Hebrew Proverbs

Hebrew Proverbs draw on biblical and rabbinic tradition born in ancient Israel and carried through centuries of diaspora. They prize learning, justice, family duty, and practical wit in daily life.

If two men claim your help, and one is your enemy, help him first. (Hebrew Proverb)
If you are born an ass, you will die one. View proverb
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Books provide knowledge, life furnishes understanding. View proverb
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Choose an easy death for one who must be executed. View proverb
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Just as people's faces are different, so are their opinions different. View proverb
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The air of the land of israel makes one wise. View proverb
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There are no bad beasts except man. View proverb
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Two dogs can kill a lion. View proverb
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He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself. View proverb
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The place honors not the man; it is the man who honors the place. View proverb
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The costliest clock can show only sixty minutes in every hour. (Hebrew Proverb)
He who follows advice from women will end up in hell. View proverb
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He has sold the sun to buy a candle. View proverb
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A man without a woman cannot defend himself against seductions. View proverb
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Laziness likes to justify itself for not doing anything. View proverb
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Who seeks more than he needs hinders himself from enjoying what he has. View proverb
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Whom God favors, he tries with affliction. View proverb
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Whoever has not tasted sinfulness does not qualify for holiness. View proverb
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That's how the world is: wolves kill sheep. View proverb
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Teach your tongue to say, ‘I don't know,' rather than invent something. View proverb
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Talking is silver, silence is golden. (Hebrew Proverb)
Silence is a fence around wisdom. View proverb
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It is fitting for a great God to forgive great sinners. View proverb
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How great man would be were he not so arrogant. View proverb
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When prices drop, buy. View proverb
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