Interlinear Bible - Proverbs 22

1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

bw{j !ex b'h'Zim.W @,s,Kim b'r r,v{[em ~ev r'x.bin

2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.

h'wh.y ~'LUk hef{[ .Wv'G.pin v'r'w ryiv'[

3 The prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

.Wr.b'[ ~yIy't.p.W ret'SIy.w h'['r h'a'r ~.Wr'[ ? .Wv'n/[,n.w

4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

~yiY;x.w dw{b'k.w r,v{[ h'wh.y t;a.rIy h'w'n][ b,qe[

5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

q;x.rIy w{v.p;n remw{v veQi[ .$,r,d.B ~yix;P ~yiNic ? ~,hem

6 Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

!yiq.z;y -yiK ~;G w{K.r;d yiP -l;[ r;[;N;l .${n]x ? h'N,Mim r.Ws'y -a{l

7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower becomes the lender's slave.

vyia.l h,w{l d,b,[.w lw{v.mIy ~yiv'r.B ryiv'[ ? h,w.l;m

8 He who sows iniquity will reap vanity, And the rod of his fury will perish.

h,l.kIy w{t'r.b,[ j,bev.w rw{c.qIy h'l.w;[ ;[erw{z

9 He who is generous * will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.

w{m.x;Lim !;t'n -yiK .$'r{b.y a.Wh !Iy;[ -bw{j ? l'D;l

10 Drive out the scoffer, and contention will go out, Even strife and dishonor will cease.

!w{l'q.w !yiD t{B.vIy.w !w{d'm aecey.w #el ver'G

11 He who loves purity of heart And whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

.$,l,m .Whe[er wy't'p.f !ex rw{h.j beh{a

12 The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, But He overthrows the words of the treacherous man.

deg{b yer.biD @eL;s.y;w t;['d .Wr.c'n h'wh.y yenye[

13 The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"

;xec'rea tw{b{x.r .$w{t.B #.Wx;b yir]a lec'[ r;m'a

14 The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; He who is cursed of the LORD will fall into it.

lw{PIy h'wh.y ~.W[.z tw{r'z yiP h'QUm][ h'x.Wv

15 Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

h'N,qyix.r;y r's.Wm j,bev r;['n -b,l.b h'r.Wv.q t,l/Wia ? .WN,Mim

16 He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

rw{s.x;m.l -.k;a ryiv'[.l !et{n w{l tw{B.r;h.l l'D qev{[

17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

tyiv'T '$.Bil.w ~yim'k]x yer.biD [;m.v.W '$.n.z'a j;h ? yiT.[;d.l

18 For it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, That they may be ready on your lips.

w'D.x;y .Wn{KIy '$,n.jib.B ~er.m.vit -yiK ~yi['n -yiK ? '$y,t'p.f -l;[

19 So that your trust may be in the LORD, I have taught you today, even you.

~w{Y;h '$yiT.[;dw{h '$,x;j.bim h'why;B tw{y.hil ? h'T'a -p;a

20 Have I not written to you excellent things Of counsels and knowledge,

t;['d'w ]t{ce[w{m.B ~w{v.liv '$.l yiT.b;t'k a{l]h

21 To make you know the certainty of the words of truth That you may correctly answer him who sent you?

~yir'm]a byiv'h.l t,m/a yer.mia ].j.v{q '$][yidw{h.l ? '$y,x.l{v.l t,m/a

22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

aeK;d.T -l;a.w a.Wh -l;d yiK l'D -l'z.giT -l;a ? r;['V;b yin'[

23 For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.

~,hye[.b{q -t,a [;b'q.w ~'byir byir'y h'wh.y -yiK ? v,p'n

24 Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man,

tw{mex vyia -t,a.w @'a l;[;B -t,a [;r.tiT -l;a ? aw{b't a{l

25 Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.

'$,v.p;n.l veqw{m 'T.x;q'l.w w{t'x.r'a @;l/a,T -n,P

26 Do not be among those who give * pledges *, Among those who become guarantors for debts.

tw{a'V;m ~yib.r{[;B @'k -ye[.q{t.b yih.T -l;a

27 If you have nothing with which to pay, Why should he take your bed from under you?

'$.b'K.vim x;QIy h'M'l ~eL;v.l '$.l -nyea -mia ? '$y,T.x;Tim

28 Do not move the ancient boundary Which your fathers have set.

'$y,tw{b]a .Wf'[ r,v]a ~'lw{[ l.Wb.G geS;T -l;a

29 Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure men.

~yik'l.m -yen.pil w{T.ka;l.miB ryih'm vyia 'tyiz'x ? ~yiKUv]x yen.pil beC;y.tIy -l;B b'C;y.tIy