Proverbs 3
1My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
בְּנִי תֹּורָתִי אַל־תִּשְׁכָּח וּמִצְוֹתַי יִצֹּר לִבֶּךָ׃ (2741)
See also: Joshua 1:8, Romans 12:2, Psalms 32:8, Deuteronomy 4:9, Proverbs 4:4, Psalms 119:165, John 14:21-24, Proverbs 4:5, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Psalms 119:16, Proverbs 1:8, Proverbs 2:1, Psalms 119:34, Psalms 119:93, Deuteronomy 11:18, Psalms 40:8, Deuteronomy 8:1, Jeremiah 31:33, Psalms 119:11, Psalms 119:47-48
2For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
כִּי אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנֹות חַיִּים וְשָׁלֹום יֹוסִיפוּ לָךְ׃ (1785)
See also: Ephesians 6:1-3, Psalms 91:16, Proverbs 4:10, Proverbs 9:11, Psalms 128:6, Proverbs 3:16, Romans 15:13, Psalms 21:4, Psalms 119:165, 1 Kings 3:14, Proverbs 10:27, Job 5:26, Romans 5:1, Deuteronomy 11:21, Psalms 34:11-14, Isaiah 32:17, 1 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 3:10, Isaiah 57:19-21, Romans 14:17
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹותֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ׃ (2899)
See also: Luke 2:52, Proverbs 7:3, 2 Corinthians 3:3, Hebrews 10:16, Deuteronomy 11:18-21, Deuteronomy 6:8, Psalms 85:10, Proverbs 6:21, Malachi 2:6, Deuteronomy 33:24, Jeremiah 17:1, Ephesians 5:1-2, Proverbs 1:9, Proverbs 16:6, Ephesians 5:9, Exodus 13:9, Psalms 119:11, Proverbs 20:28, Psalms 25:10, Proverbs 4:21
4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
וּמְצָא־חֵן וְשֵׂכֶל־טֹוב בְּעֵינֵי אֱלֹהִים וְאָדָם׃ (847)
See also: Luke 2:52, 1 Samuel 2:26, Romans 14:18, Psalms 111:10, Genesis 39:2-4, Genesis 39:21, Acts 2:47, Daniel 1:9, Proverbs 18:22, Acts 7:10, Joshua 1:7-8, Genesis 6:8, Proverbs 13:15, Proverbs 14:9, Song of Solomon 8:10, Nehemiah 2:5
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
בְּטַח אֶל־יְהוָה בְּכָל־לִבֶּךָ וְאֶל־בִּינָתְךָ אַל־תִּשָּׁעֵן׃ (1550)
See also: Psalms 37:5, Jeremiah 17:7-8, Proverbs 28:26, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 62:8, Isaiah 26:3-4, Philippians 4:6, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 37:7, Proverbs 3:7, Jeremiah 10:23, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20, Psalms 146:3-5, Romans 12:16, Psalms 125:1, Jeremiah 9:23, Psalms 115:9-11, Proverbs 22:19, Job 13:15, Psalms 32:8
6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
בְּכָל־דְּרָכֶיךָ דָעֵהוּ וְהוּא יְיַשֵּׁר אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ׃ (1568)
See also: Proverbs 16:3, Psalms 32:8, Philippians 4:6, Proverbs 16:9, Jeremiah 10:23, James 1:5, Isaiah 30:21, Isaiah 48:17, Colossians 3:17, Psalms 25:8-9, Colossians 3:23, Proverbs 23:17, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 1 Samuel 30:8, Isaiah 45:13, Nehemiah 1:11, Ezra 8:22-23, Psalms 91:11, Nehemiah 2:4
7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
אַל־תְּהִי חָכָם בְּעֵינֶיךָ יְרָא אֶת־יְהוָה וְסוּר מֵרָע׃ (1896)
See also: Proverbs 3:5, Job 28:28, Romans 12:16, Proverbs 26:12, Proverbs 16:6, Job 1:1, Psalms 34:11-14, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Isaiah 5:21, Psalms 34:14, Proverbs 14:27, 2 Timothy 2:19, Romans 11:25, Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 14:26, Nehemiah 5:15, Proverbs 14:16, Psalms 4:4, Psalms 97:10, Exodus 20:20
8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
רִפְאוּת תְּהִי לְשָׁרֶּךָ וְשִׁקּוּי לְעַצְמֹותֶיךָ׃ (2740)
See also: Proverbs 4:22, Psalms 147:3, Isaiah 58:11, Proverbs 16:24, Job 21:24, Proverbs 14:30, Ezekiel 16:4-5, Isaiah 1:6, Isaiah 66:14, Jeremiah 30:12-13, Proverbs 15:30, Song of Solomon 7:2
9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
כַּבֵּד אֶת־יְהוָה מֵהֹונֶךָ וּמֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶךָ׃ (2410)
See also: Matthew 6:33, Deuteronomy 16:16, Malachi 3:10, Philippians 4:19, Luke 6:38, 2 Corinthians 9:8, Deuteronomy 26:2-15, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Malachi 3:8, Exodus 23:19, Proverbs 14:31, Philippians 4:17-18, Exodus 22:29, Genesis 4:4, Haggai 1:4-9, 2 Corinthians 8:2-3, Exodus 34:26, Exodus 35:20-29, 1 Samuel 2:30, 2 Corinthians 8:8-9
10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
וְיִמָּלְאוּ אֲסָמֶיךָ שָׂבָע וְתִירֹושׁ יְקָבֶיךָ יִפְרֹצוּ׃ (2046)
See also: Proverbs 19:17, Deuteronomy 28:8, Proverbs 11:24-25, Proverbs 22:9, Joel 2:24, 2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Ecclesiastes 11:1-2, Haggai 2:19, Malachi 3:10-11, Leviticus 26:2-5, Matthew 10:42, Genesis 40:11
11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
מוּסַר יְהוָה בְּנִי אַל־תִּמְאָס וְאַל־תָּקֹץ בְּתֹוכַחְתֹּו׃ (2395)
See also: Hebrews 12:5, Job 5:17, Revelation 3:19, James 1:12, Psalms 94:12, Isaiah 40:30-31, 1 Corinthians 11:32, Psalms 118:18, Jeremiah 12:5, 2 Corinthians 4:16-17, Psalms 89:32, 2 Samuel 7:14, 2 Corinthians 4:1, Job 42:9, 2 Samuel 12:14, Hosea 7:15, Job 16:7, Psalms 73:5, Proverbs 24:10, Jeremiah 31:18
12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
כִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר יֶאֱהַב יְהוָה יֹוכִיחַ וּכְאָב אֶת־בֵּן יִרְצֶה׃ (1817)
See also: Hebrews 12:6, Deuteronomy 8:5, Psalms 103:13, Revelation 3:19, Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 29:17, Colossians 3:21, 2 Samuel 24:12, 1 Chronicles 21:10, Jeremiah 31:20
13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מָצָא חָכְמָה וְאָדָם יָפִיק תְּבוּנָה׃ (1474)
See also: Romans 12:2, Psalms 90:12, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Proverbs 8:34, 1 Kings 3:9, Proverbs 4:5, Proverbs 8:32-35, Proverbs 8:10, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 8:35, Matthew 13:45, 2 Chronicles 1:10, Psalms 119:127, Proverbs 24:14, Job 22:2, Ecclesiastes 9:15-18, 1 Timothy 6:6, Job 28:15, Deuteronomy 30:13, 1 Kings 10:8
14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
כִּי טֹוב סַחְרָהּ מִסְּחַר־כָּסֶף וּמֵחָרוּץ תְּבוּאָתָהּ׃ (1952)
See also: Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 8:11, Proverbs 8:19, Job 28:13-19, Revelation 3:18, 2 Chronicles 1:11-12, Psalms 119:72, Psalms 119:111, Psalms 119:162, Proverbs 2:4, Proverbs 8:10-11, Matthew 16:26, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Philippians 3:8-9, Revelation 18:11
15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
יְקָרָה הִיא [מִפְּנִיִּים כ] (מִפְּנִינִים ק) וְכָל־חֲפָצֶיךָ לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ׃ (1585)
See also: Proverbs 31:10, Proverbs 16:16, Proverbs 8:11, Job 28:18, Psalms 73:25-26, Romans 8:18, Psalms 63:3, Proverbs 20:15, 2 Chronicles 20:25, Matthew 13:44-46, Exodus 28:17, Revelation 21:19
16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
אֹרֶךְ יָמִים בִּימִינָהּ בִּשְׂמֹאולָהּ עֹשֶׁר וְכָבֹוד׃ (1430)
See also: Proverbs 22:4, Psalms 91:16, Psalms 112:3, Proverbs 9:11, 1 Kings 3:13, Proverbs 3:2, 2 Corinthians 6:10, 1 Timothy 4:8, Exodus 20:12, Proverbs 8:18, Deuteronomy 6:2, 1 Kings 3:14, Job 42:17, Mark 10:30, Joshua 22:8, Psalms 21:4, Proverbs 4:6-10, Proverbs 4:10, 1 Corinthians 3:21-23, Deuteronomy 11:9
17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
דְּרָכֶיהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹעַם וְכָל־נְתִיבֹותֶיהָ שָׁלֹום׃ (1948)
See also: Psalms 119:165, Matthew 11:30, Luke 1:79, Isaiah 26:3, Philippians 4:8-9, Proverbs 2:10, 1 John 5:3, Psalms 19:10-11, Psalms 112:1, Psalms 119:14, Psalms 119:103, Proverbs 22:18, Matthew 11:28-30, Psalms 119:35, Psalms 119:47, Psalms 119:174, Proverbs 16:7, Isaiah 57:19, Deuteronomy 12:18, 2 Chronicles 15:15
18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃ (1518)
See also: 1 Timothy 6:12, Proverbs 13:12, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 11:30, Proverbs 15:4, Revelation 22:2, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:22, Revelation 2:7, Proverbs 19:8, Proverbs 6:23, Proverbs 8:34, Proverbs 10:17, Deuteronomy 32:47, Ecclesiastes 7:12, 1 Peter 3:10, Hebrews 6:18, John 1:38, 2 Timothy 1:13
19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
יְהוָה בְּחָכְמָה יָסַד־אָרֶץ כֹּונֵן מַיִם בִּתְבוּנָה׃ (1147)
See also: Genesis 1:1, Psalms 104:24, Proverbs 8:22, Jeremiah 10:12, Job 28:12, Proverbs 8:27, John 1:3, Jeremiah 51:15, Psalms 136:5, Job 37:16
20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
בְּדַעְתֹּו תְּהֹומֹות נִבְקָעוּ וּשְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ־טָל׃ (2436)
See also: Genesis 7:11, Job 38:28, Psalms 65:9-12, Proverbs 8:24, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 27:28, Job 36:27-28, Job 36:28, Job 38:8-11, Job 38:26-28, Genesis 27:37-39, Deuteronomy 33:13, Deuteronomy 33:28, Psalms 104:8-9, Jeremiah 14:22, Joel 2:23
21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
בְּנִי אַל־יָלֻזוּ מֵעֵינֶיךָ נְצֹר תֻּשִׁיָּה וּמְזִמָּה׃ (1499)
See also: Proverbs 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:9, Joshua 1:8, Hebrews 2:1, Deuteronomy 6:6-9, Deuteronomy 32:46-47, Proverbs 4:21, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, John 8:31, 1 John 2:27, Proverbs 1:33, Proverbs 3:1-3, John 15:6-7, 2 Timothy 1:13, 1 John 2:24, Proverbs 2:7, Exodus 13:9, Leviticus 15:12, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 2:8
22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
וְיִהְיוּ חַיִּים לְנַפְשֶׁךָ וְחֵן לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶיךָ׃ (1515)
See also: Proverbs 4:22, Deuteronomy 32:47, Proverbs 1:9, Isaiah 38:16, John 12:49-50, Proverbs 4:13, Proverbs 4:9
23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
אָז תֵּלֵךְ לָבֶטַח דַּרְכֶּךָ וְרַגְלְךָ לֹא תִגֹּוף׃ (1530)
See also: Psalms 121:3, Psalms 91:5, Psalms 119:165, Proverbs 4:12, Psalms 91:12, Proverbs 10:9, Proverbs 6:22, Psalms 91:11-12, Psalms 37:23-24, Psalms 37:31, Psalms 121:8, Proverbs 2:8, Zechariah 10:12, John 11:9, Genesis 7:16
24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
אִם־תִּשְׁכַּב לֹא־תִפְחָד וְשָׁכַבְתָּ וְעָרְבָה שְׁנָתֶךָ׃ (3067)
See also: Psalms 4:8, Psalms 3:5, Job 11:18, Proverbs 6:22, Job 11:19, Psalms 121:4-7, Jeremiah 31:26, Leviticus 26:6, Psalms 127:2, Ecclesiastes 5:12, Ezekiel 34:15
25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹא׃ (3095)
See also: Psalms 91:8, Isaiah 54:14, Psalms 112:7, Isaiah 41:10-14, John 14:27, Psalms 91:5, 1 Peter 3:14, Proverbs 14:26, Isaiah 8:12-13, Job 11:13-15, Psalms 46:1-3, Isaiah 44:8, Matthew 8:24-26, Matthew 24:6, Luke 21:18-28, Psalms 27:1-2, Psalms 73:19, Proverbs 1:27, Daniel 3:17-18, Mark 4:40
26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
כִּי־יְהוָה יִהְיֶה בְכִסְלֶךָ וְשָׁמַר רַגְלְךָ מִלָּכֶד׃ (1111)
See also: Psalms 121:3, Psalms 91:3, Proverbs 14:26, 1 Samuel 2:9, Psalms 91:9-10, Job 4:6, Habakkuk 3:17-18
27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
אַל־תִּמְנַע־טֹוב מִבְּעָלָיו בִּהְיֹות לְאֵל [יָדֶיךָ כ] (יָדְךָ ק) לַעֲשֹׂות׃ (2254)
See also: Galatians 6:10, James 2:15-16, Romans 13:8, Romans 13:7, James 2:16, Ecclesiastes 11:4, Deuteronomy 24:15, James 5:4, Micah 2:1, Matthew 5:42, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:29, Deuteronomy 15:13, Esther 6:4, Acts 16:10, Luke 6:30
28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
אַל־תֹּאמַר [לְרֵעֶיךָ כ] (לְרֵעֲךָ ׀ ק) לֵךְ וָשׁוּב וּמָחָר אֶתֵּן וְיֵשׁ אִתָּךְ׃ (3248)
See also: Leviticus 19:13, Deuteronomy 24:12-15, 2 Corinthians 8:11, Ecclesiastes 9:10, Ecclesiastes 11:6, 1 Timothy 6:18, 2 Corinthians 9:3, 2 Chronicles 10:5, Proverbs 27:1, Song of Solomon 5:3
29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה וְהוּא־יֹושֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּךְ׃ (2410)
See also: Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 21:10, Zechariah 8:17, Psalms 35:20, Psalms 55:20, Psalms 59:3, Proverbs 16:29-30, Micah 2:1-2, Zechariah 7:10, Proverbs 6:18, Proverbs 14:22, Jeremiah 18:18-20, Ezekiel 38:11
30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
אַל־ [תָּרֹוב כ] (תָּרִיב ק) עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָה׃ (2064)
See also: 2 Timothy 2:24, Proverbs 29:22, Romans 12:18-21, Proverbs 18:6, Proverbs 25:8-9, Proverbs 17:14, 2 Kings 14:10, Matthew 5:39-41
31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו׃ (1942)
See also: Psalms 37:1, Proverbs 24:1, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Galatians 5:21, Proverbs 23:17, Proverbs 12:12, Proverbs 24:19-20, Psalms 37:7-9, Proverbs 1:15-18, Proverbs 2:12-15, Psalms 73:3, Proverbs 16:29, Proverbs 22:22-25, 1 Peter 2:1, Psalms 73:6, Ezekiel 18:7
32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
כִּי תֹועֲבַת יְהוָה נָלֹוז וְאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סֹודֹו׃ (2070)
See also: Deuteronomy 29:29, Psalms 25:14, Proverbs 11:20, Proverbs 6:16, John 15:15, Proverbs 17:15, Proverbs 8:13, Revelation 2:17, Matthew 13:11, John 14:21-24, Job 5:13, Job 29:4, Psalms 18:26, Matthew 11:25, Judges 13:23, Proverbs 6:6-19, Luke 16:15, 1 Peter 2:18, 1 John 5:10, Job 15:8
33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵךְ׃ (2204)
See also: Psalms 37:22, Proverbs 14:11, Leviticus 26:14-46, Job 8:6-7, Psalms 91:10, Malachi 2:2, Psalms 37:16, Zechariah 5:4, Deuteronomy 7:26, Proverbs 21:12, Deuteronomy 28:2-68, Deuteronomy 29:19-29, 2 Samuel 6:11, Psalms 1:3, Zechariah 5:3-4, Deuteronomy 11:28, Deuteronomy 28:16, Joshua 7:13, Psalms 112:8, Leviticus 14:35
34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
אִם־לַלֵּצִים הוּא־יָלִיץ [וְלַעֲנִיִּים כ] (וְלַעֲנָוִים ק) יִתֶּן־חֵן׃ (1459)
See also: James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 138:6, Ephesians 4:2, Proverbs 11:2, Psalms 18:26, Proverbs 9:12, Proverbs 21:24, Isaiah 57:15, Nehemiah 4:4, Proverbs 9:7-8, Luke 18:14, Proverbs 19:29, 2 Peter 3:3, Proverbs 1:22, Isaiah 28:14
35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
כָּבֹוד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלֹון׃ (906)
See also: Revelation 21:7, Psalms 132:18, Proverbs 12:8, Proverbs 13:5, Isaiah 65:13-15, 1 Samuel 2:30, Psalms 73:24, Proverbs 4:8, Daniel 12:2-3, Habakkuk 2:16, Luke 14:9, Proverbs 13:8, Proverbs 14:18, Jeremiah 3:19