Interlinear Bible - Proverbs 17:17-27

17 A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

del\WIy h'r'c.l x'a.w ;[er'h beh{a te[ -l'k.B

18 A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend.

yen.pil h'BUr][ ber{[ @'K ;[eqw{T bel -r;s]x ~'d'a ? .Whe[er

19 He loveth transgression that loveth strife: and he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction.

r,b'v -v,Q;b.m w{x.tiP ;HyiB.g;m h'C;m beh{a [;v,P beh{a

20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.

w{nw{v.liB .$'P.h,n.w bw{j -a'c.mIy a{l bel -v,Qi[ ? h'['r.B lw{PIy

21 He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

yib]a x;m.fIy -a{l.w w{l h'g.Wt.l lyis.K del{y ? l'b'n

22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

~,r'G -v,B;y.T h'aek.n ;x.Wr.w h'heG bijyey ;xem'f bel

23 A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

j'P.vim tw{x.r'a tw{J;h.l x'QIy ['v'r qyexem d;x{v

24 Wisdom is before him that hath understanding*; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

#,r'a -hec.qiB lyis.k yenye[.w h'm.k'x !yibem yen.P -t,a

25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

w{T.d;lw{y.l r,m,m.W lyis.K !eB wyib'a.l s;[;K

26 Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

~yibyid.n tw{K;h.l bw{j -a{l qyiD;C;l vw{n][ ~;G ? r,v{y -l;[

27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent* spirit.

h'n.Wb.T vyia r;q.w t;['D ;[edw{y wy'r'm]a .$efw{x