Proverbs 30 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Proverbs 31

¹The words of King Lemuel—the revelation which his mother taught him:

KJVThe words^H1697 of king^H4428 Lemuel^H3927, the prophecy^H4853 that his mother^H517 taught^H3256^(H8765) him.

² “Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!

KJVWhat, my son^H1248? and what, the son^H1248 of my womb^H990? and what, the son^H1248 of my vows^H5088?

³ Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8799) not thy strength^H2428 unto women^H802, nor thy ways^H1870 to that which destroyeth^H4229^(H8687) kings^H4428.

⁴ It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’

KJVIt is not for kings^H4428, O Lemuel^H3927, it is not for kings^H4428 to drink^H8354^(H8800) wine^H3196; nor for^H335^(H8675)^H176 princes^H7336^(H8802) strong drink^H7941:

⁵ lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.

KJVLest they drink^H8354^(H8799), and forget^H7911^(H8799) the law^H2710^(H8794), and pervert^H8138^(H8762) the judgment^H1779 of any of the afflicted^H1121^H6040.

⁶ Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

KJVGive^H5414^(H8798) strong drink^H7941 unto him that is ready to perish^H6^(H8802), and wine^H3196 unto those that be of heavy^H4751 hearts^H5315.

⁷ Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

KJVLet him drink^H8354^(H8799), and forget^H7911^(H8799) his poverty^H7389, and remember^H2142^(H8799) his misery^H5999 no more.

⁸ Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

KJVOpen^H6605^(H8798) thy mouth^H6310 for the dumb^H483 in the cause^H1779 of all such as are appointed^H1121 to destruction^H2475.

⁹ Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”

KJVOpen^H6605^(H8798) thy mouth^H6310, judge^H8199^(H8798) righteously^H6664, and plead^H1777^(H8798) the cause of the poor^H6041 and needy^H34.

¹⁰ Who can find a worthy woman? For her value is far above rubies.

KJVWho can find^H4672^(H8799) a virtuous^H2428 woman^H802? for her price^H4377 is far^H7350 above rubies^H6443.

¹¹ The heart of her husband trusts in her. He shall have no lack of gain.

KJVThe heart^H3820 of her husband^H1167 doth safely trust^H982^(H8804) in her, so that he shall have no need^H2637^(H8799) of spoil^H7998.

¹² She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.

KJVShe will do^H1580^(H8804) him good^H2896 and not evil^H7451 all the days^H3117 of her life^H2416.

¹³ She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.

KJVShe seeketh^H1875^(H8804) wool^H6785, and flax^H6593, and worketh^H6213^(H8799) willingly^H2656 with her hands^H3709.

¹⁴ She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.

KJVShe is like the merchants^H5503^(H8802)' ships^H591; she bringeth^H935^(H8686) her food^H3899 from afar^H4801.

¹⁵ She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and portions for her servant girls.

KJVShe riseth^H6965^(H8799) also while it is yet night^H3915, and giveth^H5414^(H8799) meat^H2964 to her household^H1004, and a portion^H2706 to her maidens^H5291.

¹⁶ She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.

KJVShe considereth^H2161^(H8804) a field^H7704, and buyeth^H3947^(H8799) it: with the fruit^H6529 of her hands^H3709 she planteth^H5193^(H8804) a vineyard^H3754.

¹⁷ She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.

KJVShe girdeth^H2296^(H8804) her loins^H4975 with strength^H5797, and strengtheneth^H553^(H8762) her arms^H2220.

¹⁸ She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp doesn’t go out by night.

KJVShe perceiveth^H2938^(H8804) that her merchandise^H5504 is good^H2896: her candle^H5216 goeth not out^H3518^(H8799) by night^H3915.

¹⁹ She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.

KJVShe layeth^H7971^(H8765) her hands^H3027 to the spindle^H3601, and her hands^H3709 hold^H8551^(H8804) the distaff^H6418.

²⁰ She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy.

KJVShe stretcheth out^H6566^(H8804) her hand^H3709 to the poor^H6041; yea, she reacheth forth^H7971^(H8765) her hands^H3027 to the needy^H34.

²¹ She is not afraid of the snow for her household, for all her household are clothed with scarlet.

KJVShe is not afraid^H3372^(H8799) of the snow^H7950 for her household^H1004: for all her household^H1004 are clothed^H3847^(H8803) with scarlet^H8144.

²² She makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

KJVShe maketh^H6213^(H8804) herself coverings of tapestry^H4765; her clothing^H3830 is silk^H8336 and purple^H713.

²³ Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

KJVHer husband^H1167 is known^H3045^(H8737) in the gates^H8179, when he sitteth^H3427^(H8800) among the elders^H2205 of the land^H776.

²⁴ She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.

KJVShe maketh^H6213^(H8804) fine linen^H5466, and selleth^H4376^(H8799) it; and delivereth^H5414^(H8804) girdles^H2289 unto the merchant^H3669.

²⁵ Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.

KJVStrength^H5797 and honour^H1926 are her clothing^H3830; and she shall rejoice^H7832^(H8799) in time^H3117 to come^H314.

²⁶ She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

KJVShe openeth^H6605^(H8804) her mouth^H6310 with wisdom^H2451; and in her tongue^H3956 is the law^H8451 of kindness^H2617.

²⁷ She looks well to the ways of her household, and doesn’t eat the bread of idleness.

KJVShe looketh well^H6822^(H8802) to the ways^H1979^(H8675)^H1979 of her household^H1004, and eateth^H398^(H8799) not the bread^H3899 of idleness^H6104.

²⁸ Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:

KJVHer children^H1121 arise up^H6965^(H8804), and call her blessed^H833^(H8762); her husband^H1167 also, and he praiseth^H1984^(H8762) her.

²⁹ “Many women do noble things, but you excel them all.”

KJVMany^H7227 daughters^H1323 have done^H6213^(H8804) virtuously^H2428, but thou excellest^H5927^(H8804) them all.

³⁰ Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.

KJVFavour^H2580 is deceitful^H8267, and beauty^H3308 is vain^H1892: but a woman^H802 that feareth^H3373 the LORD^H3068, she shall be praised^H1984^(H8691).

³¹ Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works praise her in the gates!

KJVGive^H5414^(H8798) her of the fruit^H6529 of her hands^H3027; and let her own works^H4639 praise^H1984^(H8762) her in the gates^H8179.

WEB·Proverbs 30

¹The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:

KJVThe words^H1697 of Agur^H94 the son^H1121 of Jakeh^H3348, even the prophecy^H4853: the man^H1397 spake^H5002^(H8803) unto Ithiel^H384, even unto Ithiel^H384 and Ucal^H401,

² “Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.

KJVSurely I am more brutish^H1198 than any man^H376, and have not the understanding^H998 of a man^H120.

³ I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.

KJVI neither learned^H3925^(H8804) wisdom^H2451, nor have^H3045^(H8799) the knowledge^H1847 of the holy^H6918.

⁴ Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?

KJVWho hath ascended up^H5927^(H8804) into heaven^H8064, or descended^H3381^(H8799)? who hath gathered^H622^(H8804) the wind^H7307 in his fists^H2651? who hath bound^H6887^(H8804) the waters^H4325 in a garment^H8071? who hath established^H6965^(H8689) all the ends^H657 of the earth^H776? what is his name^H8034, and what is his son's^H1121 name^H8034, if thou canst tell^H3045^(H8799)?

⁵ “Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

KJVEvery word^H565 of God^H433 is pure^H6884^(H8803): he is a shield^H4043 unto them that put their trust^H2620^(H8802) in him.

⁶ Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.

KJVAdd^H3254^(H8686) thou not unto his words^H1697, lest he reprove^H3198^(H8686) thee, and thou be found a liar^H3576^(H8738).

⁷ “Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.

KJVTwo^H8147 things have I required^H7592^(H8804) of thee; deny^H4513^(H8799) me them not before I die^H4191^(H8799):

⁸ Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

KJVRemove far^H7368^(H8685) from me vanity^H7723 and lies^H1697^H3577: give^H5414^(H8799) me neither poverty^H7389 nor riches^H6239; feed^H2963^(H8685) me with food^H3899 convenient^H2706 for me:

⁹ lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

KJVLest I be full^H7646^(H8799), and deny^H3584^(H8765) thee, and say^H559^(H8804), Who is the LORD^H3068? or lest I be poor^H3423^(H8735), and steal^H1589^(H8804), and take^H8610^(H8804) the name^H8034 of my God^H430 in vain.

¹⁰ “Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

KJVAccuse^H3960^(H8686) not a servant^H5650 unto his master^H113, lest he curse^H7043^(H8762) thee, and thou be found guilty^H816^(H8804).

¹¹ There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.

KJVThere is a generation^H1755 that curseth^H7043^(H8762) their father^H1, and doth not bless^H1288^(H8762) their mother^H517.

¹² There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.

KJVThere is a generation^H1755 that are pure^H2889 in their own eyes^H5869, and yet is not washed^H7364^(H8795) from their filthiness^H6675.

¹³ There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.

KJVThere is a generation^H1755, O how lofty^H7311^(H8804) are their eyes^H5869! and their eyelids^H6079 are lifted up^H5375^(H8735).

¹⁴ There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.

KJVThere is a generation^H1755, whose teeth^H8127 are as swords^H2719, and their jaw teeth^H4973 as knives^H3979, to devour^H398^(H8800) the poor^H6041 from off the earth^H776, and the needy^H34 from among men^H120.

¹⁵ “The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:

KJVThe horseleach^H5936 hath two^H8147 daughters^H1323, crying, Give^H3051^(H8798), give^H3051^(H8798). There are three^H7969 things that are never satisfied^H7646^(H8799), yea, four^H702 things say^H559^(H8804) not, It is enough^H1952:

¹⁶ Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’

KJVThe grave^H7585; and the barren^H6115 womb^H7356; the earth^H776 that is not filled^H7646^(H8804) with water^H4325; and the fire^H784 that saith^H559^(H8804) not, It is enough^H1952.

¹⁷ “The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.

KJVThe eye^H5869 that mocketh^H3932^(H8799) at his father^H1, and despiseth^H936^(H8799) to obey^H3349 his mother^H517, the ravens^H6158 of the valley^H5158 shall pick it out^H5365^(H8799), and the young^H1121 eagles^H5404 shall eat^H398^(H8799) it.

¹⁸ “There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:

KJVThere be three^H7969 things which are too wonderful^H6381^(H8738) for me, yea, four^H702 which I know^H3045^(H8804) not:

¹⁹ The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.

KJVThe way^H1870 of an eagle^H5404 in the air^H8064; the way^H1870 of a serpent^H5175 upon a rock^H6697; the way^H1870 of a ship^H591 in the midst^H3820 of the sea^H3220; and the way^H1870 of a man^H1397 with a maid^H5959.

²⁰ “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’

KJVSuch is the way^H1870 of an adulterous^H5003^(H8764) woman^H802; she eateth^H398^(H8804), and wipeth^H4229^(H8804) her mouth^H6310, and saith^H559^(H8804), I have done^H6466^(H8804) no wickedness^H205.

²¹ “For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:

KJVFor three^H7969 things the earth^H776 is disquieted^H7264^(H8804), and for four^H702 which it cannot^H3201^(H8799) bear^H5375^(H8800):

²² For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,

KJVFor a servant^H5650 when he reigneth^H4427^(H8799); and a fool^H5036 when he is filled^H7646^(H8799) with meat^H3899;

²³ for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.

KJVFor an odious^H8130^(H8803) woman when she is married^H1166^(H8735); and an handmaid^H8198 that is heir^H3423^(H8799) to her mistress^H1404.

²⁴ “There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:

KJVThere be four^H702 things which are little^H6996 upon the earth^H776, but they are exceeding^H2449^(H8794) wise^H2450:

²⁵ The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.

KJVThe ants^H5244 are a people^H5971 not strong^H5794, yet they prepare^H3559^(H8686) their meat^H3899 in the summer^H7019;

²⁶ The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

KJVThe conies^H8227 are but a feeble^H6099 folk^H5971, yet make^H7760^(H8799) they their houses^H1004 in the rocks^H5553;

²⁷ The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.

KJVThe locusts^H697 have no king^H4428, yet go they forth^H3318^(H8799) all of them by bands^H2686^(H8802);

²⁸ You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.

KJVThe spider^H8079 taketh hold^H8610^(H8762) with her hands^H3027, and is in kings^H4428' palaces^H1964.

²⁹ “There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:

KJVThere be three^H7969 things which go^H6806 well^H3190^(H8688), yea, four^H702 are comely^H2895^(H8688) in going^H3212^(H8800):

³⁰ The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;

KJVA lion^H3918 which is strongest^H1368 among beasts^H929, and turneth not away^H7725^(H8799) for^H6440 any;

³¹ the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.

KJVA greyhound^H4975^H2223; an he goat^H8495 also^H176; and a king^H4428, against whom there is no rising up^H510.

³² “If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

KJVIf thou hast done foolishly^H5034^(H8804) in lifting up^H5375^(H8692) thyself, or if thou hast thought evil^H2161^(H8804), lay thine hand^H3027 upon thy mouth^H6310.

³³ For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”

KJVSurely the churning^H4330 of milk^H2461 bringeth forth^H3318^(H8686) butter^H2529, and the wringing^H4330 of the nose^H639 bringeth forth^H3318^(H8686) blood^H1818: so the forcing^H4330 of wrath^H639 bringeth forth^H3318^(H8686) strife^H7379.

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