Proverbs 9:17

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

اس زبان میں ابھی کوئی ترجمہ موجود نہیں؛ English دکھایا جا رہا ہے۔

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1 חׇ֭כְמוֹת בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ חָצְבָ֖ה עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ שִׁבְעָֽה׃ Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

2 טָבְחָ֣ה טִ֭בְחָהּ מָסְכָ֣ה יֵינָ֑הּ אַ֝֗ף עָרְכָ֥ה שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃ She hath prepared her meat, she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table.

3 שָׁלְחָ֣ה נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ תִקְרָ֑א עַל־גַּ֝פֵּ֗י מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ She hath sent forth her maidens, she calleth, upon the highest places of the city:

4 מִֽי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה חֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב אָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ ’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

5 לְ֭כוּ לַחֲמ֣וּ בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ בְּיַ֣יִן מָסָֽכְתִּי׃ 'Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.

6 עִזְב֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם וִֽחְי֑וּ וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ בִּינָֽה׃ Forsake all thoughtlessness, and live; and walk in the way of understanding.

7 יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀ לֵ֗ץ לֹקֵ֣חַֽ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ לְרָשָׁ֣ע מוּמֽוֹ׃ He that correcteth a scorner getteth to himself shame, and he that reproveth a wicked man, it becometh unto him a blot.

8 אַל־תּ֣וֹכַח לֵ֭ץ פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ הוֹכַ֥ח לְ֝חָכָ֗ם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃ Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

9 תֵּ֣ן לְ֭חָכָם וְיֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד הוֹדַ֥ע לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶֽקַח׃ Give to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

10 תְּחִלַּ֣ת חׇ֭כְמָה יִרְאַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת קְדֹשִׁ֣ים בִּינָֽה׃ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the All-holy is understanding.

11 כִּי־בִ֭י יִרְבּ֣וּ יָמֶ֑יךָ וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ לְּ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃ For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased.

12 אִם־חָ֭כַמְתָּ חָכַ֣מְתָּ לָּ֑ךְ וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ לְֽבַדְּךָ֥ תִשָּֽׂא׃ If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.’

13 אֵ֣שֶׁת כְּ֭סִילוּת הֹמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת וּבַל־יָ֥דְעָה מָּֽה׃ The woman Folly is riotous; She is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.

14 וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ עַל־כִּ֝סֵּ֗א מְרֹ֣מֵי קָֽרֶת׃ And she sitteth at the door of her house, On a seat in the high places of the city,

15 לִקְרֹ֥א לְעֹֽבְרֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃ To call to them that pass by, Who go right on their ways:

16 מִֽי־פֶ֭תִי יָסֻ֣ר הֵ֑נָּה וַחֲסַר־לֵ֝֗ב וְאָ֣מְרָה לּֽוֹ׃ ’Whoso is thoughtless, let him turn in hither’; And as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him:

17 מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃ ’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’

18 וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ {פ}
But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.

Miqra according to the Masorah · لائسنس: CC BY-SA · ماخذ
The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917) · لائسنس: Public Domain · ماخذ

لفظ بہ لفظ (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

מַֽיִםmayimwater
גְּנוּבִ֥יםgânabto thieve
יִמְתָּ֑קוּmâthaqto suck
וְלֶ֖חֶםlechemfood
סְתָרִ֣יםçêthera cover (in a good or a bad
יִנְעָֽםnâʻêmto be agreeable

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (CC BY 4.0); Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (CC BY-SA).

Proverbs 9:17 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

’Stolen waters are sweet, And bread eaten in secret is pleasant.’

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

מַֽיִם־גְּנוּבִ֥ים יִמְתָּ֑קוּ וְלֶ֖חֶם סְתָרִ֣ים יִנְעָֽם׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

מים גנובים ימתקו ולחם סתרים ינעם

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

מַיִם־גְּנוּבִים יִמְתָּקוּ וְלֶחֶם סְתָרִים יִנְעָם׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten secretly, more pleasing" [i.e., cohabitation with a married woman is more pleasurable than that with an unmarried one.]

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

"Suave est l’eau volée, délicieux le pain dérobé!"

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Skradzione wody są słodkie, a chleb tajemny smakuje.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

געגנבֿעט װאַסער איז זיס, און פֿאַרבאָרגן ברױט איז געשמאַק.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Akvoj ŝtelitaj estas dolĉaj, Kaj pano kaŝita estas agrabla.

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Commentary on Proverbs 9:17

Rashi

English

Stolen water is sweet The pleasure afforded by intimacy with a single woman does not equal that afforded by intimacy with a married woman. Also, regarding the commandments (other editions: sectarianism), stolen water is sweet, for they were afraid to do it in public, but did it in secret.

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · لائسنس: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

מים גנובים ימתקו ולחם סתרים ינעם - כנוי על העברות והניאוף הנעשה בסתר וכל הנמנע היצר להוט אחריו יותר. והטעם: כי בזה יתפתה לב הפתי והחסר לב.

Ibn Ezra on Proverbs -- Daat · لائسنس: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria