Proverbs 2727ProverbsMore of Solomon's proverbsThe Orthodox Jewish Bible Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha The Holy Bible

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1. Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

   (James 4:13–17)

2. 1ENGOJBBoast not thyself of yom makhar (tomorrow), for thou hast no da'as of what a yom may bring forth.BSBBSB: Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring.
3. 2ENGOJBLet another praise thee, and not thine own peh (mouth); a nokhri (stranger), and not thine own sfatayim (lips).BSBBSB: Let another praise you, and not your own mouth—a stranger, and not your own lips.
4. 3ENGOJBAn even (stone) is heavy, and the chol (sand) weighty; but a foolʼs wrath is heavier than them both.BSBBSB: A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
5. 4ENGOJBChemah (anger) is cruel, and fury is a torrent, but who is able to stand before kinah (jealousy, envy)?BSBBSB: Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
6. 5ENGOJBOpen tovah tokhakhat (good, constructive reproof) is better than secret ahavah.BSBBSB: Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
7. 6ENGOJBNe'emanim (faithful) are the wounds of an ohev (friend); but deceitful the neshikot (kisses) of an enemy.BSBBSB: The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.
8. 7ENGOJBThe full nefesh trampleth a honeycomb, but to the hungry nefesh every mar (bitter thing) is sweet.BSBBSB: The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.
9. 8ENGOJBAs a tzippor that wandereth from her ken (nest), so is an ish that wandereth from his makom (place, home).BSBBSB: Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.
10. 9ENGOJBShemen and ketoret rejoice the lev; so doth the sweet discourse of a re'a (friend) from an atzat nefesh (a counselling of the soul).BSBBSB: Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.
11. 10ENGOJBThine own re'a (friend), and the re'a avicha, forsake not; neither go into thy brotherʼs bais in the yom of thy calamity; for better is a shakhen (neighbor) that is near than a brother far off.BSBBSB: Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
12. 11ENGOJBBeni (my son), be chacham, and make my lev glad, that I may answer my accusers.BSBBSB: Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart, so that I can answer him who taunts me.
13. 12ENGOJBA prudent man foreseeth ra'ah, and hideth himself; but the naïve ones trudge on, and are punished.BSBBSB: The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
14. 13ENGOJBTake his beged (garment) that is collateral for a zar; seize the pledge given for surety for a nokhriyah (strange woman, foreign woman, seductress).BSBBSB: Take the garment of him who posts security for a stranger; get collateral if it is for a foreigner.
15. 14ENGOJBHe that maketh a bracha on his re'a (friend) with a kol gadol (loud voice), rising early in the boker, it shall be counted a kelalah to him.BSBBSB: If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
16. 15ENGOJBA continual dripping in a very rainy day and a quarrelsome isha are alike;BSBBSB: A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—
17. 16ENGOJBTo restrain her is like restraining the ruach (wind), and like grasping shemen in the right hand.BSBBSB: restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
18. 17ENGOJBBarzel (iron) sharpeneth barzel (iron); so one ish sharpeneth another.BSBBSB: As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
19. 18ENGOJBHe who is guard over the te'enah (fig tree) shall eat the p'ri (fruit) thereof, so he that is shomer over his adon shall be honored.BSBBSB: Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
20. 19ENGOJBAs mayim reflecteth the face, so one lev ha'adam reflects another.BSBBSB: As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
21. 20ENGOJBSheol and Avaddon are never full; so the eynayim of adam are never satisfied.BSBBSB: Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
22. 21ENGOJBAs the crucible is for kesef, and the furnace for zahav; so is an ish tested by the praise he receives.BSBBSB: A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.
23. 22ENGOJBThough thou shouldest grind a fool in the makhtesh (mortar) among grain with the pestle, yet will not his folly be removed from him.BSBBSB: Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
24. 23ENGOJBBe thou diligent to know the condition of thy tzon, and look well to thy adarim (flocks).BSBBSB: Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
25. 24ENGOJBFor riches are not l'olam (forever); and doth the nezer (crown) endure dor vador?BSBBSB: for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
26. 25ENGOJBThe hay is removed, and the deshe (tender grass) showeth itself, and herbs of the harim are gathered,BSBBSB: When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered,
27. 26ENGOJBThe kevasim (lambs) are for thy clothing, and the goats are the purchase price of the sadeh.BSBBSB: the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
28. 27ENGOJBAnd thou shalt have cholov of izzim (goats) enough for thy lechem, for the lechem of thy bais, and for the nourishment of thy na'arot (servant girls).BSBBSB: You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed you—food for your household and nourishment for your maidservants.

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