Proverbs 23 Interlinear Bible (KJV) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee:

!yib'T !yiB levw{m -t,a ~w{x.lil bevet -yiK ? '$y,n'p.l r,v]a -t,a

2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

h'T'a v,p,n l;[;B -mia '$,[{l.B !yiK;f 'T.m;f.w

3 Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

~yib'z.K ~,x,l a.Wh.w wy'tw{M;[.j;m.l q]w'a.tiT -l;a

4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

l'd]x '$.t'nyiBim ryiv][;h.l [;gyiT -l;a

5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

w{L -h,f][;y h{f'[ yiK .WN,nyea.w w{B '$y,nye[ @.W['t]h ? ~Iy'm'V;h @ey'[.w r,v,n.K ~Iy;p'n.k

6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

w'a.tiT -l;a.w !Iy'[ [;r ~,x,l -t,a ~;x.liT -l;a ? wy't{M;[.j;m.l

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

het.v.W l{k/a a.Wh -n,K w{v.p;n.B r;['v -w{m.K yiK ? .$'Mi[ -l;B w{Bil.w .$'l r;ma{y

8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

~yimyi[.N;h '$y,r'b.D 'T;xiv.w h'N,ayiq.t 'T.l;k'a -'k.TiP

9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

l,kef.l z.Wb'y -yiK reB;d.T -l;a lyis.k yen.z'a.B ? '$y,Lim

10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

~yimw{t.y yed.fib.W ~'lw{[ l.Wb.G geS;T -l;a ? a{b'T -l;a

11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

~'byir -t,a byir'y -a.Wh q'z'x ~'l]a{g -yiK ? .$'Tia

12 Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.

t;['d -yer.mia.l '$,n.z'a.w '$,Bil r's.WM;l h'ayib'h

13 Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.

j,beV;b .WN,K;t -yiK r's.Wm r;[;Nim [;n.miT -l;a ? t.Wm'y a{l

14 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

lyiC;T lw{a.Vim w{v.p;n.w .WN,K;T j,beV;B h'T;a

15 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

yin'a -m;g yiBil x;m.fIy '$,Bil ~;k'x -mia yin.B

16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

~yir'vyem '$y,t'p.f reB;d.B y'tw{y.lik h'n.z{l.[;t.w

17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

h'wh.y -t;a.rIy.B -mia yiK ~yia'J;x;B '$.Bil aeN;q.y -l;a ? ~w{Y;h -l'K

18 For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

ter'Kit a{l '$.t'w.qit.w tyir]x;a vey -mia yiK

19 Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.

'$,Bil .$,r,D;B reV;a.w ~'k]x;w yin.b h'T;a -[;m.v

20 Be not among winebibbers*; among riotous eaters of flesh:

w{m'l r'f'b yel]l{z.B !Iy'y -yea.b{s.b yih.T -l;a

21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

vyiB.l;T ~yi['r.q.W ver\WIy lelw{z.w aeb{s -yiK ? h'm.Wn

22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

h'n.q'z -yiK z.Wb'T -l;a.w '$,d'l.y h,z '$yib'a.l [;m.v ? '$,Mia

23 Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

h'nyib.W r's.Wm.W h'm.k'x r{K.miT -l;a.w hen.q t,m/a

24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

x;m.fIy.w ~'k'x delw{y qyiD;c yib]a l.Wg'y lw{G

25 Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

'$,T.d;lw{y leg't.w '$,Mia.w '$yib'a -x;m.fIy

26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe* my ways.

h'n,c.riT y;k'r.D '$y,nye[.w yil '$.Bil yin.b -h'n.T

27 For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.

h'Yir.k'n h'r'c rea.b.W h'nw{z h'QUm][ h'x.Wv -yiK

28 She also lieth in wait as for a prey, and increaseth the transgressors among men.

~'d'a.B ~yid.gw{b.W b{r/a,T @,t,x.K ayih -p;a ? @isw{T

29 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions*? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

yim.l ~yinw{dim yim.l yw{b]a yim.l yw{a yim.l ? ~Iy'nye[ t.Wlil.k;x yim.l ~'Nix ~yi['c.P yim.l ;xyif

30 They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.

.$'s.mim r{q.x;l ~yia'B;l !Iy'Y;h -l;[ ~yir]x;a.m;l

31 Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup*, when it moveth itself aright.

syiK;B !eTIy -yiK ~'D;a.tIy yiK !Iy;y a,reT -l;a ? ~yir'vyem.B .$eL;h.tIy w{nye[

32 At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.

vir.p;y yin{[.pic.k.W .$'VIy v'x'n.K w{tyir]x;a

33 Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things.

tw{kUP.h;T reB;d.y '$.Bil.w tw{r'z .Wa.rIy '$y,nye[

34 Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.

leBix va{r.B bek{v.k.W ~'y -b,l.B bek{v.K 'tyIy'h.w

35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

yiT.['d'y -l;B yin.Wm'l]h yityil'x -l;b yin.WKih ? dw{[ .WN,v.q;b]a @yisw{a #yiq'a y;t'm

Interlinear Bible - Proverbs 23

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