--- title: Proverbs 1 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Proverbs chapter 1 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/) / chapter 1 # Proverbs 1 33 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [1:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.1/) — מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ — THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; - [1:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.2/) — לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ — To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding; - [1:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.3/) — לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ — To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity; - [1:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.4/) — לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ — To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion; - [1:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.5/) — יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ — That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels; - [1:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.6/) — לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ — To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. - [1:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.7/) — יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃פ — The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline. - [1:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.8/) — שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ — Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother; - [1:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.9/) — כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ — For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. - [1:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.10/) — בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ — My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. - [1:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.11/) — אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ — If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause; - [1:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.12/) — נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ — Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit; - [1:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.13/) — כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ — We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil; - [1:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.14/) — גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ — Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' — - [1:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.15/) — בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ — My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path; - [1:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.16/) — כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ — For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. - [1:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.17/) — כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַלכָּנָֽף׃ — For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird; - [1:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.18/) — וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ — And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives. - [1:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.19/) — כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃פ — So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof. - [1:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.20/) — חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ — Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places; - [1:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.21/) — בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ — She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words: - [1:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.22/) — עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ — 'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge? - [1:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.23/) — תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ — Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. - [1:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.24/) — יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ — Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended, - [1:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.25/) — וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ — But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof; - [1:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.26/) — גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ — I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh; - [1:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.27/) — בְּבֹא כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ — When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you. - [1:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.28/) — אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ — Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me. - [1:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.29/) — תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ — For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD; - [1:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.30/) — לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ — They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof. - [1:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.31/) — וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ — Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. - [1:32](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.32/) — כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ — For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them. - [1:33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO.1.33/) — וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃פ — But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.' - ← previous: [Psalms 150](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/150/) - next →: [Proverbs 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/2/) - ↑ back to [Proverbs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PRO/)