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Proverbs 5— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּ֭נִיbə·nîMy sonH1121
1לְחָכְמָתִ֣יlə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯîto my wisdomH2451
2הַקְשִׁ֑יבָהhaq·šî·ḇāh;pay attentionH7181
3לִ֝תְבוּנָתִ֗יliṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯî,to my understandingH8394
4הַט־haṭ-LendH5186
5אָזְנֶֽךָ׃.’ā·zə·ne·ḵā.your earH0241

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לִשְׁמֹ֥רliš·mōrThat you may preserveH8104
1מְזִמּ֑וֹתmə·zim·mō·wṯ;discretionH4209
2וְ֝דַ֗עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ,and knowledgeH1847
3שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָśə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵāyour lipsH8193
4יִנְצֹֽרוּ׃.yin·ṣō·rū.may keepH5341

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1נֹ֣פֶתnō·p̄eṯhoneyH5317
2תִּ֭טֹּפְנָהtiṭ·ṭō·p̄ə·nāhdripH5197
3שִׂפְתֵ֣יśip̄·ṯêthe lipsH8193
4זָרָ֑הzā·rāh;of an immoral womanH2114
5וְחָלָ֖קwə·ḥā·lāqand smootherH2509
6מִשֶּׁ֣מֶןmiš·še·menthan oilH8081
7חִכָּֽהּ׃.ḥik·kāh.her mouth [is]H2441

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְֽ֭אַחֲרִיתָהּwə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāhBut in the endH0319
1מָרָ֣הmā·rāhshe is bitterH4751
2כַֽלַּעֲנָ֑הḵal·la·‘ă·nāh;as wormwoodH3939
3חַ֝דָּ֗הḥad·dāh,SharpH2299
4כְּחֶ֣רֶבkə·ḥe·reḇas a swordH2719
5פִּיּֽוֹת׃.pî·yō·wṯ.two-edgedH6310

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רַ֭גְלֶיהָraḡ·le·hāHer feetH7272
1יֹרְד֣וֹתyō·rə·ḏō·wṯgo downH3381
2מָ֑וֶתmā·weṯ;to deathH4194
3שְׁ֝א֗וֹל’ō·wl,of hellH7585
4צְעָדֶ֥יהָṣə·‘ā·ḏe·hāHer stepsH6806
5יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃.yiṯ·mō·ḵū.lay holdH8551

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֹ֣רַח’ō·raḥ[her] pathH0734
1חַ֭יִּיםḥay·yîmof lifeH2416
2פֶּן־pen-lestH6435
3תְּפַלֵּ֑סtə·p̄al·lês;you ponderH6424
4נָע֥וּnā·‘ūare unstableH5128
5מַ֝עְגְּלֹתֶ֗יהָma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā,Her waysH4570
6לֹ֣אnotH3808
7תֵדָֽע׃.ṯê·ḏā‘.You do know [them]H3045
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Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְעַתָּ֣הwə·‘at·tāhTherefore nowH6258
1בָ֭נִיםḇā·nîm[my] childrenH1121
2שִׁמְעוּ־šim·‘ū-hearH8085
3לִ֑יlî;me
4וְאַל־wə·’al-and notH0408
5תָּ֝ס֗וּרוּtā·sū·rū,do departH5493
6מֵאִמְרֵי־mê·’im·rê-from the wordsH0561
7פִֽי׃.p̄î.of my mouthH6310

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הַרְחֵ֣קhar·ḥêqRemove farH7368
1מֵעָלֶ֣יהָmê·‘ā·le·hāfrom herH5921
2דַרְכֶּ֑ךָḏar·ke·ḵā;your wayH1870
3וְאַל־wə·’al-and notH0408
4תִּ֝קְרַ֗בtiq·raḇ,do go nearH7126
5אֶל־’el-toH0413
6פֶּ֥תַחpe·ṯaḥthe doorH6607
7בֵּיתָֽהּ׃bê·ṯāh.of her houseH1004

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פֶּן־pen-lestH6435
1תִּתֵּ֣ןtit·tênyou giveH5414
2לַאֲחֵרִ֣יםla·’ă·ḥê·rîmto othersH0312
3הוֹדֶ֑ךָhō·w·ḏe·ḵā;your honorH1935
4וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָū·šə·nō·ṯe·ḵā,and your yearsH8141
5לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃lə·’aḵ·zā·rî.to the cruel [one]H0394

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פֶּֽן־pen-lestH6435
1יִשְׂבְּע֣וּyiś·bə·‘ūbe filledH7646
2זָרִ֣יםzā·rîmaliensH2114
3כֹּחֶ֑ךָkō·ḥe·ḵā;with your wealthH3581
4וַ֝עֲצָבֶ֗יךָwa·‘ă·ṣā·ḇe·ḵā,and your labors [go]H6089
5בְּבֵ֣יתbə·ḇêṯto the houseH1004
6נָכְרִֽי׃nā·ḵə·rî.of a foreignerH5237

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְנָהַמְתָּ֥wə·nā·ham·tāand you mournH5098
1בְאַחֲרִיתֶ֑ךָḇə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯe·ḵā;at lastH0319
2בִּכְל֥וֹתbiḵ·lō·wṯwhen are consumedH3615
3בְּ֝שָׂרְךָ֗bə·śā·rə·ḵā,your fleshH1320
4וּשְׁאֵרֶֽךָ׃.ū·šə·’ê·re·ḵā.and your bodyH7607

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְֽאָמַרְתָּ֗wə·’ā·mar·tā,And sayH0559
1אֵ֭יךְ’êḵhowH0349
2שָׂנֵ֣אתִיśā·nê·ṯîI have hatedH8130
3מוּסָ֑רmū·sār;instructionH4148
4וְ֝תוֹכַ֗חַתwə·ṯō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ,and correctionH8433
5נָאַ֥ץnā·’aṣdespisedH5006
6לִבִּֽי׃.lib·bî.my heartH3820

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְֽלֹא־wə·lō·šā-And notH3808
1שָׁ֭מַעְתִּיma‘·tîI have obeyedH8085
2בְּק֣וֹלbə·qō·wlthe voiceH6963
3מוֹרָ֑יmō·w·rāy;of my teachersH3384
4וְ֝לִֽמְלַמְּדַ֗יwə·lim·lam·mə·ḏay,and to those who instructed meH3925
5לֹא־lō-norH3808
6הִטִּ֥יתִיhiṭ·ṭî·ṯîinclinedH5186
7אָזְנִֽי׃.’ā·zə·nî.my earH0241

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֭מְעַטkim·‘aṭOn the vergeH4592
1הָיִ֣יתִיhā·yî·ṯîI wasH1961
2בְכָל־ḇə·ḵāl-of totalH3605
3רָ֑עrā‘;ruinH7451
4בְּת֖וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵin the midstH8432
5קָהָ֣לqā·hālof the congregationH6951
6וְעֵדָֽה׃.wə·‘ê·ḏāh.and assemblyH5712

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שְׁתֵה־šə·ṯêh-DrinkH8354
1מַ֥יִםma·yimwaterH4325
2מִבּוֹרֶ֑ךָmib·bō·w·re·ḵā;from your own cisternH0953
3וְ֝נֹזְלִ֗יםwə·nō·zə·lîm,and running waterH5140
4מִתּ֥וֹךְmit·tō·wḵfromH8432
5בְּאֵרֶֽךָ׃.bə·’ê·re·ḵā.your own wellH0875

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יָפ֣וּצוּyā·p̄ū·ṣūShould be dispersedH6327
1מַעְיְנֹתֶ֣יךָma‘·yə·nō·ṯe·ḵāyour fountainsH4599
2ח֑וּצָהḥū·ṣāh;abroadH2351
3בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתbā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ,in the streetsH7339
4פַּלְגֵי־pal·ḡê-StreamsH6388
5מָֽיִם׃.mā·yim.of waterH4325

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִֽהְיוּ־yih·yū-Let them beH1961
1לְךָ֥lə·ḵāyour own
2לְבַדֶּ֑ךָlə·ḇad·de·ḵā;onlyH0905
3וְאֵ֖יןwə·’ênand notH0369
4לְזָרִ֣יםlə·zā·rîmfor strangersH2114
5אִתָּֽךְ׃.’it·tāḵ.with youH0854

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יְהִֽי־yə·hî-Let beH1961
1מְקוֹרְךָ֥mə·qō·wr·ḵāyour fountainH4726
2בָר֑וּךְḇā·rūḵ;blessedH1288
3וּ֝שְׂמַ֗חū·śə·maḥ,and rejoiceH8055
4מֵאֵ֥שֶׁתmê·’ê·šeṯwith the wifeH0802
5נְעוּרֶֽךָ׃.nə·‘ū·re·ḵā.of your youthH5271

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַיֶּ֥לֶת’ay·ye·leṯ[As a] deerH0365
1אֲהָבִ֗ים’ă·hā·ḇîm,of loveH0158
2וְֽיַעֲלַ֫ת־wə·ya·‘ă·laṯ-and a doeH3280
3חֵ֥ןḥêngracefulH2580
4דַּ֭דֶּיהָdad·de·hāher breastsH1717
5יְרַוֻּ֣ךָyə·raw·wu·ḵālet satisfy youH7301
6בְכָל־ḇə·ḵāl-at allH3605
7עֵ֑ת‘êṯ;timesH6256
8בְּ֝אַהֲבָתָ֗הּbə·’a·hă·ḇā·ṯāh,with her loveH0160
9תִּשְׁגֶּ֥הtiš·gehand be enrapturedH7686
10תָמִֽיד׃.ṯā·mîḏ.alwaysH8548

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלָ֤מָּהwə·lām·māhFor whyH4100
1תִשְׁגֶּ֣הṯiš·gehshould you be enrapturedH7686
2בְנִ֣יḇə·nîmy sonH1121
3בְזָרָ֑הḇə·zā·rāh;by an immoral womanH2114
4וּ֝תְחַבֵּ֗קū·ṯə·ḥab·bêq,and be embracedH2263
5חֵ֣קḥêqin the armsH2436
6נָכְרִיָּֽה׃؟nā·ḵə·rî·yāh.of a seductressH5237

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יforH3588
1נֹ֨כַח ׀nō·ḵaḥ[are] beforeH5227
2עֵינֵ֣י‘ê·nêthe eyesH5869
3יְ֭הוָהYah·wehof YahwehH3069
4דַּרְכֵי־dar·ḵê-the waysH1870
5אִ֑ישׁ’îš;of manH0376
6וְֽכָל־wə·ḵāland allH3605
7מַעְגְּלֹתָ֥יוma‘·gə·lō·ṯāwhis pathsH4570
8מְפַלֵּֽס׃.mə·p̄al·lês.He pondersH6424

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו‪‬‘a·wō·w·nō·w·ṯāw,His own iniquitiesH5771
1יִלְכְּדֻנ֥וֹyil·kə·ḏu·nōwentrapH3920
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3הָרָשָׁ֑עhā·rā·šā‘;the wicked [man]H7563
4וּבְחַבְלֵ֥יū·ḇə·ḥaḇ·lêand in the cordsH8551
5חַ֝טָּאת֗וֹḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯōw,of his sinH2403
6יִתָּמֵֽךְ׃.yit·tā·mêḵ.he is caughtH2256

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0ה֗וּאhū,HeH1931
1יָ֭מוּתyā·mūṯshall dieH4191
2בְּאֵ֣יןbə·’ênfor lackH0369
3מוּסָ֑רmū·sār;of instructionH4148
4וּבְרֹ֖בū·ḇə·rōḇand in the greatnessH7230
5אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ’iw·wal·tōwof his follyH0200
6יִשְׁגֶּֽה׃.yiš·geh.he shall go astrayH7686
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