Proverbs 26

¹Like snowכַּשֶּׁ֤לֶג׀kaš·še·leḡ — snow; whiteness; purityH7950 — Full Word Study → in summerבַּקַּ֗יִץbaq·qa·yiṣ — summer; summer fruit; the warm seasonH7019 — Full Word Study → and rainוְכַמָּטָ֥רwə·ḵam·mā·ṭār — Rain; rainfall; precipitation from heavenH4306 — Full Word Study → at harvestבַּקָּצִ֑ירbaq·qā·ṣîr — Harvest; the reaping of crops or figuratively, a limb or branchH7105 — Full Word Study →, honorכָּבֽוֹד׃kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → does notלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → befitנָאוֶ֖הnā·weh — Comely, fitting, or becoming; what is proper and suitableH5000 — Full Word Study → a foolלִכְסִ֣ילliḵ·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →. ²Like a flutteringלָ֭נוּדlā·nūḏ — to wander, flee, shake, or move awayH5110 — Full Word Study → sparrowכַּצִּפּ֣וֹרkaṣ·ṣip·pō·wr — Bird or fowlH6833 — Full Word Study → or dartingלָע֑וּףlā·‘ūp̄ — to fly; to faint or grow wearyH5774 — Full Word Study → swallowכַּדְּר֣וֹרkad·də·rō·wr — swallow (bird)H1866 — Full Word Study →, an undeservedחִ֝נָּ֗םḥin·nām — without cause; freely; in vainH2600 — Full Word Study → curseקִֽלְלַ֥תqil·laṯ — A curse; divine judgment or human condemnationH7045 — Full Word Study → does notלֹאlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → come to restתָבֹֽא׃ṯā·ḇō — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →. ³A whipשׁ֣וֹטšō·wṭ — whip or scourge used for punishmentH7752 — Full Word Study → for the horseלַ֭סּוּסlas·sūs — horse; swift creatureH5483 — Full Word Study →, a bridleמֶ֣תֶגme·ṯeḡ — Bridle; bit used to control a horseH4964 — Full Word Study → for the donkeyלַחֲמ֑וֹרla·ḥă·mō·wr — donkey; beast of burdenH2543 — Full Word Study →, and a rodוְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטwə·šê·ḇeṭ — tribe; staff; scepter; rodH7626 — Full Word Study → for the backsלְגֵ֣וlə·ḡêw — back, middle, midstH1460 — Full Word Study → of foolsכְּסִילִֽים׃kə·sî·lîm — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →! ⁴Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → answerתַּ֣עַןta·‘an — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study → a foolכְּ֭סִילkə·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study → according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹkə·’iw·wal·tōw — foolishness, senselessness, moral depravityH200 — Full Word Study →, orפֶּֽן־pen- — lest, that not, for fear thatH6435 — Full Word Study → you yourselfאָֽתָּה׃’āt·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study → will be like himתִּשְׁוֶה־tiš·weh- — to level, equalize, make equal or suitableH7737 — Full Word Study →. ⁵Answerעֲנֵ֣ה‘ă·nêh — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study → a foolכְ֭סִילḵə·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study → according to his follyכְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹkə·’iw·wal·tōw — foolishness, senselessness, moral depravityH200 — Full Word Study →, lestפֶּן־pen- — lest, that not, for fear thatH6435 — Full Word Study → he becomeיִהְיֶ֖הyih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → wiseחָכָ֣םḥā·ḵām — Wise, skilled, or cunning in understanding and discernmentH2450 — Full Word Study → in his own eyesבְּעֵינָֽיו׃bə·‘ê·nāw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Like cutting offמְקַצֶּ֣הmə·qaṣ·ṣeh — to cut off, trim, or severH7096 — Full Word Study → one’s own feetרַ֭גְלַיִםraḡ·la·yim — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → or drinkingשֹׁתֶ֑הšō·ṯeh — to drink; consume liquidH8354 — Full Word Study → violenceחָמָ֣סḥā·mās — Violence, cruelty, or wrongful harmH2555 — Full Word Study → is the sendingשֹׁלֵ֖חַšō·lê·aḥ — to send, let go, releaseH7971 — Full Word Study → of a messageדְּבָרִ֣יםdə·ḇā·rîm — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → by the handבְּיַד־bə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → of a foolכְּסִֽיל׃kə·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →. ⁷Like lameמִפִּסֵּ֑חַmip·pis·sê·aḥ — lame, limping, unable to walk properlyH6455 — Full Word Study → legsשֹׁ֭קַיִםšō·qa·yim — Leg or thigh; lower limbH7785 — Full Word Study → hanging limpדַּלְי֣וּdal·yū — To hang down, languish, become weak or impoverishedH1809 — Full Word Study → is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לū·mā·šāl — Proverb; a wise saying or parableH4912 — Full Word Study → in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbə·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃ḵə·sî·lîm — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Like bindingכִּצְר֣וֹרkiṣ·rō·wr — to bind, squeeze, or oppress; to distress or afflictH6887 — Full Word Study → a stoneאֶ֭בֶן’e·ḇen — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study → into a slingבְּמַרְגֵּמָ֑הbə·mar·gê·māh — A sling; a weapon for hurling stonesH4773 — Full Word Study → isכֵּן־kên- — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → the givingנוֹתֵ֖ןnō·w·ṯên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → of honorכָּבֽוֹד׃kā·ḇō·wḏ — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → to a foolלִכְסִ֣ילliḵ·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →. ⁹Like a thorn that falls into the handבְיַד־ḇə·yaḏ- — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → of a drunkardשִׁכּ֑וֹרšik·kō·wr — drunk; intoxicated; drunken personH7910 — Full Word Study → is a proverbוּ֝מָשָׁ֗לū·mā·šāl — Proverb; a wise saying or parableH4912 — Full Word Study → in the mouthבְּפִ֣יbə·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → of a foolכְסִילִֽים׃ḵə·sî·lîm — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰Like an archerרַ֥בraḇ — archer; one who shoots arrowsH7228 — Full Word Study → who woundsמְחֽוֹלֵֽל־mə·ḥō·w·lêl- — to profane, defile, or beginH2490 — Full Word Study → at randomכֹּ֑לkōl — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → is he who hiresוְשֹׂכֵ֥רwə·śō·ḵêr — to hire, engage for wages; to earn or receive compensationH7936 — Full Word Study → a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילkə·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study → orוְשֹׂכֵ֥רwə·śō·ḵêr — to hire, engage for wages; to earn or receive compensationH7936 — Full Word Study → passerbyעֹבְרִֽים׃‘ō·ḇə·rîm — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹As a dogכְּ֭כֶלֶבkə·ḵe·leḇ — Dog; unclean animal used as insult or metaphorH3611 — Full Word Study → returnsשָׁ֣בšāḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → toעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → its vomitקֵא֑וֹqê·’ōw — vomit; regurgitated matterH6892 — Full Word Study →, so a foolכְּ֝סִ֗ילkə·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study → repeatsשׁוֹנֶ֥הšō·w·neh — To repeat, change, or alter; to do againH8138 — Full Word Study → his follyבְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ḇə·’iw·wal·tōw — foolishness, senselessness, moral depravityH200 — Full Word Study →. ¹²Do you seeרָאִ֗יתָrā·’î·ṯā — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → a manאִ֭ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → who is wiseחָכָ֣םḥā·ḵām — Wise, skilled, or cunning in understanding and discernmentH2450 — Full Word Study → in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbə·‘ê·nāw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study →? There is more hopeתִּקְוָ֖הtiq·wāh — Hope; expectation; cord of attachmentH8615 — Full Word Study → for a foolלִכְסִ֣ילliḵ·sîl — fool, foolish personH3684 — Full Word Study → than for himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ¹³The slackerעָ֭צֵל‘ā·ṣêl — sluggard; one who is lazy or slothfulH6102 — Full Word Study → saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “A lionשַׁ֣חַלša·ḥal — A fierce lion; a powerful predatorH7826 — Full Word Study → is in the road! A fierce lionאֲ֝רִ֗י’ă·rî — A lion; fierce predatorH738 — Full Word Study → roams the public squareהָרְחֹבֽוֹת׃hā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ — public square, street, plazaH7339 — Full Word Study →!” ¹⁴As a door turnsתִּסּ֣וֹבtis·sō·wḇ — to turn, surround, go aroundH5437 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → its hingesצִירָ֑הּṣî·rāh — hinge; messenger; pain, distressH6735 — Full Word Study →, so the slackerוְ֝עָצֵ֗לwə·‘ā·ṣêl — sluggard; one who is lazy or slothfulH6102 — Full Word Study → turns on his bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw — bed; sleeping place; bierH4296 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵The slackerעָצֵ֣ל‘ā·ṣêl — sluggard; one who is lazy or slothfulH6102 — Full Word Study → buriesטָ֘מַ֤ןṭā·man — To hide, conceal, or bury secretlyH2934 — Full Word Study → his handיָ֭דוֹyā·ḏōw — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → in the dishבַּצַּלָּ֑חַתbaṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ — dish, bowl, or shallow vesselH6747 — Full Word Study →; it wearies himנִ֝לְאָ֗הnil·’āh — to be weary, faint, or loatheH3811 — Full Word Study → to bring it backלַֽהֲשִׁיבָ֥הּla·hă·šî·ḇāh — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → his mouthפִּֽיו׃pîw — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶The slackerעָצֵ֣ל‘ā·ṣêl — sluggard; one who is lazy or slothfulH6102 — Full Word Study → is wiser in his own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbə·‘ê·nāw — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → than seven menמִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmiš·šiḇ·‘āh — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → who answerמְשִׁ֣יבֵיmə·šî·ḇê — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → discreetlyטָֽעַם׃ṭā·‘am — Taste, judgment, discretion, decreeH2940 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Like one who grabsמַחֲזִ֥יקma·ḥă·zîq — To strengthen, make firm, establishH2388 — Full Word Study → a dogכָ֑לֶבḵā·leḇ — Dog; unclean animal used as insult or metaphorH3611 — Full Word Study → by the earsבְּאָזְנֵי־bə·’ā·zə·nê- — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → is a passerbyעֹבֵ֥ר‘ō·ḇêr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → who meddlesמִ֝תְעַבֵּ֗רmiṯ·‘ab·bêr — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → inעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → a quarrelרִ֥יבrîḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → notלֹּֽא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → his own. ¹⁸Like a madmanכְּֽ֭מִתְלַהְלֵהַּkə·miṯ·lah·lê·ah — to rave, rage, or faint from exhaustionH3856 — Full Word Study → shootingהַיֹּרֶ֥הhay·yō·reh — To shoot, throw, or teach; to direct or instructH3384 — Full Word Study → firebrandsזִקִּ֗יםziq·qîm — flash of fire; burning arrow; chain or bondH2131 — Full Word Study → and deadlyוָמָֽוֶת׃wā·mā·weṯ — death, the state of being deadH4194 — Full Word Study → arrowsחִצִּ֥יםḥiṣ·ṣîm — Arrow; projectile weapon or shaftH2671 — Full Word Study →, ¹⁹soכֵּֽן־kên- — so, thus, rightly, thereforeH3651 — Full Word Study → is the manאִ֭ישׁ’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → who deceivesרִמָּ֣הrim·māh — to throw, shoot, or deceiveH7411 — Full Word Study → his neighborרֵעֵ֑הוּrê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study → and saysוְ֝אָמַ֗רwə·’ā·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Iאָֽנִי׃’ā·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → was onlyהֲ‍ֽלֹא־hălō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → jokingמְשַׂחֵ֥קmə·śa·ḥêq — to laugh, mock, or make sportH7832 — Full Word Study →!” ²⁰Withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbə·’e·p̄es — End, cessation, extremity; nothing, noughtH657 — Full Word Study → woodעֵ֭צִים‘ê·ṣîm — Tree; wood; timberH6086 — Full Word Study →, a fireאֵ֑שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study → goes outתִּכְבֶּה־tiḵ·beh- — To extinguish or quench; to put outH3518 — Full Word Study →; withoutוּבְאֵ֥יןū·ḇə·’ên — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study → gossipנִ֝רְגָּ֗ןnir·gān — to grumble, murmur, complainH7279 — Full Word Study →, a conflictמָדֽוֹן׃mā·ḏō·wn — Strife, quarreling, contentionH4066 — Full Word Study → ceasesיִשְׁתֹּ֥קyiš·tōq — To be silent, quiet, or stillH8367 — Full Word Study →. ²¹Like charcoalפֶּחָ֣םpe·ḥām — burning coal; glowing embersH6352 — Full Word Study → for embersלְ֭גֶחָלִיםlə·ḡe·ḥā·lîm — burning coal, hot coalH1513 — Full Word Study → and woodוְעֵצִ֣יםwə·‘ê·ṣîm — Tree; wood; timberH6086 — Full Word Study → for fireלְאֵ֑שׁlə·’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study →, so is a quarrelsomeמְדוֹנִיםmə·ḏō·nīm — Strife, quarreling, contentionH4066 — Full Word Study → manוְאִ֥ישׁwə·’îš — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → for kindlingלְחַרְחַר־lə·ḥar·ḥar- — to burn with anger; to scorch or kindleH2787 — Full Word Study → strifeרִֽיב׃פrîḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study →. ²²The wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiḇ·rê — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of a gossipנִ֭רְגָּןnir·gān — to grumble, murmur, complainH7279 — Full Word Study → are like choice morselsכְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑יםkə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm — to swallow, engulf, or devourH3859 — Full Word Study → thatוְ֝הֵ֗םwə·hêm — They, them (masculine plural pronoun)H1992 — Full Word Study → go downיָרְד֥וּyā·rə·ḏū — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → into the inmost beingחַדְרֵי־ḥaḏ·rê- — Inner room, private chamber, bedroomH2315 — Full Word Study →. ²³Like glazeכֶּ֣סֶףke·sep̄ — Silver; money; price; valueH3701 — Full Word Study → coveringמְצֻפֶּ֣הmə·ṣup·peh — to overlay, cover, or coat with a surface layerH6823 — Full Word Study → an earthen vesselחָ֑רֶשׂḥā·reś — Earthenware vessel or pottery shardH2789 — Full Word Study → are burningדֹּלְקִ֣יםdō·lə·qîm — To burn, kindle, or pursue intenselyH1814 — Full Word Study → lipsשְׂפָתַ֖יִםśə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study → and a wickedרָֽע׃rā‘ — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → heartוְלֶב־wə·leḇ- — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴A hateful manשׂוֹנֵ֑אśō·w·nê — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study → disguises himselfיִנָּכֵ֣רyin·nā·ḵêr — To recognize, acknowledge, regard, or treat as strangeH5234 — Full Word Study → with his speechבִּשְׂפָתוֹbiś·p̄å̄·ṯō — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →, but he lays upיָשִׁ֥יתyā·šîṯ — to set, place, or appointH7896 — Full Word Study → deceitמִרְמָֽה׃mir·māh — deceit, treachery, or cunning deceptionH4820 — Full Word Study → in his heartוּ֝בְקִרְבּ֗וֹū·ḇə·qir·bōw — midst, inner part, heart, inward beingH7130 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵Whenכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → he speaksק֭וֹלוֹqō·w·lōw — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → graciouslyיְחַנֵּ֣ןyə·ḥan·nên — To show favor, mercy, or compassion; to be graciousH2603 — Full Word Study →, do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → believeתַּֽאֲמֶן־ta·’ă·men- — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → him, forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → sevenשֶׁ֖בַעše·ḇa‘ — The number seven; sevenfoldH7651 — Full Word Study → abominationsתּוֹעֵב֣וֹתtō·w·‘ê·ḇō·wṯ — Abomination; something detestable or loathsomeH8441 — Full Word Study → fill his heart. ²⁶Though his hatredשִׂ֭נְאָהśin·ʾāh — hatred, intense dislikeH8135 — Full Word Study → is concealedתִּכַּסֶּ֣הtik·kas·seh — to cover, conceal, hideH3680 — Full Word Study → by deceptionבְּמַשָּׁא֑וֹןbə·maš·šā·’ō·wn — Deceit, guile, treacheryH4860 — Full Word Study →, his wickednessרָעָת֣וֹrā·‘ā·ṯōw — evil, bad, harm, disasterH7451 — Full Word Study → will be exposedתִּגָּלֶ֖הtig·gā·leh — HeglamH1540 — Full Word Study → in the assemblyבְקָהָֽל׃ḇə·qā·hāl — Assembly, congregation, gathering of peopleH6951 — Full Word Study →. ²⁷He who digsכֹּֽרֶה־kō·re·hō·ša- — To dig; to plot or schemeH3738 — Full Word Study → a pitשַּׁ֭חַתša·ḥat̲ — Pit, grave, or destruction; the grave or hellH7845 — Full Word Study → will fallיִפֹּ֑לyip·pōl — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → into it, and he who rollsוְגֹ֥לֵ֥לwə·ḡō·lêl — to roll, turn over, or commitH1556 — Full Word Study → a stoneאֶ֝בֶן’e·ḇen — Stone; rock; precious stoneH68 — Full Word Study → will have it roll backתָּשֽׁוּב׃tā·šūḇ — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study → on himאֵלָ֥יו’ê·lāw — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →. ²⁸A lyingשֶׁ֭קֶרše·qer — Deception, falsehood, lieH8267 — Full Word Study → tongueלְֽשׁוֹן־lə·šō·w·nō·še- — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → hatesיִשְׂנָ֣אyiś·nā — to hate, despise, regard with hostilityH8130 — Full Word Study → those it crushesדַכָּ֑יוḏak·kāw — Crushed, broken, oppressedH1790 — Full Word Study →, and a flatteringחָ֝לָ֗קḥā·lāq — smooth, flattering, slipperyH2509 — Full Word Study → mouthוּפֶ֥הū·p̄eh — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → causesיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya·‘ă·śeh — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → ruinמִדְחֶֽה׃miḏ·ḥeh — Ruin, destruction, overthrowH4072 — Full Word Study →.