Holy Bible
Proverbs Attached Contents
Proverbs Attached Contents
Proverbs 1
[1]1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
[2]1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
[3]1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
[4]1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 2
[5]2:17 Or covenant of her God
Proverbs 3
[6]3:6 Or will direct your paths
[7]3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child
Proverbs 4
[8]4:7 Or Wisdom is supreme; therefore get
[9]4:7 Or wisdom. / Whatever else you get
[10]4:26 Or Make level
Proverbs 5
[11]5:9 Or years
Proverbs 6
[12]6:3 Or Go and humble yourself,
Proverbs 7
[13]7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
[14]7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Proverbs 8
[15]8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
[16]8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
[17]8:22 Or way; or dominion
[18]8:22 Or The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The LORD brought me forth at the beginning of his work
[19]8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child
Proverbs 9
[20]9:1 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew has hewn out
[21]9:11 Septuagint, Syriac and Targum; Hebrew me
Proverbs 10
[22]10:6 Or righteous, / but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence
Proverbs 11
[24]11:7 Two Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate, Syriac and Targum When the wicked die, their hope perishes; / all they expected from
Proverbs 12
[25]12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 13
[26]13:15 Septuagint and Syriac; the meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
[27]13:16 Or prudent protect themselves through
Proverbs 14
[28]14:22 Or show
[29]14:33 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac discerning / but in the heart of fools she is not known
Proverbs 15
[30]15:11 Hebrew Abaddon
Proverbs 16
[31]16:20 Or whoever speaks prudently finds what is good
[32]16:21 Or words make a person persuasive
[33]16:23 Or prudent / and make their lips persuasive
Proverbs 19
[34]19:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this sentence is uncertain.
[35]19:22 Or Greed is a person’s shame
Proverbs 20
[36]20:27 Or A person’s words are
Proverbs 21
[37]21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
[38]21:12 Or The righteous person
[39]21:21 Or righteousness
Proverbs 23
[40]23:1 Or who
[41]23:7 Or for as he thinks within himself, / so he is; or for as he puts on a feast, / so he is
Proverbs 25
[42]25:7, 8 Or nobles / on whom you had set your eyes. / 8Do not go
[43]25:11 Or possibly apricots
Proverbs 26
[44]26:23 Hebrew; Septuagint smooth
Proverbs 27
[45]27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
[46]27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
Proverbs 28
[47]28:3 Or A poor person
[48]28:18 Syriac (see Septuagint); Hebrew into one
Proverbs 29
[49]29:4 Or who give
Proverbs 30
[50]30:1 With a different word division of the Hebrew; Masoretic Text utterance to Ithiel, / to Ithiel and Ukal:
[51]30:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
Proverbs 31
[52]31:3 Or wealth
[53]31:10 Verses 10–31 are an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.