and receive instruction that you may be wise in your latter end
20
שְׁמַ֣ע
𐤔𐤌𐤏
shema
Listen
HVqv2ms
עֵ֭צָה
𐤏𐤑𐤄
etsah
to counsel
HNcfsa
וְ/קַבֵּ֣ל
𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤋
veqabel
and receive
HC/Vpv2ms
מוּסָ֑ר
𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓
musar
instruction
HNcmsa
לְ֝מַ֗עַן
𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍
lemaan
that
HR
תֶּחְכַּ֥ם
𐤕𐤇𐤊𐤌
techekam
you may be wise
HVqi2ms
בְּ/אַחֲרִיתֶֽ/ךָ
𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤊
beacharitekha
in your latter end
HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
Many plans in the heart of a man but the counsel of YHWH that will stand
21
רַבּ֣וֹת
𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕
rabot
Many
HAafpa
מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת
𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕
machashavot
plans
HNcfpa
בְּ/לֶב
𐤁/𐤋𐤁
belev
in the heart
HR/Ncmsc
אִ֑ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
of a man
HNcmsa
וַ/עֲצַ֥ת
𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤕
vaatsat
but the counsel
HC/Ncfsc
יְ֝הוָ֗ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
of YHWH
HNp
הִ֣יא
𐤄𐤉𐤀
hi
that
HPp3fs
תָקֽוּם
𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌
taqum
will stand
HVqi3fs
desire of man his kindness and better poor than a man liar
fear of YHWH to life and satisfied he will rest not he will be visited by evil
23
יִרְאַ֣ת
𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕
yireat
fear of
HNcfsc
יְהוָ֣ה
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
yehvah
Nyambe (Lozi)
YHWH
HNp
לְ/חַיִּ֑ים
𐤋/𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌
lechayim
to life
HR/Ncmpa
וְ/שָׂבֵ֥עַ
𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏
vesavea
and satisfied
HC/Aamsa
יָ֝לִ֗ין
𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤍
yalin
he will rest
HVqi3ms
בַּל
𐤁𐤋
bal
not
HTn
יִפָּ֥קֶד
𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃
yipaqed
he will be visited
HVNi3ms
רָֽע
𐤓𐤏
ra
by evil
HAamsa
hid sluggard his hand in the dish even to his mouth not bring it back
24
טָ֘מַ֤ן
𐤈𐤌𐤍
taman
hid
HVqp3ms
עָצֵ֣ל
𐤏𐤑𐤋
atsel
sluggard
HAamsa
יָ֭ד/וֹ
𐤉𐤃/𐤅
yado
his hand
HNcbsc/Sp3ms
בַּ/צַּלָּ֑חַת
𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤕
batsalachat
in the dish
HRd/Ncfsa
גַּם
𐤂𐤌
gam
even
HTa
אֶל
𐤀𐤋
el
to
HR
פִּ֝֗י/הוּ
𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅
pihu
his mouth
HNcmsc/Sp3ms
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
HTn
יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נָּה
𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤄
yeshivenah
bring it back
HVhi3ms/Sp3fs
scoffer strike and-the-simple will-become-prudent and-reprove discerning he-will-understand knowledge
25
לֵ֣ץ
𐤋𐤑
lets
scoffer
HAamsa
תַּ֭כֶּה
𐤕𐤊𐤄
takeh
strike
HVhi2ms
וּ/פֶ֣תִי
𐤅/𐤐𐤕𐤉
ufeti
and-the-simple
HC/Ncmsa
יַעְרִ֑ם
𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤌
yaerim
will-become-prudent
HVqi3ms
וְ/הוֹכִ֥יחַ
𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤇
vehokhicha
and-reprove
HC/Vhc
לְ֝/נָב֗וֹן
𐤋/𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍
lenavon
discerning
HR/VNrmsa
יָבִ֥ין
𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍
yavin
he-will-understand
HVqi3ms
דָּֽעַת
𐤃𐤏𐤕
daat
knowledge
HNcfsa
mistreats his father father drives away mother son causing shame and bringing reproach
Cease my son to hear instruction that causes to err from the words of knowledge
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חַֽדַל
𐤇𐤃𐤋
chadal
Cease
HVqv2ms
בְּ֭נִ/י
𐤁𐤍/𐤉
beni
Bene (Bemba)
my son
HNcmsc/Sp1cs
לִ/שְׁמֹ֣עַ
𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤏
lishemoa
to hear
HR/Vqc
מוּסָ֑ר
𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓
musar
instruction
HNcmsa
לִ֝/שְׁג֗וֹת
𐤋/𐤔𐤂𐤅𐤕
lishegot
that causes to err
HR/Vqc
מֵֽ/אִמְרֵי
𐤌/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉
meimerey
from the words
HR/Ncmpc
דָֽעַת
𐤃𐤏𐤕
daat
of knowledge
HNcfsa
witness worthless mocks justice and mouth of wicked devours iniquity
are prepared for scoffers judgments and stripes for the back of fools