The teaching of the wise son
13:1 A wise son heeds his father’s discipline: but a scoffer doesn’t hear reprimand.
13:2 From the fruit of man’sאִישׁ
Transliteration: ‘îš Pronunciation: eesh man, human being
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy For more info click here mouth he will eat goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here: but the soulוְנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nep̄eš Pronunciation:neh’-fesh feminine noun Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here of the faithless [will eat] violence.
13:3 He that watches his mouth protect his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šô – Meaning: his soul, himself, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here: [but] he that opens his big mouth comes to ruin.
13:4 His lazy soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šô – Meaning: his soul, himself, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here desires, and [has] nothing: but the sousוְנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: vᵊnep̄eš Hebrew Noun: Common Both Singular Construct Meaning: and/but the soul, and/but the our self, and/but the life, and/but the creature, and/but the person, and/but the appetite, and/but the mind, and/but the living beings, and/but the desires, and/but the emotions, and/but the passions – For more info click here of the diligent will become prosperous.
13:5 A righteous (man)צַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here hates lying: but a wickedוְרָשָׁע
Transliteration: vᵊrāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here (man) is vile and shameful.
13:6 Charityצְדָקָה
Transliteration: ṣᵊḏāqâ Pronunciation: tsed-aw-kaw’ To do what is right the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations. Righteousness is not an abstract notion but rather consists in doing what is just and right in all relationships rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity):—justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness), charity – For more info click here will guard him who’s wayדָּרֶךְ
Transliteration: dereḵ – way,road, distance,journey, manner, path, direction, toward – For more info click here is upright: but wickednessוְרִשְׁעָה
Transliteration: vᵊrišʿâ – wrong (especially moral):—fault, wickedly(-ness) – For more info click here corrupts the sinnerחַטָּאָת
Transliteration: ḥaṭṭō’ṯêhem – an offense (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender:—punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering) – For more info click here.
13:7 Some pretend to be rich, yet [have] nothing: others pretend to be poor, yet [have] great wealth.
13:8 A man’sאִישׁ
Transliteration: ‘îš Pronunciation: eesh man, human being
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):—also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), none, one, people, person, steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy For more info click here wealth may redeem his lifeנֶפֶשׁ
Transliteration: nep̄eš Pronunciation:neh’-fesh feminine noun Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here : but the poor get no threats.
13:9 The light of the righteousצַדִּיקִים
Transliteration ṣadîqîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here rejoices: but the lamp of the wickedרְשָׁעִים
Transliteration: rᵊšāʿîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad people:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (men), that did wrong – For more info click here will die out.
13:10 Only by insolence comes strife: but wisdom is with those who take advice.
13:11 Wealth [gained] by vanity will be diminished: but those who gather by hard work will increase.
13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but desire realized is a tree of life.
13:13 Whoever scorns a word will be destroyed: but those who reveres a commandmentמִצְוָה
Transliteration: miṣvâ Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Absolute Meaning: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law):—(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept. For more info click here will be rewarded..
13:14 The Torahתּוֹרַת
Transliteration; tôraṯ – Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Absolute – “Instructions”, “Teachings” or “Laws”) The first five books of the Bible or also called “the books of Moses” comes from an archery term meaning to shoot. of the wise is a source of life, to avoid the traps of death.
13:15 Goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here sense gives grace: but the way of the faithless is hard.
13:16 Every [cautious] person acts with knowledge: but a fool broadcasts his foolishness.
13:17 The wickedהָרָשָׁע
Transliteration: rāšāʿ – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong – For more info click here messengerמַלְאָךְ
Transliteration: mal’āḵ Pronunciation: mal-awk’ angel, agent, messenger, ambassador or representative. For more info click here falls into evilרָשָׁע
Transliteration: rāšāʿ – In the KJV is translated in the following manner: evil (442x), wickedness (59x), wicked (25x), mischief (21x), hurt (20x), bad (13x), trouble (10x), sore (9x), affliction (6x), ill (5x), adversity (4x), ill favored (3x), harm (3x), naught (3x), noisome (2x), grievous (2x), sad (2x), miscellaneous (34x) For more info click here: but a faithful ambassador [will bring] healing.
13:18 Poverty and shame [will befall] him that refuses instruction: but he that heeds correction will be honored.
13:19 The desire realized is sweet to the soulלְנָפֶשׁ
Transliteration: lᵊnāp̄eš Hebrew Noun: Common Both Singular Absolute Meaning: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion For more info click here: but it is an abomination to fools to turn from evilמֵרָע
Transliteration: mērāʿ – In the KJV is translated in the following manner: evil (442x), wickedness (59x), wicked (25x), mischief (21x), hurt (20x), bad (13x), trouble (10x), sore (9x), affliction (6x), ill (5x), adversity (4x), ill favored (3x), harm (3x), naught (3x), noisome (2x), grievous (2x), sad (2x), miscellaneous (34x) For more info click here.
13:20 He that walks with the wise will grow wise: but a companion of fools suffers harm.
13:21 Evilרָעָה
Transliteration: rāʿâ -Hebrew Noun: Common Feminine Singular Absolute – In the KJV is translated in the following manner: evil (442x), wickedness (59x), wicked (25x), mischief (21x), hurt (20x), bad (13x), trouble (10x), sore (9x), affliction (6x), ill (5x), adversity (4x), ill favored (3x), harm (3x), naught (3x), noisome (2x), grievous (2x), sad (2x), miscellaneous (34x) For more info click here pursues sinnersחַטָּאִים
Transliteration: ḥaṭṭā’îm – Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Absolute offense (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offender:—punishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering From an archery term meaning to miss the mark For more info click here: but to the righteousצַדִּיקִים
Transliteration ṣadîqîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here will be rewarded.
13:22 A goodטוֹב
Transliteration: ṭôḇ Pronunciation: tobe – good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well):—beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, fair, (be in) favor, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -lie, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, like (best), loving, merry, × most, pleasant, please, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favored). For more info click here [person] leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren: and the wealth of a sinnerחוֹטֵא
Transliteration: ḥôṭē’ – sin, guilt for sin, punishment for sin, a crime or its penalty, offense, (punishment of) sin – For more info click here is stored up for the righteousלַצַּדִּיק
Transliteration laṣṣadîq To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here.
13:23 Much food grows from the furrows of the poor: but it is swept away for lack of justiceמִשְׁפָּט
Transliteration: mišpāṭ – properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant’s) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant’s right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style:— adversary, ceremony, charge custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence. For more info click here.
13:24 He that spares his staff hates his son: but he that loves him disciplines him in his youth.
13:25 The righteousצַדִּיק
Transliteration ṣadîq Pronunciation tsad-deek’ To do what is right Tzadik is also the root of the word tzedakah (‘charity’, literally ‘righteousness’). Just, justice, rightness just:—just, lawful, righteous (man), righteousness – For more info click here eats to satisfy his soulנַפְשׁוֹ
Transliteration: nap̄šô – Meaning: his soul, himself, his life, his creature, his person, his appetite, his mind, his living being, his desire, his emotion, his passion For more info click here: but the stomach of the wickedרְשָׁעִים
Transliteration: rᵊšāʿîm – Hebrew Adjective: Adjective Masculine Plural Absolute – morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad people:— condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (men), that did wrong – For more info click here will [always] be empty.
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