Proverbs 5 Interlinear Bible (NAS) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 My son, give attention to my wisdom, Incline your ear to my understanding;

'$,n.z'a -j;h yit'n.Wb.til h'byiv.q;h yit'm.k'x.l yin.B

2 That you may observe discretion And your lips may reserve knowledge.

.Wr{c.nIy '$y,t'p.f t;[;d.w tw{Miz.m r{m.vil

3 For the lips of an adulteress drip honey And smoother than oil is her speech;

!,m,Vim q'l'x.w h'r'z yet.pif h'n.p{JiT t,p{n yiK ? H'Kix

4 But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, Sharp as a two-edged sword.

tw{YiP b,r,x.K h'D;x h'n][;L;k h'r'm H'tyir]x;a.w

5 Her feet go down to death, Her steps take hold of Sheol.

.Wk{m.tIy 'hy,d'[.c lw{a.v t,w'm tw{d.r{y 'hy,l.g;r

6 She does not ponder the path of life; Her ways are unstable, she does not know it.

a{l 'hy,t{l.G.[;m .W['n seL;p.T -n,P ~yiY;x x;r{a ? ['det

7 Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not depart from the words of my mouth.

yip -yer.miaem .Wr.Ws'T -l;a.w yil -.W[.miv ~yin'b h'T;[.w

8 Keep your way far from her And do not go near the door of her house,

x;t,P -l,a b;r.qiT -l;a.w '$,K.r;d 'hy,l'[em qex.r;h ? H'tyeB

9 Or you will give your vigor to others And your years to the cruel one;

yir'z.k;a.l '$y,t{n.v.W '$,dw{h ~yirex]a;l !eTiT -n,P

10 And strangers will be filled with your strength And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

tyeb.B '$y,b'c][;w '$,x{K ~yir'z .W[.B.fIy -n,P ? yir.k'n

11 And you groan at your final end, When your flesh and your body are consumed;

'$,rea.v.W '$.r'f.B tw{l.kiB '$,tyir]x;a.b 'T.m;h'n.w

12 And you say, "How I have hated instruction! And my heart spurned reproof!

#;a'n t;x;kw{t.w r's.Wm yitaen'f .$yea 'T.r;m'a.w ? yiBil

13 "I have not listened to the voice of my teachers, Nor inclined my ear to my instructors!

yityiJih -a{l y;d.M;l.mil.w y'rw{m lw{q.B yiT.[;m'v -a{l.w ? yin.z'a

14 "I was almost in utter ruin In the midst of the assembly and congregation."

h'de[.w l'h'q .$w{t.B ['r -l'k.b yityIy'h j;[.miK

15 Drink water from your own cistern And fresh water from your own well.

'$,rea.B .$w{Tim ~yil.z{n.w '$,rw{Bim ~Iy;m -het.v

16 Should your springs be dispersed abroad, Streams of water in the streets?

~Iy'm -yeg.l;P tw{b{x.r'B h'c.Wx '$y,t{n.y.[;m .Wc.Wp'y

17 Let them be yours alone And not for strangers with you.

.$'Tia ~yir'z.l !yea.w '$,D;b.l '$.l -.Wy.hIy

18 Let your fountain be blessed, And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

'$,r.W[.n t,veaem x;m.f.W .$.Wr'b '$.rw{q.m -yih.y

19 As a loving hind and a graceful doe, Let her breasts satisfy you at all times; Be exhilarated always with her love.

'$U.W;r.y 'hy,D;D !ex -t;l][;y.w ~yib'h]a t,l,Y;a ? dyim't h,G.viT H't'b]h;a.B te[ -l'k.b

20 For why should you, my son, be exhilarated with an adulteress And embrace the bosom of a foreigner?

h'Yir.k'n qex qeB;x.t.W h'r'z.b yin.b h,G.vit h'M'l.w

21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths.

wy't{l.G.[;m -l'k.w vyia -yek.r;D h'wh.y yenye[ x;k{n yiK ? seL;p.m

22 His own iniquities will capture the wicked, And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

yel.b;x.b.W ['v'r'h -t,a w{nUd.K.lIy wy'tw{nw{w;[ ? .$em'TIy w{ta'J;x

23 He will die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

h,G.vIy w{T.l]Wia b{r.b.W r's.Wm !yea.B t.Wm'y a.Wh

Interlinear Bible - Proverbs 5