מִשְׁלֵי 15
| מַֽעֲנֶה־רַּךְ יָשִׁיב חֵמָה וּדְבַר־עֶצֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָֽף׃ | 1 |
A soft answere putteth away wrath: but grieuous wordes stirre vp anger.
| לְשׁוֹן חֲכָמִים תֵּיטִיב דָּעַת וּפִי כְסִילִים יַבִּיעַ אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 2 |
The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
| בְּֽכָל־מָקוֹם עֵינֵי יְהוָה צֹפוֹת רָעִים וטוֹבִֽים׃ | 3 |
The eyes of the Lord in euery place beholde the euill and the good.
| מַרְפֵּא לָשׁוֹן עֵץ חַיִּים וְסֶלֶף בָּהּ שֶׁבֶר בְּרֽוּחַ׃ | 4 |
A wholesome tongue is as a tree of life: but the frowardnes therof is the breaking of ye minde.
| אֱוִיל יִנְאַץ מוּסַר אָבִיו וְשֹׁמֵר תּוֹכַחַת יַעְרִֽם׃ | 5 |
A foole despiseth his fathers instruction: but he that regardeth correction, is prudent.
| בֵּית צַדִּיק חֹסֶן רָב וּבִתְבוּאַת רָשָׁע נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃ | 6 |
The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.
| שִׂפְתֵי חֲכָמִים יְזָרוּ דָעַת וְלֵב כְּסִילִים לֹא־כֵֽן׃ | 7 |
The lippes of the wise doe spread abroade knowledge: but ye heart of the foolish doth not so.
| זֶבַח רְשָׁעִים תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה וּתְפִלַּת יְשָׁרִים רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃ | 8 |
The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the righteous is acceptable vnto him.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה דֶּרֶךְ רָשָׁע וּמְרַדֵּף צְדָקָה יֶאֱהָֽב׃ | 9 |
The way of the wicked is an abomination vnto the Lord: but he loueth him that followeth righteousnes.
| מוּסָר רָע לְעֹזֵב אֹרַח שׂוֹנֵא תוֹכַחַת יָמֽוּת׃ | 10 |
Instruction is euill to him that forsaketh the way, and he that hateth correction, shall die.
| שְׁאוֹל וַאֲבַדּוֹן נֶגֶד יְהוָה אַף כִּֽי־לִבּוֹת בְּֽנֵי־אָדָֽם׃ (Sheol h7585) | 11 |
Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the sonnes of men? (Sheol h7585)
| לֹא יֶאֱהַב־לֵץ הוֹכֵחַֽ לוֹ אֶל־חֲכָמִים לֹא יֵלֵֽךְ׃ | 12 |
A scorner loueth not him that rebuketh him, neither will he goe vnto the wise.
| לֵב שָׂמֵחַ יֵיטִב פָּנִים וּבְעַצְּבַת־לֵב רוּחַ נְכֵאָֽה׃ | 13 |
A ioyfull heart maketh a chearefull countenance: but by the sorow of the heart the minde is heauie.
| לֵב נָבוֹן יְבַקֶּשׁ־דָּעַת ופני וּפִי כְסִילִים יִרְעֶה אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ | 14 |
The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.
| כָּל־יְמֵי עָנִי רָעִים וְטֽוֹב־לֵב מִשְׁתֶּה תָמִֽיד׃ | 15 |
All the dayes of the afflicted are euill: but a good conscience is a continuall feast.
| טוֹב־מְעַט בְּיִרְאַת יְהוָה מֵאוֹצָר רָב וּמְהוּמָה בֽוֹ׃ | 16 |
Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
| טוֹב אֲרֻחַת יָרָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁם מִשּׁוֹר אָבוּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃ | 17 |
Better is a dinner of greene herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe and hatred therewith.
| אִישׁ חֵמָה יְגָרֶה מָדוֹן וְאֶרֶך אַפַּיִם יַשְׁקִיט רִֽיב׃ | 18 |
An angrie man stirreth vp strife: but hee that is slowe to wrath, appeaseth strife.
| דֶּרֶךְ עָצֵל כִּמְשֻׂכַת חָדֶק וְאֹרַח יְשָׁרִים סְלֻלָֽה׃ | 19 |
The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the righteous is plaine.
| בֵּן חָכָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָב וּכְסִיל אָדָם בּוֹזֶה אִמּֽוֹ׃ | 20 |
A wise sonne reioyceth the father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
| אִוֶּלֶת שִׂמְחָה לַחֲסַר־לֵב וְאִישׁ תְּבוּנָה יְיַשֶׁר־לָֽכֶת׃ | 21 |
Foolishnes is ioy to him that is destitute of vnderstanding: but a man of vnderstanding walketh vprightly.
| הָפֵר מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּאֵין סוֹד וּבְרֹב יוֹעֲצִים תָּקֽוּם׃ | 22 |
Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.
| שִׂמְחָה לָאִישׁ בְּמַעֲנֵה־פִיו וְדָבָר בְּעִתּוֹ מַה־טּֽוֹב׃ | 23 |
A ioy commeth to a man by the answere of his mouth: and how good is a word in due season?
| אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאוֹל מָֽטָּה׃ (Sheol h7585) | 24 |
The way of life is on high to the prudent, to auoyde from hell beneath. (Sheol h7585)
| בֵּית גֵּאִים יִסַּח ׀ יְהוָה וְיַצֵּב גְּבוּל אַלְמָנָֽה׃ | 25 |
The Lord will destroye the house of the proude men: but hee will stablish the borders of the widowe.
| תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה מַחְשְׁבוֹת רָע וּטְהֹרִים אִמְרֵי־נֹֽעַם׃ | 26 |
The thoughts of ye wicked are abomination to the Lord: but the pure haue pleasant wordes.
| עֹכֵר בֵּיתוֹ בּוֹצֵעַ בָּצַע וְשׂוֹנֵא מַתָּנֹת יִחְיֶֽה׃ | 27 |
He that is greedie of gaine, troubleth his owne house: but he that hateth giftes, shall liue.
| לֵב צַדִּיק יֶהְגֶּה לַעֲנוֹת וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יַבִּיעַ רָעֽוֹת׃ | 28 |
The heart of the righteous studieth to answere: but the wicked mans mouth babbleth euil thinges.
| רָחוֹק יְהוָה מֵרְשָׁעִים וּתְפִלַּת צַדִּיקִים יִשְׁמָֽע׃ | 29 |
The Lord is farre off from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
| מְֽאוֹר־עֵינַיִם יְשַׂמַּֽח־לֵב שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה תְּדַשֶּׁן־עָֽצֶם׃ | 30 |
The light of the eyes reioyceth the heart, and a good name maketh the bones fat.
| אֹזֶן שֹׁמַעַת תּוֹכַחַת חַיִּים בְּקֶרֶב חֲכָמִים תָּלִֽין׃ | 31 |
The eare that hearkeneth to the correction of life, shall lodge among the wise.
| פּוֹרֵעַ מוּסָר מוֹאֵס נַפְשׁוֹ וְשׁוֹמֵעַ תּוֹכַחַת קוֹנֶה לֵּֽב׃ | 32 |
Hee that refuseth instruction, despiseth his owne soule: but he that obeyeth correction, getteth vnderstanding.
| יִרְאַת יְהוָה מוּסַר חָכְמָה וְלִפְנֵי כָבוֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃ | 33 |
The feare of the Lord is the instruction of wisdome: and before honour, goeth humilitie.
