Proverbs 18

KJV

1  Through desire⁸³⁷⁸ a man, having separated himself,⁶⁵⁰⁴ seeketh¹²⁴⁵ and intermeddleth¹⁵⁶⁶ with all³⁶⁰⁵ wisdom.⁸⁴⁵⁴

2  A fool³⁶⁸⁴ hath no³⁸⁰⁸ delight²⁶⁵⁴ in understanding,⁸³⁹⁴ but^{3588 518} that his heart³⁸²⁰ may discover itself.¹⁵⁴⁰

3  When the wicked⁷⁵⁶³ cometh,⁹³⁵ then cometh⁹³⁵ also¹⁵⁷¹ contempt,⁹³⁷ and with⁵⁹⁷³ ignominy⁷⁰³⁶ reproach.²⁷⁸¹

4  The words¹⁶⁹⁷ of a man's³⁷⁶ mouth⁶³¹⁰ are as deep⁶⁰¹³ waters,⁴³²⁵ and the wellspring⁴⁷²⁶ of wisdom²⁴⁵¹ as a flowing⁵⁰⁴² brook.⁵¹⁵⁸

5  It is not³⁸⁰⁸ good²⁸⁹⁶ to accept⁵³⁷⁵ the person⁶⁴⁴⁰ of the wicked,⁷⁵⁶³ to overthrow⁵¹⁸⁶ the righteous⁶⁶⁶² in judgment.⁴⁹⁴¹

6  A fool's³⁶⁸⁴ lips⁸¹⁹³ enter⁹³⁵ into contention,⁷³⁷⁹ and his mouth⁶³¹⁰ calleth⁷¹²¹ for strokes.⁴¹¹²

7  A fool's³⁶⁸⁴ mouth⁶³¹⁰ is his destruction,⁴²⁸⁸ and his lips⁸¹⁹³ are the snare⁴¹⁷⁰ of his soul.⁵³¹⁵

8  The words¹⁶⁹⁷ of a talebearer⁵³⁷² are as wounds,³⁸⁵⁹ and they¹⁹⁹² go down³³⁸¹ into the innermost parts²³¹⁵ of the belly.⁹⁹⁰

9  He¹⁹³¹ also¹⁵⁷¹ that is slothful⁷⁵⁰³ in his work⁴³⁹⁹ is brother²⁵¹ to him that is a great¹¹⁶⁷ waster.⁴⁸⁸⁹

10  The name⁸⁰³⁴ of the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ is a strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ tower:⁴⁰²⁶ the righteous⁶⁶⁶² runneth⁷³²³ into it, and is safe.⁷⁶⁸²

11  The rich man's⁶²²³ wealth¹⁹⁵² is his strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ city,⁷¹⁵¹ and as a high⁷⁶⁸² wall²³⁴⁶ in his own conceit.⁴⁹⁰⁶

12  Before⁶⁴⁴⁰ destruction⁷⁶⁶⁷ the heart³⁸²⁰ of man³⁷⁶ is haughty,¹³⁶¹ and before⁶⁴⁴⁰ honor³⁵¹⁹ is humility.⁶⁰³⁸

13  He that answereth⁷⁷²⁵ a matter¹⁶⁹⁷ before²⁹⁶² he heareth⁸⁰⁸⁵ it, it¹⁹³¹ is folly²⁰⁰ and shame³⁶³⁹ unto him.

14  The spirit⁷³⁰⁷ of a man³⁷⁶ will sustain³⁵⁵⁷ his infirmity;⁴²⁴⁵ but a wounded⁵²¹⁸ spirit⁷³⁰⁷ who⁴³¹⁰ can bear?⁵³⁷⁵

15  The heart³⁸²⁰ of the prudent⁹⁹⁵ getteth⁷⁰⁶⁹ knowledge;¹⁸⁴⁷ and the ear²⁴¹ of the wise²⁴⁵⁰ seeketh¹²⁴⁵ knowledge.¹⁸⁴⁷

16  A man's¹²⁰ gift⁴⁹⁷⁶ maketh room⁷³³⁷ for him, and bringeth⁵¹⁴⁸ him before⁶⁴⁴⁰ great¹⁴¹⁹ men.

17  He that is first⁷²²³ in his own cause⁷³⁷⁹ seemeth just;⁶⁶⁶² but his neighbor⁷⁴⁵³ cometh⁹³⁵ and searcheth²⁷¹³ him.

18  The lot¹⁴⁸⁶ causeth contentions⁴⁰⁷⁹ to cease,⁷⁶⁷³ and parteth⁶⁵⁰⁴ between⁹⁹⁶ the mighty.⁶⁰⁹⁹

19  A brother²⁵¹ offended⁶⁵⁸⁶ is harder to be won than a strong⁵⁷⁹⁷ city:^{4480 7151} and their contentions⁴⁰⁷⁹ are like the bars¹²⁸⁰ of a castle.⁷⁵⁹

20  A man's³⁷⁶ belly⁹⁹⁰ shall be satisfied⁷⁶⁴⁶ with the fruit^{4480 6529} of his mouth;⁶³¹⁰ and with the increase⁸³⁹³ of his lips⁸¹⁹³ shall he be filled.⁷⁶⁴⁶

21  Death⁴¹⁹⁴ and life²⁴¹⁶ are in the power³⁰²⁷ of the tongue:³⁹⁵⁶ and they that love¹⁵⁷ it shall eat³⁹⁸ the fruit⁶⁵²⁹ thereof.

22  Whoso findeth⁴⁶⁷² a wife⁸⁰² findeth⁴⁶⁷² a good²⁸⁹⁶ thing, and obtaineth⁶³²⁹ favor⁷⁵²² of the LORD.^{4480 3068}

23  The poor⁷³²⁶ useth¹⁶⁹⁶ entreaties;⁸⁴⁶⁹ but the rich⁶²²³ answereth⁶⁰³⁰ roughly.⁵⁷⁹⁴

24  A man³⁷⁶ that hath friends⁷⁴⁵³ must show himself friendly:⁷⁴⁸⁹ and there is³⁴²⁶ a friend¹⁵⁷ that sticketh closer¹⁶⁹⁵ than a brother.^{4480 251}

Sep

1 προφάσεις ζητεῖ ἀνὴρ βουλόμενος χωρίζεσθαι ἀπὸ φίλων ἐν παντὶ δὲ καιρῷ ἐπονείδιστος ἔσται

2 οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν μᾶλλον γὰρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ

3 ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἀσεβὴς εἰς βάθος κακῶν καταφρονεῖ ἐπέρχεται δὲ αὐτῷ ἀτιμία καὶ ὄνειδος

4 ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδύει καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς

5 θαυμάσαι πρόσωπον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ καλόν οὐδὲ ὅσιον ἐκκλίνειν τὸ δίκαιον ἐν κρίσει

6 χείλη ἄφρονος ἄγουσιν αὐτὸν εἰς κακά τὸ δὲ στόμα αὐτοῦ τὸ θρασὺ θάνατον ἐπικαλεῖται

7 στόμα ἄφρονος συντριβὴ αὐτῷ τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτοῦ παγὶς τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτοῦ

8 ὀκνηροὺς καταβάλλει φόβος ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀνδρογύνων πεινάσουσιν

9 ὁ μὴ ἰώμενος ἑαυτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ ἀδελφός ἐστιν τοῦ λυμαινομένου ἑαυτόν

10 ἐκ μεγαλωσύνης ἰσχύος ὄνομα κυρίου αὐτῷ δὲ προσδραμόντες δίκαιοι ὑψοῦνται

11 ὕπαρξις πλουσίου ἀνδρὸς πόλις ὀχυρά ἡ δὲ δόξα αὐτῆς μέγα ἐπισκιάζει

12 πρὸ συντριβῆς ὑψοῦται καρδία ἀνδρός καὶ πρὸ δόξης ταπεινοῦται

13 ὃς ἀποκρίνεται λόγον πρὶν ἀκοῦσαι ἀφροσύνη αὐτῷ ἐστιν καὶ ὄνειδος

14 θυμὸν ἀνδρὸς πραΰνει θεράπων φρόνιμος ὀλιγόψυχον δὲ ἄνδρα τίς ὑποίσει

15 καρδία φρονίμου κτᾶται αἴσθησιν ὦτα δὲ σοφῶν ζητεῖ ἔννοιαν

16 δόμα ἀνθρώπου ἐμπλατύνει αὐτὸν καὶ παρὰ δυνάσταις καθιζάνει αὐτόν

17 δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ ὡς δ᾽ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται

18 ἀντιλογίας παύει κλῆρος ἐν δὲ δυνάσταις ὁρίζει

19 ἀδελφὸς ὑπὸ ἀδελφοῦ βοηθούμενος ὡς πόλις ὀχυρὰ καὶ ὑψηλή ἰσχύει δὲ ὥσπερ τεθεμελιωμένον βασίλειον

20 ἀπὸ καρπῶν στόματος ἀνὴρ πίμπλησιν κοιλίαν αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ δὲ καρπῶν χειλέων αὐτοῦ ἐμπλησθήσεται

21 θάνατος καὶ ζωὴ ἐν χειρὶ γλώσσης οἱ δὲ κρατοῦντες αὐτῆς ἔδονται τοὺς καρποὺς αὐτῆς

22 ὃς εὗρεν γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν εὗρεν χάριτας ἔλαβεν δὲ παρὰ θεοῦ ἱλαρότητα
ὃς ἐκβάλλει γυναῖκα ἀγαθήν ἐκβάλλει τὰ ἀγαθά ὁ δὲ κατέχων μοιχαλίδα ἄφρων καὶ ἀσεβής

Tan

‎1 ‏לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ נִפְרָ֑ד בְּכָל־תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃

‎2 ‏לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃

‎3 ‏בְּֽבוֹא־רָ֭שָׁע בָּ֣א גַם־בּ֑וּז וְֽעִם־קָל֥וֹן חֶרְפָּֽה׃

‎4 ‏מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה׃

‎5 ‏שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע לֹא־ט֑וֹב לְהַטּ֥וֹת צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃

‎6 ‏שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃

‎7 ‏פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

‎8 ‏דִּבְרֵ֣י נִ֭רְגָּן כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים וְ֝הֵ֗ם יָרְד֥וּ חַדְרֵי־בָֽטֶן׃

‎9 ‏גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃

‎10 ‏מִגְדַּל־עֹ֭ז³ שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה בּֽוֹ־יָר֖וּץ צַדִּ֣יק וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃

‎11 ‏ה֣וֹן עָ֭שִׁיר קִרְיַ֣ת עֻזּ֑וֹ וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃

‎12 ‏לִפְנֵי־שֶׁ֭בֶר יִגְבַּ֣הּ לֵב־אִ֑ישׁ וְלִפְנֵ֖י כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה׃

‎13 ‏מֵשִׁ֣יב דָּ֭בָר בְּטֶ֣רֶם יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִוֶּ֥לֶת הִיא־ל֝֗וֹ וּכְלִמָּֽה׃

‎14 ‏רֽוּחַ־אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה מִ֣י יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃

‎15 ‏לֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן יִקְנֶה־דָּ֑עַת וְאֹ֥זֶן חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תְּבַקֶּשׁ־דָּֽעַת׃

‎16 ‏מַתָּ֣ן אָ֭דָם יַרְחִ֣יב ל֑וֹ וְלִפְנֵ֖י גְדֹלִ֣ים יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃

‎17 ‏צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ יבא־ וּבָֽא־ רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃

‎18 ‏מִ֭דְיָנִים יַשְׁבִּ֣ית הַגּוֹרָ֑ל וּבֵ֖ין עֲצוּמִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיד׃

‎19 ‏אָ֗ח נִפְשָׁ֥ע מִקִּרְיַת־עֹ֑ז ומדונים וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים כִּבְרִ֥יחַ אַרְמֽוֹן׃

‎20 ‏מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע בִּטְנ֑וֹ תְּבוּאַ֖ת שְׂפָתָ֣יו יִשְׂבָּֽע׃

‎21 ‏מָ֣וֶת וְ֭חַיִּים בְּיַד־לָשׁ֑וֹן וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ יֹאכַ֥ל פִּרְיָֽהּ׃

‎22 ‏מָצָ֣א אִ֭שָּׁה מָ֣צָא ט֑וֹב וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהוָֽה׃

‎23 ‏תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים יְדַבֶּר־רָ֑שׁ וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר יַעֲנֶ֥ה עַזּֽוֹת׃

‎24 ‏אִ֣ישׁ רֵ֭עִים לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ וְיֵ֥שׁ אֹ֝הֵ֗ב דָּבֵ֥ק מֵאָֽח׃

Vul

1 [Occasiones quærit qui vult recedere ab amico:
omni tempore erit exprobrabilis.

2 Non recipit stultus verba prudentiæ,
nisi ea dixeris quæ versantur in corde ejus.

3 Impius, cum in profundum venerit peccatorum, contemnit;
sed sequitur eum ignominia et opprobrium.

4 Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri,
et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ.

5 Accipere personam impii non est bonum,
ut declines a veritate judicii.]

6 [Labia stulti miscent se rixis,
et os ejus jurgia provocat.

7 Os stulti contritio ejus,
et labia ipsius ruina animæ ejus.

8 Verba bilinguis quasi simplicia,
et ipsa perveniunt usque ad interiora ventris.
Pigrum dejicit timor;
animæ autem effeminatorum esurient.

9 Qui mollis et dissolutus est in opere suo
frater est sua opera dissipantis.

10 Turris fortissima nomen Domini;
ad ipsum currit justus, et exaltabitur.

11 Substantia divitis urbs roboris ejus,
et quasi murus validus circumdans eum.

12 Antequam conteratur, exaltatur cor hominis,
et antequam glorificetur, humiliatur.

13 Qui prius respondet quam audiat,
stultum se esse demonstrat, et confusione dignum.

14 Spiritus viri sustentat imbecillitatem suam;
spiritum vero ad irascendum facilem quis poterit sustinere?

15 Cor prudens possidebit scientiam,
et auris sapientium quærit doctrinam.]

16 [Donum hominis dilatat viam ejus,
et ante principes spatium ei facit.

17 Justus prior est accusator sui:
venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.

18 Contradictiones comprimit sors,
et inter potentes quoque dijudicat.

19 Frater qui adjuvatur a fratre quasi civitas firma,
et judicia quasi vectes urbium.

20 De fructu oris viri replebitur venter ejus,
et genimina labiorum ipsius saturabunt eum.

21 Mors et vita in manu linguæ;
qui diligunt eam comedent fructus ejus.

22 Qui invenit mulierem bonam invenit bonum,
et hauriet jucunditatem a Domino.
Qui expellit mulierem bonam expellit bonum;
qui autem tenet adulteram stultus est et impius.

23 Cum obsecrationibus loquetur pauper,
et dives effabitur rigide.

24 Vir amabilis ad societatem
magis amicus erit quam frater.]