Proverbs 27

¹Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → boastתִּ֭תְהַלֵּלtiṯ·hal·lêl — To praise, boast, or shine; to celebrate or make a displayH1984 — Full Word Study → about tomorrowבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → you do notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → knowתֵ֝דַ֗עṯê·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → whatמַה־mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → a dayיֽוֹם׃yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → may bringיֵּ֥לֶדyê·leḏ — to give birth, beget, or bear a childH3205 — Full Word Study →. ²Let anotherזָ֣רzār — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study → praise youיְהַלֶּלְךָ֣yə·hal·lel·ḵā — To praise, boast, or shine; to celebrate or make a displayH1984 — Full Word Study →, and notוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → your own mouthפִ֑יךָp̄î·ḵā — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →— a strangerנָ֝כְרִ֗יnā·ḵə·rî — foreign, alien, strangerH5237 — Full Word Study →, and notוְאַל־wə·’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → your own lipsשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →. ³A stoneאֶ֭בֶן’e·ḇen — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study → is heavyכֹּֽבֶד־kō·ḇeḏ- — Heaviness, weight, or burden; gravity or seriousnessH3514 — Full Word Study → and sandהַח֑וֹלha·ḥō·wl — Sand; fine granules of rock or mineral matterH2344 — Full Word Study → is a burden, but aggravationוְכַ֥עַסwə·ḵa·‘as — Vexation, provocation, or irritation that stirs angerH3708 — Full Word Study → from a foolאֱ֝וִ֗יל’ĕ·wîl — a foolish or senseless personH191 — Full Word Study → outweighs themכָּבֵ֥דkā·ḇêḏ — Heavy; weighty; burdensome; grievousH3515 — Full Word Study → bothמִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃miš·šə·nê·hem — The number two; a pair or coupleH8147 — Full Word Study →. ⁴Wrathחֵ֭מָהḥê·māh — Intense rage, burning wrath, divine angerH2534 — Full Word Study → is cruel and angerאָ֑ף’āp̄ — Anger, wrath, face, or noseH639 — Full Word Study → is like a flood, but whoוּמִ֥יū·mî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can withstandיַ֝עֲמֹדya·‘ă·mōḏ — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study → jealousyקִנְאָֽה׃qin·’āh — zealous passion; jealousy; fervent intensityH7068 — Full Word Study →? ⁵Betterט֭וֹבָהṭō·ḇå̄h — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → an openמְגֻלָּ֑הmə·ḡul·lāh — HeglamH1540 — Full Word Study → rebukeתּוֹכַ֣חַתtō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ — Rebuke, correction, reproofH8433 — Full Word Study → than loveמֵֽאַהֲבָ֥הmê·’a·hă·ḇāh — Love, affection, devotionH160 — Full Word Study → that is concealedמְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃mə·sut·tā·reṯ — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study →. ⁶The woundsפִּצְעֵ֣יpiṣ·‘ê — wound, injury, or blow to the bodyH6482 — Full Word Study → of a friendאוֹהֵ֑ב’ō·w·hêḇ — To love; affection, attachment, or preferenceH157 — Full Word Study → are faithfulנֶ֭אֱמָנִיםne·’ĕ·mā·nîm — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study →, but the kissesנְשִׁיק֥וֹתnə·šî·qō·wṯ — Kiss; a greeting or gesture of affectionH5390 — Full Word Study → of an enemyשׂוֹנֵֽא׃śō·w·nê — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study → are deceitful. ⁷The soulנֶ֣פֶשׁne·p̄eš — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → that is fullשְׂ֭בֵעָהśə·b̲ē·ʿāh — satisfied, full, satedH7649 — Full Word Study → loathesתָּב֣וּסtā·ḇūs — to trample, tread down, treat with contemptH947 — Full Word Study → honeyנֹ֑פֶתnō·p̄eṯ — Honeycomb; honey in its natural formH5317 — Full Word Study →, but to a hungryרְ֝עֵבָ֗הrə·‘ê·ḇāh — hungry, suffering from hungerH7457 — Full Word Study → soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁwə·ne·p̄eš — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →, anyכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → bitter thingמַ֥רmar — Bitter; marked by anguish or grievingH4751 — Full Word Study → is sweetמָתֽוֹק׃mā·ṯō·wq — sweet, pleasant to taste or experienceH4966 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Like a birdכְּ֭צִפּוֹרkə·ṣip·pō·wr — Bird or fowlH6833 — Full Word Study → that straysנוֹדֶ֣דֶתnō·w·ḏe·ḏeṯ — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study → fromמִן־min- — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study → its nestקִנָּ֑הּqin·nāh — A nest; a place of refuge or habitationH7064 — Full Word Study → is a man who wandersנוֹדֵ֥דnō·w·ḏêḏ — to wander, flee, or scatter awayH5074 — Full Word Study → from his homeמִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃mim·mə·qō·w·mōw — A place, location, or spaceH4725 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Oilשֶׁ֣מֶןše·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study → and incenseוּ֭קְטֹרֶתū·qə·ṭō·reṯ — Fragrant incense; sweet-smelling smoke offeringH7004 — Full Word Study → bring joyיְשַׂמַּֽח־yə·śam·maḥ- — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → to the heartלֵ֑בlêḇ — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, and the sweetness of a friendרֵ֝עֵ֗הוּrê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study → is counsel to the soulנָֽפֶשׁ׃nā·p̄eš — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Do notאַֽל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → forsakeתַּעֲזֹ֗בta·‘ă·zōḇ — to abandon, forsake, or leave behindH5800 — Full Word Study → your friendרֵֽעֲךָ֨rê·‘ă·ḵā — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study → or your father’sאָבִ֡יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵā — H1 — Full Word Study → friendוְרֵעֶהwə·rē·ʿɛh — friend, companion, associateH7463 — Full Word Study →, and do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → goתָּ֭בוֹאtā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → to your brother’sאָחִ֗יךָ’ā·ḥî·ḵā — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study → houseוּבֵ֥יתū·ḇêṯ — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → of your calamityאֵידֶ֑ךָ’ê·ḏe·ḵā — calamity, disaster, ruinH343 — Full Word Study →; betterט֥וֹבṭō·wḇ — good, beneficial, pleasing, wellH2896 — Full Word Study → a neighborשָׁכֵ֥ןšā·ḵên — Neighbor; one who dwells nearbyH7934 — Full Word Study → nearbyקָ֝ר֗וֹבqā·rō·wḇ — Near; close in space, time, or relationshipH7138 — Full Word Study → than a brotherמֵאָ֥חmê·’āḥ — Male sibling; brother; kinsmanH251 — Full Word Study → far awayרָחֽוֹק׃rā·ḥō·wq — distant, far away, remote in space or timeH7350 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Be wiseחֲכַ֣םḥă·ḵam — to be wise; to act with wisdomH2449 — Full Word Study →, my sonבְּ֭נִיbə·nî — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study →, and bring joyוְשַׂמַּ֣חwə·śam·maḥ — To rejoice, be glad, make merryH8055 — Full Word Study → to my heartלִבִּ֑יlib·bî — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →, so that I can answerוְאָשִׁ֖יבָהwə·’ā·šî·ḇāh — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → him who taunts meחֹרְפִ֣יḥō·rə·p̄î — to reproach, defy, or insult; to blasphemeH2778 — Full Word Study →. ¹²The prudentעָר֤וּם‘ā·rūm — Prudent, shrewd, crafty, cunningH6175 — Full Word Study → seeרָאָ֣הrā·’āh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → dangerרָעָ֣הrā·‘āh — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → and take coverנִסְתָּ֑רnis·tār — To hide, conceal, or keep secretH5641 — Full Word Study →; but the simple keep goingעָבְר֥וּ‘ā·ḇə·rū — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → and pay the penalty. ¹³Takeקַח־qaḥ- — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → the garmentבִּ֭גְדוֹbiḡ·ḏōw — Clothing; treachery or deceptionH899 — Full Word Study → of him whoכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → posts securityעָ֣רַב‘ā·raḇ — To pledge, give surety, become responsible for anotherH6148 — Full Word Study → for a strangerזָ֑רzār — to turn aside, be strange or foreignH2114 — Full Word Study →; get collateralחַבְלֵֽהוּ׃ḥaḇ·lê·hū — to bind, pledge, or destroyH2254 — Full Word Study → if it is forוּבְעַ֖דū·ḇə·‘aḏ — through, by means of, on behalf ofH1157 — Full Word Study → a foreignerנָכְרִיָּ֣הnā·ḵə·rî·yāh — foreign, alien, strangerH5237 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴If one blessesמְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְmə·ḇā·rêḵ — to bless, kneel, praiseH1288 — Full Word Study → his neighborרֵעֵ֨הוּ׀rê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study → with a loudגָּ֭דוֹלgā·ḏō·wl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → voiceבְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wl — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֑יםhaš·kêm — To rise early, get up in the morningH7925 — Full Word Study → in the morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרbab·bō·qer — Morning; daybreak; the early part of the dayH1242 — Full Word Study →, it will be countedתֵּחָ֥שֶׁבtê·ḥā·šeḇ — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → to him as a curseקְ֝לָלָ֗הqə·lā·lāh — A curse; divine judgment or human condemnationH7045 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵A constantט֭וֹרֵדṭō·w·rêḏ — to drive away, pursue persistentlyH2956 — Full Word Study → drippingדֶּ֣לֶףde·lep̄ — Dripping, continuous falling dropsH1812 — Full Word Study → on a rainyסַגְרִ֑ירsaḡ·rîr — rainH5464 — Full Word Study → dayבְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → and a contentiousמְדוֹנִיםmə·ḏō·nīm — Strife, quarreling, contentionH4066 — Full Word Study → womanוְאֵ֥שֶׁתwə·’ê·šeṯ — Woman; wife; femaleH802 — Full Word Study → are alikeנִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃niš·tā·wāh — to level, equalize, make equal or suitableH7737 — Full Word Study →— ¹⁶restraining herצֹפְנֶ֥יהָṣō·p̄ə·ne·hā — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → is like holding backצָֽפַן־ṣā·p̄an- — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → the windר֑וּחַrū·aḥ — Spirit, breath, wind, or inner dispositionH7307 — Full Word Study → or graspingיִקְרָֽא׃yiq·rā — to meet, encounter, or come upon (often by chance or unexpectedly)H7122 — Full Word Study → oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןwə·še·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study → with one’s right handיְמִינ֣וֹyə·mî·nōw — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷As ironבַּרְזֶ֣לbar·zel — Iron; a metal used for tools and weaponsH1270 — Full Word Study → sharpensיָ֑חַדyā·ḥaḏ — to sharpen; to be or make severe/fierceH2300 — Full Word Study → ironבְּבַרְזֶ֣לbə·ḇar·zel — Iron; a metal used for tools and weaponsH1270 — Full Word Study →, so one manוְ֝אִ֗ישׁwə·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → sharpensיַ֣חַדya·ḥaḏ — to sharpen; to be or make severe/fierceH2300 — Full Word Study → anotherרֵעֵֽהוּ׃rê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸Whoever tendsנֹצֵ֣רnō·ṣêr — to guard, watch, keep, preserveH5341 — Full Word Study → a fig treeתְּ֭אֵנָהtə·’ê·nāh — Fig tree; fig fruitH8384 — Full Word Study → will eatיֹאכַ֣לyō·ḵal — to eat, consume, devourH398 — Full Word Study → its fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir·yāh — Fruit; produce; offspring; rewardH6529 — Full Word Study →, and he who looks afterוְשֹׁמֵ֖רwə·šō·mêr — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → his masterאֲדֹנָ֣יו’ă·ḏō·nāw — Lord, master, owner, rulerH113 — Full Word Study → will be honoredיְכֻבָּֽד׃yə·ḵub·bāḏ — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹As waterכַּ֭מַּיִםkam·ma·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study → reflects the faceהַפָּנִ֣יםhap·pā·nîm — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →, soכֵּ֤ןkên — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → the heartלֵֽב־lêḇ- — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → reflects the true manהָ֝אָדָ֗םhā·’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wl — The grave; the abode of the dead; the underworldH7585 — Full Word Study → and Abaddonוַאֲבַדֹּהwa·ʾă·ḇad·dōh — Destruction, ruin, perditionH11 — Full Word Study → are neverלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָהṯiś·ba‘·nāh — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study →; so the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יwə·‘ê·nê — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → of manהָ֝אָדָ֗םhā·’ā·ḏām — Man, mankind, human beingH120 — Full Word Study → are neverלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → satisfiedתִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃ṯiś·ba‘·nāh — to satisfy, fill, have enoughH7646 — Full Word Study →. ²¹A crucibleמַצְרֵ֣ףmaṣ·rêp̄ — crucible; refining pot for metalsH4715 — Full Word Study → for silverלַ֭כֶּסֶףlak·ke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → and a furnaceוְכ֣וּרwə·ḵūr — furnace, kiln, or oven for intense heatH3564 — Full Word Study → for goldלַזָּהָ֑בlaz·zā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study →, but a man is tested by the praiseמַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃ma·hă·lā·lōw — Praise, glory, renownH4110 — Full Word Study → accorded himלְפִ֣יlə·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →. ²²Thoughאִ֥ם’im — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → you grindתִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־tiḵ·tō·wōš- — to pound, crush, or bray (sound of a donkey)H3806 — Full Word Study → a foolהָאֱוִ֨יל׀hā·’ĕ·wîl — a foolish or senseless personH191 — Full Word Study → like grainהָ֭רִיפוֹתhā·rî·p̄ō·wṯ — Grain, crushed or ground grain, flourH7383 — Full Word Study → with mortarבַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁbam·maḵ·têš — mortar or hollow basinH4388 — Full Word Study → and a pestleבַּֽעֱלִ֑יba·‘ĕ·lî — pestle; instrument for grindingH5940 — Full Word Study →, yet his folly will notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → departתָס֥וּרṯā·sūr — to turn aside, depart, removeH5493 — Full Word Study → from himמֵ֝עָלָ֗יוmê·‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. ²³Be sure to knowיָדֹ֣עַyā·ḏō·a‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → the stateפְּנֵ֣יpə·nê — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → of your flocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָṣō·ne·ḵā — flock of sheep or goatsH6629 — Full Word Study →, and pay close attentionשִׁ֥יתšîṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → to your herdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm — A flock or herd of animals, especially sheep or goatsH5739 — Full Word Study →; ²⁴forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → richesחֹ֑סֶןḥō·sen — Wealth, riches, or strength; material resourcesH2633 — Full Word Study → are not foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םlə·‘ō·w·lām — forever, eternity, perpetual durationH5769 — Full Word Study →, nor doesוְאִם־wə·’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → a crownנֵ֝֗זֶרnê·zer — Nazirite vow; consecration; separated unto GodH5145 — Full Word Study → endure to every generationדּוֹר׃dōr — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵When hayחָ֭צִירḥā·ṣîr — grass; vegetation; hayH2682 — Full Word Study → is removedגָּלָ֣הgā·lāh — HeglamH1540 — Full Word Study → and new growthדֶ֑שֶׁאḏe·še — grass, verdant vegetation, tender green growthH1877 — Full Word Study → appearsוְנִרְאָה־wə·nir·’āh- — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → and the grain from the hillsהָרִֽים׃hā·rîm — Mountain, hill, or elevated land massH2022 — Full Word Study → is gatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּwə·ne·’es·p̄ū — to gather, assemble, collectH622 — Full Word Study →, ²⁶the lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםkə·ḇā·śîm — A young male sheep; lambH3532 — Full Word Study → will provide you with clothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil·ḇū·še·ḵā — Clothing, garment, or apparel worn on the bodyH3830 — Full Word Study →, and the goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃‘at·tū·ḏîm — male goat; leader or chiefH6260 — Full Word Study → with the priceוּמְחִ֥ירū·mə·ḥîr — Price, cost, or value exchanged in commerceH4242 — Full Word Study → of a fieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הśā·d̲eh — A field; cultivated or open landH7704 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷You will have plentyוְדֵ֤י׀wə·ḏê — Sufficiency, enough, according to capacityH1767 — Full Word Study → of goats’עִזִּ֗ים‘iz·zîm — Female goat; young goatH5795 — Full Word Study → milkחֲלֵ֬בḥă·lêḇ — milk; richness, abundanceH2461 — Full Word Study → to feed youלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָlə·laḥ·mə·ḵā — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study →— foodלְלֶ֣חֶםlə·le·ḥem — Bread; food; sustenanceH3899 — Full Word Study → for your householdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbê·ṯe·ḵā — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → and nourishmentוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםwə·ḥay·yîm — alive, living, lifeH2416 — Full Word Study → for your maidservantsלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā — young woman, maiden, girlH5291 — Full Word Study →.