1 נָ֣סוּ וְאֵין־רֹדֵ֣ף רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝צַדִּיקִ֗ים כִּכְפִ֥יר יִבְטָֽח׃ 2 בְּפֶ֣שַֽׁע אֶ֭רֶץ רַבִּ֣ים שָׂרֶ֑יהָ וּבְאָדָ֥ם מֵבִ֥ין יֹ֝דֵ֗עַ כֵּ֣ן יַאֲרִֽיךְ׃ 3 גֶּ֣בֶר רָ֭שׁ וְעֹשֵׁ֣ק דַּלִּ֑ים מָטָ֥ר סֹ֝חֵ֗ף וְאֵ֣ין לָֽחֶם׃ 4 עֹזְבֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָה יְהַֽלְל֣וּ רָשָׁ֑ע וְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י ת֝וֹרָ֗ה יִתְגָּ֥רוּ בָֽם׃ פ 5 אַנְשֵׁי־רָ֭ע לֹא־יָבִ֣ינוּ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָבִ֥ינוּ כֹֽל׃ 6 טֽוֹב־רָ֭שׁ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם וְה֣וּא עָשִֽׁיר׃ 7 נוֹצֵ֣ר תּ֭וֹרָה בֵּ֣ן מֵבִ֑ין וְרֹעֶה זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים יַכְלִ֥ים אָבִֽיו׃ 8 מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ ובתרבית לְחוֹנֵ֖ן דַּלִּ֣ים יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃ 9 מֵסִ֣יר אָ֭זְנוֹ מִשְּׁמֹ֣עַ תּוֹרָ֑ה גַּֽם־תְּ֝פִלָּת֗וֹ תּוֹעֵבָֽה׃ 10 מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה יְשָׁרִ֨ים ׀ בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ רָ֗ע בִּשְׁחוּת֥וֹ הֽוּא־יִפּ֑וֹל וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִנְחֲלוּ־טֽוֹב ׃ 11 חָכָ֣ם בְּ֭עֵינָיו אִ֣ישׁ עָשִׁ֑יר וְדַ֖ל מֵבִ֣ין יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃ 12 בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ צַ֭דִּיקִים רַבָּ֣ה תִפְאָ֑רֶת וּבְק֥וּם רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יְחֻפַּ֥שׂ אָדָֽם׃ 13 מְכַסֶּ֣ה פְ֭שָׁעָיו לֹ֣א יַצְלִ֑יחַ וּמוֹדֶ֖ה וְעֹזֵ֣ב יְרֻחָֽם׃ 14 אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מְפַחֵ֣ד תָּמִ֑יד וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה לִ֝בּ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃ 15 אֲרִי־נֹ֭הֵם וְדֹ֣ב שׁוֹקֵ֑ק מֹשֵׁ֥ל רָ֝שָׁ֗ע עַ֣ל עַם־דָּֽל׃ 16 נָגִ֗יד חֲסַ֣ר תְּ֭בוּנוֹת וְרַ֥ב מַעֲשַׁקּ֑וֹת שנאי בֶ֝֗צַע יַאֲרִ֥יךְ יָמִֽים׃ פ 17 אָ֭דָם עָשֻׁ֣ק בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ עַד־בּ֥וֹר יָ֝נ֗וּס אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֽוֹ ׃ 18 הוֹלֵ֣ךְ תָּ֭מִים יִוָּשֵׁ֑עַ וְנֶעְקַ֥שׁ דְּ֝רָכַ֗יִם יִפּ֥וֹל בְּאֶחָֽת׃ 19 עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־רִֽישׁ׃ 20 אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃ 21 הַֽכֵּר־פָּנִ֥ים לֹא־ט֑וֹב וְעַל־פַּת־לֶ֝֗חֶם יִפְשַׁע־גָּֽבֶר׃ 22 נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝דַע כִּי־חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ 23 מ֘וֹכִ֤יחַ אָדָ֣ם אַ֭חֲרַי חֵ֣ן יִמְצָ֑א מִֽמַּחֲלִ֥יק לָשֽׁוֹן׃ 24 גּוֹזֵ֤ל ׀ אָ֘בִ֤יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ וְאֹמֵ֥ר אֵֽין־פָּ֑שַׁע חָבֵ֥ר ה֝֗וּא לְאִ֣ישׁ מַשְׁחִֽית׃ 25 רְחַב־נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ עַל־יְהוָ֣ה יְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ 26 בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט׃ 27 נוֹתֵ֣ן לָ֭רָשׁ אֵ֣ין מַחְס֑וֹר וּמַעְלִ֥ים עֵ֝ינָ֗יו רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃ 28 בְּק֣וּם רְ֭שָׁעִים יִסָּתֵ֣ר אָדָ֑ם וּ֝בְאָבְדָ֗ם יִרְבּ֥וּ צַדִּיקִֽים׃
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Cross references (28)
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- 1 Deuteronomy 28:7; Psalm 53:5; Isaiah 26:3–4; Psalm 27:1–2; Psalm 112:7
- 2 1 Kings 16:8–29; Job 22:28–30; Genesis 45:5–8; 1 Kings 15:28; 2 Kings 15:8–31
- 3 Matthew 18:28–30
- 4 Romans 1:32; Ephesians 5:11; Matthew 14:4; Matthew 3:7; 1 Kings 18:18
- 5 James 1:5; Psalm 92:6; 1 John 2:27; 1 John 2:20; John 7:17
- 6 Proverbs 19:1; Luke 16:19–23; Proverbs 28:18; Proverbs 19:22; Proverbs 16:8
- 7 Proverbs 29:3; Proverbs 29:15; 1 Peter 4:3–4; Proverbs 28:24; Proverbs 19:26
- 8 Job 27:16–17; Proverbs 13:22; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:36
- 9 Psalm 66:18; 2 Timothy 4:3–4; Zechariah 7:11–13; Proverbs 15:8; Psalm 109:7
- 10 Proverbs 26:27; Psalm 37:25–26; Psalm 7:15–16; Proverbs 15:6; Psalm 37:11
- 11 Proverbs 18:17; Ecclesiastes 9:15–17; Proverbs 26:16; Proverbs 19:1; Romans 12:16
- 12 Proverbs 29:2; Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 28:28; Esther 8:15–17; Job 29:11–20
- 13 1 John 1:8–10; Psalm 32:3–5; Job 31:33; Luke 15:18–24; Jeremiah 3:12–13
- 14 Proverbs 23:17; Psalm 2:11; Isaiah 66:2; Romans 11:20; Jeremiah 32:40
- 15 1 Peter 5:8; Matthew 2:16; Exodus 1:22; Proverbs 19:12; Proverbs 20:2
- 16 Exodus 18:21; Jeremiah 22:15–17; 1 Kings 12:14; 1 Kings 12:10; Isaiah 33:15–16
- 17 Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 21:19; Numbers 35:14–34; Acts 28:4
- 18 Proverbs 10:9; Proverbs 28:6; Revelation 3:3; Psalm 84:11; Proverbs 11:3–6
- 19 Proverbs 12:11; Judges 9:4; Proverbs 27:23–27; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:4
- 20 Luke 16:10–12; Proverbs 13:11; Revelation 2:10; Proverbs 10:6; Psalm 112:4–9
- 21 Proverbs 24:23; Ezekiel 13:19; Proverbs 18:5; Exodus 23:2; Micah 3:5
- 22 Proverbs 23:6; 1 Timothy 6:9; Proverbs 28:20; Matthew 20:15; Job 27:16–17
- 23 Proverbs 27:5–6; Matthew 18:15; Psalm 141:5; 2 Peter 3:15–16; 2 Samuel 12:7
- 24 Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:26; Matthew 15:4–6; Proverbs 28:7; Judges 17:2
- 25 Proverbs 11:25; 1 Timothy 6:6; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 13:10; Proverbs 29:25
- 26 Proverbs 3:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Job 28:28; Romans 8:7; James 1:5
- 27 Proverbs 19:17; Proverbs 11:24; Psalm 41:1–3; Deuteronomy 15:7; Psalm 112:5–9
- 28 Proverbs 29:2; Proverbs 28:12; Job 24:4; Acts 12:23–24; Esther 8:17
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
Or rather even before that loss, no life so wretched as he must live that follows after this; dwelling with continual despondencies, alarms, cares, anxieties; which a certain wise man also was intimating when he said, "The wicked fleeth, when no man is pursuing." For such men tremble at their shadows, suspect their friends, their enemies, their servants, such as …
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