Category Archives: Mishlei (Pro)

1 The king’s heart inAdonai’s hand is like streams of water — he directs it wherever he pleases. 2 All a person’s ways are right in his own view, butAdonaiweighs the heart. 3 To do what is right and just is more pleasing toAdonaithan sacrifice. 4 Haughty looks, a proud heart — what the wicked […]

1 Rather than wealth, choose a good reputation, esteem over silver and gold. 2 Rich and poor have this in common — Adonaimade them both. 3 The clever see trouble coming and hide; the simple go on and pay the penalty. 4 The reward for humility is fear ofAdonai, along with wealth, honor and life. […]

1 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, think carefully about who is before you. 2 If you have a big appetite, put a knife to your throat! 3 Don’t be greedy for his delicacies, for they are deceptive food. 4 Don’t exhaust yourself in pursuit of wealth; be smart enough to desist. […]

1 Don’t be envious of evil people, and don’t desire to be with them. 2 For their minds are occupied with violence, and their lips speak of making trouble. 3 By wisdom a house is built, by understanding it is made secure, 4 and by knowledge its rooms are filled with all kinds of costly […]

1 These also are proverbs of Shlomo; the men of Hizkiyah king of Y’hudah copied them out: 2 God gets glory from concealing things; kings get glory from investigating things. 3 Like the sky for height or the earth for depth is the heart of kings — unfathomable. 4 Remove the impurities from the silver, […]

1 Like snow in summer or rain at harvest-time, so honor for a fool is out of place. 2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a flying swallow, an undeserved curse will come home to roost. 3 A whip for a horse, a bridle for a donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. 4 […]

1 Don’t boast about tomorrow, for you don’t know what the day may bring. 2 Let someone else praise you, not your own mouth, a stranger and not your own lips. 3 Stone is heavy and sand a dead weight, but a fool’s provocation outweighs them both. 4 Fury is cruel and anger overwhelming, but […]

1 The wicked flee when no one pursues them; but the righteous, like lions, feel sure of themselves. 2 A land which transgresses [is punished by] having many rulers; but with a man of understanding and knowledge, stability is prolonged. 3 A poor man who oppresses the weak is like a downpour that sweeps away […]

1 He who remains stiffnecked after much rebuke will be suddenly and incurably broken. 2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice; but when the wicked are in power, the people groan. 3 Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a patron of prostitutes wastes his wealth. 4 A king gives stability to […]

1 The words of Agur the son of Yakeh, the prophecy. The man says to Iti’el, to Iti’el and Ukhal: 2 I am more boorish than anyone, I lack human discernment; 3 I have not learned enough wisdom to know the Holy One. 4 Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has […]