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גַּם־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה אֲשֶׁר הֶעְתִּיקוּ אַנְשֵׁי׀ חִזְקִיָּה מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה׃ | Prov 25:1 These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. |
כְּבֹד אֱלֹהִים הַסְתֵּר דָּבָר וּכְבֹד מְלָכִים חֲקֹר דָּבָר׃ | Prov 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. |
שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר׃ | Prov 25:3 The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. |
הָגֹו סִיגִים מִכָּסֶף וַיֵּצֵא לַצֹּרֵף כֶּלִי׃ | Prov 25:4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. |
הָגֹו רָשָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וְיִכֹּון בַּצֶּדֶק כִּסְאֹו׃ | Prov 25:5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. |
אַל־תִּתְהַדַּר לִפְנֵי־מֶלֶךְ וּבִמְקֹום גְּדֹלִים אַל־תַּעֲמֹד׃ | Prov 25:6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: |
כִּי טֹוב אֲמָר־לְךָ עֲלֵה הֵנָּה מֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָ לִפְנֵי נָדִיב אֲשֶׁר רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ׃ | Prov 25:7 For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. |
אַל־תֵּצֵא לָרִב מַהֵר פֶּן מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָהּ בְּהַכְלִים אֹתְךָ רֵעֶךָ׃ | Prov 25:8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. |
רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסֹוד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃ | Prov 25:9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: |
פֶּן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ שֹׁמֵעַ וְדִבָּתְךָ לֹא תָשׁוּב׃ | Prov 25:10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away. |
תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיֹּות כָּסֶף דָּבָר דָּבֻר עַל־אָפְנָיו׃ | Prov 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. |
נֶזֶם זָהָב וַחֲלִי־כָתֶם מֹוכִיחַ חָכָם עַל־אֹזֶן שֹׁמָעַת׃ | Prov 25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. |
כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁלֶג׀ בְּיֹום קָצִיר צִיר נֶאֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָיו וְנֶפֶשׁ אֲדֹנָיו יָשִׁיב׃ | Prov 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters. |
נְשִׂיאִים וְרוּחַ וְגֶשֶׁם אָיִן אִישׁ מִתְהַלֵּל בְּמַתַּת־שָׁקֶר׃ | Prov 25:14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. |
בְּאֹרֶךְ אַפַּיִם יְפֻתֶּה קָצִין וְלָשֹׁון רַכָּה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּרֶם׃ | Prov 25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. |
דְּבַשׁ מָצָאתָ אֱכֹל דַּיֶּךָּ פֶּן־תִּשְׂבָּעֶנּוּ וַהֲקֵאתֹו׃ | Prov 25:16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it. |
הֹקַר רַגְלְךָ מִבֵּית רֵעֶךָ פֶּן־יִשְׂבָּעֲךָ וּשְׂנֵאֶךָ׃ | Prov 25:17 Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. |
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר׃ | Prov 25:18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. |
שֵׁן רֹעָה וְרֶגֶל מוּעָדֶת מִבְטָח בֹּוגֵד בְּיֹום צָרָה׃ | Prov 25:19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. |
מַעֲדֶה בֶּגֶד׀ בְּיֹום קָרָה חֹמֶץ עַל־נָתֶר וְשָׁר בַּשִּׁרִים עַל לֶב־רָע׃ | Prov 25:20 As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart. |
אִם־רָעֵב שֹׂנַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵהוּ לָחֶם וְאִם־צָמֵא הַשְׁקֵהוּ מָיִם׃ | Prov 25:21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: |
כִּי גֶחָלִים אַתָּה חֹתֶה עַל־רֹאשֹׁו וַיהוָה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָךְ׃ | Prov 25:22 For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. |
רוּחַ צָפֹון תְּחֹולֵל גָּשֶׁם וּפָנִים נִזְעָמִים לְשֹׁון סָתֶר׃ | Prov 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. |
טֹוב שֶׁבֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּג מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים וּבֵית חָבֶר׃ | Prov 25:24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house. |
מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טֹובָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק׃ | Prov 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. |
מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקֹור מָשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי־רָשָׁע׃ | Prov 25:26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. |
אָכֹל דְּבַשׁ הַרְבֹּות לֹא־טֹוב וְחֵקֶר כְּבֹדָם כָּבֹוד׃ | Prov 25:27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. |
עִיר פְּרוּצָה אֵין חֹומָה אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֵין מַעְצָר לְרוּחֹו׃ | Prov 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. |