KJV

1  These⁴²⁸ are also¹⁵⁷¹ proverbs⁴⁹¹² of Solomon,⁸⁰¹⁰ which⁸³⁴ the men³⁷⁶ of Hezekiah²³⁹⁶ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ copied out.⁶²⁷⁵

2  It is the glory³⁵¹⁹ of God⁴³⁰ to conceal⁵⁶⁴¹ a thing:¹⁶⁹⁷ but the honor³⁵¹⁹ of kings⁴⁴²⁸ is to search out²⁷¹³ a matter.¹⁶⁹⁷

3  The heaven⁸⁰⁶⁴ for height,⁷³¹² and the earth⁷⁷⁶ for depth,⁶⁰¹¹ and the heart³⁸²⁰ of kings⁴⁴²⁸ is unsearchable.^{369 2714}

4  Take away¹⁸⁹⁸ the dross⁵⁵⁰⁹ from the silver,^{4480 3701} and there shall come forth³³¹⁸ a vessel³⁶²⁷ for the refiner.⁶⁸⁸⁴

5  Take away¹⁸⁹⁸ the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ from before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and his throne³⁶⁷⁸ shall be established³⁵⁵⁹ in righteousness.⁶⁶⁶⁴

6  Put not forth thyself^{408 1921} in the presence⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the king,⁴⁴²⁸ and stand⁵⁹⁷⁵ not⁴⁰⁸ in the place⁴⁷²⁵ of great¹⁴¹⁹ men:

7  For³⁵⁸⁸ better²⁸⁹⁶ it is that it be said⁵⁵⁹ unto thee, Come up⁵⁹²⁷ hither;²⁰⁰⁸ than that thou shouldest be put lower^{4480 8213} in the presence⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the prince⁵⁰⁸¹ whom⁸³⁴ thine eyes⁵⁸⁶⁹ have seen.⁷²⁰⁰

8  Go not forth^{3318 408} hastily⁴¹¹⁸ to strive,⁷³⁷⁸ lest⁶⁴³⁵ thou know not what⁴¹⁰⁰ to do⁶²¹³ in the end³¹⁹ thereof, when thy neighbor⁷⁴⁵³ hath put thee to shame.^{3637 853}

9  Debate⁷³⁷⁸ thy cause⁷³⁷⁹ with⁸⁵⁴ thy neighbor⁷⁴⁵³ himself; and discover¹⁵⁴⁰ not⁴⁰⁸ a secret⁵⁴⁷⁵ to another:³¹²

10  Lest⁶⁴³⁵ he that heareth⁸⁰⁸⁵ it put thee to shame,²⁶¹⁶ and thine infamy¹⁶⁸¹ turn not away.^{3808 7725}

11  A word¹⁶⁹⁷ fitly^{5921 655} spoken¹⁶⁹⁶ is like apples⁸⁵⁹⁸ of gold²⁰⁹¹ in pictures⁴⁹⁰⁶ of silver.³⁷⁰¹

12  As an earring⁵¹⁴¹ of gold,²⁰⁹¹ and an ornament²⁴⁸¹ of fine gold,³⁸⁰⁰ so is a wise²⁴⁵⁰ reprover³¹⁹⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ an obedient⁸⁰⁸⁵ ear.²⁴¹

13  As the cold⁶⁷⁹³ of snow⁷⁹⁵⁰ in the time³¹¹⁷ of harvest,⁷¹⁰⁵ so is a faithful⁵³⁹ messenger⁶⁷³⁵ to them that send⁷⁹⁷¹ him: for he refresheth⁷⁷²⁵ the soul⁵³¹⁵ of his masters.¹¹³

14  Whoso³⁷⁶ boasteth himself¹⁹⁸⁴ of a false⁸²⁶⁷ gift⁴⁹⁹¹ is like clouds⁵³⁸⁷ and wind⁷³⁰⁷ without³⁶⁹ rain.¹⁶⁵³

15  By long⁷⁵³ forbearing⁶³⁹ is a prince⁷¹⁰¹ persuaded,⁶⁶⁰¹ and a soft⁷³⁹⁰ tongue³⁹⁵⁶ breaketh⁷⁶⁶⁵ the bone.¹⁶³⁴

16  Hast thou found⁴⁶⁷² honey?¹⁷⁰⁶ eat³⁹⁸ so much as is sufficient¹⁷⁶⁷ for thee, lest⁶⁴³⁵ thou be filled⁷⁶⁴⁶ therewith, and vomit⁶⁹⁵⁸ it.

17  Withdraw³³⁶⁵ thy foot⁷²⁷² from thy neighbor's⁷⁴⁵³ house;^{4480 1004} lest⁶⁴³⁵ he be weary⁷⁶⁴⁶ of thee, and so hate⁸¹³⁰ thee.

18  A man³⁷⁶ that beareth⁶⁰³⁰ false⁸²⁶⁷ witness⁵⁷⁰⁷ against his neighbor⁷⁴⁵³ is a maul,⁴⁶⁵⁰ and a sword,²⁷¹⁹ and a sharp⁸¹⁵⁰ arrow.²⁶⁷¹

19  Confidence⁴⁰⁰⁹ in an unfaithful man⁸⁹⁸ in time³¹¹⁷ of trouble⁶⁸⁶⁹ is like a broken⁷⁴⁶⁵ tooth,⁸¹²⁷ and a foot⁷²⁷² out of joint.⁴¹⁵⁴

20  As he that taketh away⁵⁷¹⁰ a garment⁸⁹⁹ in cold⁷¹³⁵ weather,³¹¹⁷ and as vinegar²⁵⁵⁸ upon⁵⁹²¹ niter,⁵⁴²⁷ so is he that singeth⁷⁸⁹¹ songs⁷⁸⁹² to⁵⁹²¹ a heavy⁷⁴⁵¹ heart.³⁸²⁰

21  If⁵¹⁸ thine enemy⁸¹³⁰ be hungry,⁷⁴⁵⁷ give him bread³⁸⁹⁹ to eat;³⁹⁸ and if⁵¹⁸ he be thirsty,⁶⁷⁷¹ give him water⁴³²⁵ to drink:⁸²⁴⁸

22  For³⁵⁸⁸ thou⁸⁵⁹ shalt heap²⁸⁴⁶ coals of fire¹⁵¹³ upon⁵⁹²¹ his head,⁷²¹⁸ and the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ shall reward⁷⁹⁹⁹ thee.

23  The north⁶⁸²⁸ wind⁷³⁰⁷ driveth away²³⁴² rain:¹⁶⁵³ so doth an angry²¹⁹⁴ countenance⁶⁴⁴⁰ a backbiting⁵⁶⁴³ tongue.³⁹⁵⁶

24  It is better²⁸⁹⁶ to dwell³⁴²⁷ in⁵⁹²¹ the corner⁶⁴³⁸ of the housetop,¹⁴⁰⁶ than with a brawling woman^{4480 802 4079} and in a wide²²⁶⁷ house.¹⁰⁰⁴

25  As cold⁷¹¹⁹ waters⁴³²⁵ to⁵⁹²¹ a thirsty⁵⁸⁸⁹ soul,⁵³¹⁵ so is good²⁸⁹⁶ news⁸⁰⁵² from a far country.^{4480 776 4801}

26  A righteous⁶⁶⁶² man falling down⁴¹³¹ before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ is as a troubled⁷⁵¹⁵ fountain,⁴⁵⁹⁹ and a corrupt⁷⁸⁴³ spring.⁴⁷²⁶

27  It is not³⁸⁰⁸ good²⁸⁹⁶ to eat³⁹⁸ much⁷²³⁵ honey:¹⁷⁰⁶ so for men to search²⁷¹⁴ their own glory³⁵¹⁹ is not glory.³⁵¹⁹

28  He³⁷⁶ that⁸³⁴ hath no³⁶⁹ rule over⁴⁶²³ his own spirit⁷³⁰⁷ is like a city⁵⁸⁹² that is broken down,⁶⁵⁵⁵ and without³⁶⁹ walls.²³⁴⁶

Tan

‎1 ‏גַּם־אֵ֭לֶּה מִשְׁלֵ֣י שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶ֝עְתִּ֗יקוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י׀ חִזְקִיָּ֬ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָֽה׃

‎2 ‏כְּבֹ֣ד אֱ֭לֹהִים הַסְתֵּ֣ר דָּבָ֑ר וּכְבֹ֥ד מְ֝לָכִ֗ים חֲקֹ֣ר דָּבָֽר׃

‎3 ‏שָׁמַ֣יִם לָ֭רוּם וָאָ֣רֶץ לָעֹ֑מֶק וְלֵ֥ב מְ֝לָכִ֗ים אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃

‎4 ‏הָג֣וֹ סִיגִ֣ים מִכָּ֑סֶף וַיֵּצֵ֖א לַצֹּרֵ֣ף כֶּֽלִי׃

‎5 ‏הָג֣וֹ רָ֭שָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְיִכּ֖וֹן בַּצֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃

‎6 ‏אַל־תִּתְהַדַּ֥ר לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבִמְק֥וֹם גְּ֝דֹלִ֗ים אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹֽד׃

‎7 ‏כִּ֤י ט֥וֹב אֲמָר־לְךָ֗ עֲ‍ֽלֵ֫ה הֵ֥נָּה מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ לִפְנֵ֣י נָדִ֑יב אֲשֶׁ֖ר רָא֣וּ עֵינֶֽיךָ׃

‎8 ‏אַל־תֵּצֵ֥א לָרִ֗ב מַ֫הֵ֥ר פֶּ֣ן מַה־תַּ֭עֲשֶׂה בְּאַחֲרִיתָ֑הּ בְּהַכְלִ֖ים אֹתְךָ֣ רֵעֶֽךָ׃

‎9 ‏רִֽ֭יבְךָ רִ֣יב אֶת־רֵעֶ֑ךָ וְס֖וֹד אַחֵ֣ר אַל־תְּגָֽל׃

‎10 ‏פֶּֽן־יְחַסֶּדְךָ֥ שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְ֝דִבָּתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א תָשֽׁוּב׃

‎11 ‏תַּפּוּחֵ֣י זָ֭הָב בְּמַשְׂכִּיּ֥וֹת כָּ֑סֶף דָּ֝בָ֗ר דָּבֻ֥ר עַל־אָפְנָֽיו׃

‎12 ‏נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב וַחֲלִי־כָ֑תֶם מוֹכִ֥יחַ חָ֝כָ֗ם עַל־אֹ֥זֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃

‎13 ‏כְּצִנַּת־שֶׁ֨לֶג׀ בְּי֬וֹם קָצִ֗יר צִ֣יר נֶ֭אֱמָן לְשֹׁלְחָ֑יו וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ אֲדֹנָ֣יו יָשִֽׁיב׃ פ

‎14 ‏נְשִׂיאִ֣ים וְ֭רוּחַ וְגֶ֣שֶׁם אָ֑יִן אִ֥ישׁ מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ל בְּמַתַּת־שָֽׁקֶר׃

‎15 ‏בְּאֹ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם יְפֻתֶּ֣ה קָצִ֑ין וְלָשׁ֥וֹן רַ֝כָּ֗ה תִּשְׁבָּר־גָּֽרֶם׃

‎16 ‏דְּבַ֣שׁ מָ֭צָאתָ אֱכֹ֣ל דַּיֶּ֑ךָּ פֶּן־תִּ֝שְׂבָּעֶ֗נּוּ וַהֲקֵֽאתֽוֹ׃

‎17 ‏הֹקַ֣ר רַ֭גְלְךָ מִבֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ פֶּן־יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗ וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃

‎18 ‏מֵפִ֣יץ וְ֭חֶרֶב וְחֵ֣ץ שָׁנ֑וּן אִ֥ישׁ עֹנֶ֥ה בְ֝רֵעֵ֗הוּ עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר׃

‎19 ‏שֵׁ֣ן רֹ֭עָה וְרֶ֣גֶל מוּעָ֑דֶת מִבְטָ֥ח בּ֝וֹגֵ֗ד בְּי֣וֹם צָרָֽה׃

‎20 ‏מַ֥עֲדֶה בֶּ֨גֶד׀ בְּי֣וֹם קָ֭רָה חֹ֣מֶץ עַל־נָ֑תֶר וְשָׁ֥ר בַּ֝שִּׁרִ֗ים עַ֣ל לֶב־רָֽע׃ פ

‎21 ‏אִם־רָעֵ֣ב שֹׂ֭נַאֲךָ הַאֲכִלֵ֣הוּ לָ֑חֶם וְאִם־צָ֝מֵ֗א הַשְׁקֵ֥הוּ מָֽיִם׃

‎22 ‏כִּ֤י גֶֽחָלִ֗ים אַ֭תָּה חֹתֶ֣ה עַל־רֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַֽ֝יהוָ֗ה יְשַׁלֶּם־לָֽךְ׃

‎23 ‏ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃

‎24 ‏ט֗וֹב שֶׁ֥בֶת עַל־פִּנַּת־גָּ֑ג מֵאֵ֥שֶׁת מדונים מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים וּבֵ֥ית חָֽבֶר׃

‎25 ‏מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃

‎26 ‏מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃

‎27 ‏אָ֘כֹ֤ל דְּבַ֣שׁ הַרְבּ֣וֹת לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְחֵ֖קֶר כְּבֹדָ֣ם כָּבֽוֹד׃

‎28 ‏עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְרוּחֽוֹ׃

Vul

1 Hæ quoque parabolæ Salomonis, quas transtulerunt viri Ezechiæ regis Juda.

2 [Gloria Dei est celare verbum,
et gloria regum investigare sermonem.

3 Cælum sursum, et terra deorsum,
et cor regum inscrutabile.

4 Aufer rubiginem de argento,
et egredietur vas purissimum.

5 Aufer impietatem de vultu regis,
et firmabitur justitia thronus ejus.

6 Ne gloriosus appareas coram rege,
et in loco magnorum ne steteris.

7 Melius est enim ut dicatur tibi: Ascende huc,
quam ut humilieris coram principe.]

8 [Quæ viderunt oculi tui ne proferas in jurgio cito,
ne postea emendare non possis,
cum dehonestaveris amicum tuum.

9 Causam tuam tracta cum amico tuo,
et secretum extraneo ne reveles:

10 ne forte insultet tibi cum audierit,
et exprobrare non cesset.
Gratia et amicitia liberant:
quas tibi serva, ne exprobrabilis fias.

11 Mala aurea in lectis argenteis,
qui loquitur verbum in tempore suo.

12 Inauris aurea, et margaritum fulgens,
qui arguit sapientem et aurem obedientem.

13 Sicut frigus nivis in die messis,
ita legatus fidelis ei qui misit eum:
animam ipsius requiescere facit.

14 Nubes, et ventus, et pluviæ non sequentes,
vir gloriosus et promissa non complens.

15 Patientia lenietur princeps,
et lingua mollis confringet duritiam.]

16 [Mel invenisti: comede quod sufficit tibi,
ne forte satiatus evomas illud.

17 Subtrahe pedem tuum de domo proximi tui,
nequando satiatus oderit te.

18 Jaculum, et gladius, et sagitta acuta,
homo qui loquitur contra proximum suum falsum testimonium.

19 Dens putridus, et pes lassus,
qui sperat super infideli in die angustiæ,

20 et amittit pallium in die frigoris.
Acetum in nitro,
qui cantat carmina cordi pessimo.
Sicut tinea vestimento, et vermis ligno,
ita tristitia viri nocet cordi.

21 Si esurierit inimicus tuus, ciba illum;
si sitierit, da ei aquam bibere:

22 prunas enim congregabis super caput ejus,
et Dominus reddet tibi.

23 Ventus aquilo dissipat pluvias,
et facies tristis linguam detrahentem.

24 Melius est sedere in angulo domatis
quam cum muliere litigiosa et in domo communi.

25 Aqua frigida animæ sitienti,
et nuntius bonus de terra longinqua.

26 Fons turbatus pede et vena corrupta,
justus cadens coram impio.

27 Sicut qui mel multum comedit non est ei bonum,
sic qui scrutator est majestatis opprimetur a gloria.

28 Sicut urbs patens et absque murorum ambitu,
ita vir qui non potest in loquendo cohibere spiritum suum.]