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Proverbs 1— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִ֭שְׁלֵי	miš·lê	The proverbs	H4912
1	שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה	šə·lō·mōh	of Solomon	H8010
2	בֶן־	ḇen-	son	H1121
3	דָּוִ֑ד､	dā·wiḏ;	of David	H1732
4	מֶ֝֗לֶךְ	me·leḵ,	king	H4428
5	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃–	yiś·rā·’êl.	of Israel	H3478

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָדַ֣עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	to know	H3045
1	חָכְמָ֣ה	ḥāḵ·māh	wisdom	H2451
2	וּמוּסָ֑ר–	ū·mū·sār;	and instruction	H4148
3	לְ֝הָבִ֗ין	lə·hā·ḇîn,	to perceive	H0995
4	אִמְרֵ֥י	’im·rê	the words	H0561
5	בִינָֽה׃–	ḇî·nāh.	of understanding	H0998

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָ֭קַחַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	to receive	H3947
1	מוּסַ֣ר	mū·sar	the instruction	H4148
2	הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל､	haś·kêl;	of wisdom	H7919
3	צֶ֥דֶק､	ṣe·ḏeq	Justice	H6664
4	וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט､	ū·miš·pāṭ,	and judgment	H4941
5	וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃–	ū·mê·šā·rîm.	and equity	H4339

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לָתֵ֣ת	lā·ṯêṯ	to give	H5414
1	לִפְתָאיִ֣ם､	lip̄·ṯā·yim	to the simple	H6612
2	עָרְמָ֑ה	‘ā·rə·māh;	prudence	H6195
3	לְ֝נַ֗עַר	lə·na·‘ar,	to the young man	H5288
4	דַּ֣עַת	da·‘aṯ	knowledge	H1847
5	וּמְזִמָּֽה׃.	ū·mə·zim·māh.	and discretion	H4209

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִשְׁמַ֣ע､	yiš·ma‘	Will hear	H8085
1	חָ֭כָם	ḥā·ḵām	a wise [man]	H2450
2	וְי֣וֹסֶף	wə·yō·w·sep̄	and increase	H3254
3	לֶ֑קַח–	le·qaḥ;	learning	H3948
4	וְ֝נָב֗וֹן	wə·nā·ḇō·wn,	and a man of understanding	H0995
5	תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת–	taḥ·bu·lō·wṯ	wise counsel	H8458
6	יִקְנֶֽה׃.	yiq·neh.	will attain	H7069

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְהָבִ֣ין	lə·hā·ḇîn	To understand	H0995
1	מָ֭שָׁל､	mā·šāl	a proverb	H4912
2	וּמְלִיצָ֑ה–	ū·mə·lî·ṣāh;	and an enigma	H4426
3	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	the words	H1697
4	חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים､	ḥă·ḵā·mîm,	of the wise	H2450
5	וְחִידֹתָֽם׃.	wə·ḥî·ḏō·ṯām.	and their riddles	H2420

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	The fear	H3374
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3068
2	רֵאשִׁ֣ית	rê·šîṯ	[is] the beginning	H7225
3	דָּ֑עַת–	dā·‘aṯ;	of knowledge	H1847
4	חָכְמָ֥ה	ḥāḵ·māh	wisdom	H2451
5	וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר.	ū·mū·sār,	and instruction	H4148
6	אֱוִילִ֥ים	’ĕ·wî·lîm	Fools	H0191
7	בָּֽזוּ׃.	bā·zū.	[But] despise	H0936
8	פ	p̄	-

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Hear	H8085
1	בְּ֭נִי､	bə·nî	My son	H1121
2	מוּסַ֣ר	mū·sar	the instruction	H4148
3	אָבִ֑יךָ､	’ā·ḇî·ḵā;	of your father	H0001
4	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	and not	H0408
5	תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ	tiṭ·ṭōš,	do forsake	H5203
6	תּוֹרַ֥ת	tō·w·raṯ	the law	H8451
7	אִמֶּֽךָ׃–	’im·me·ḵā.	of your mother	H0517

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י ׀	kî	for	H3588
1	לִוְיַ֤ת	liw·yaṯ	a ornament	H3880
2	חֵ֓ן	ḥên	graceful	H2580
3	הֵ֬ם	hêm	they [will be]	H1992
4	לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ､	lə·rō·še·ḵā;	on your head	H7218
5	וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים	wa·‘ă·nā·qîm,	and chains	H6060
6	לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃.	lə·ḡar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā.	about your neck	H1621

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּנִ֡י､	bə·nî	My son	H1121
1	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
2	יְפַתּ֥וּךָ	yə·p̄at·tū·ḵā	entice you	H6601
3	חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים	ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm,	the sinful	H2400
4	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
5	תֹּבֵֽא׃.	tō·ḇê.	do consent	H0014

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
1	יֹאמְרוּ֮､	yō·mə·rū	they say	H0559
2	לְכָ֪ה	lə·ḵāh	come	H1980
3	אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ	’it·tā·nū	with us	H0854
4	נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה	ne·’er·ḇāh	let us lie in wait	H0693
5	לְדָ֑ם､	lə·ḏām;	to [shed] blood	H1818
6	נִצְפְּנָ֖ה	niṣ·pə·nāh	let us lurk secretly	H6845
7	לְנָקִ֣י	lə·nā·qî	for the innocent	H5355
8	חִנָּֽם׃–	ḥin·nām.	without cause	H2600

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נִ֭בְלָעֵם	niḇ·lā·‘êm	let us swallow them	H1104
1	כִּשְׁא֣וֹל–	kiš·’ō·wl	like Sheol	H7585
2	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm;	alive	H2416
3	וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים､	ū·ṯə·mî·mîm,	and whole	H8549
4	כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי	kə·yō·wr·ḏê	like those who go down to	H3381
5	בֽוֹר׃–	ḇō·wr.	the Pit	H0953

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כָּל־	kāl-	all	H3605
1	ה֣וֹן､	hō·wn	[kinds] of possessions	H1952
2	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	precious	H3368
3	נִמְצָ֑א	nim·ṣā;	we shall find	H4672
4	נְמַלֵּ֖א	nə·mal·lê	we shall fill	H4390
5	בָתֵּ֣ינוּ	ḇāt·tê·nū	our houses	H1004
6	שָׁלָֽל׃–	šā·lāl.	with spoil	H7998

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ	gō·w·rā·lə·ḵā	your lot	H1486
1	תַּפִּ֣יל	tap·pîl	Cast in	H5307
2	בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ	bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·nū;	among us	H8432
3	כִּ֥יס､	kîs	purse	H3599
4	אֶ֝חָ֗ד	’e·ḥāḏ,	one	H0259
5	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	let have	H1961
6	לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃.	lə·ḵul·lā·nū.	us all	H3605

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּנִ֗י､	bə·nî,	My son	H1121
1	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
2	תֵּלֵ֣ךְ	tê·lêḵ	do walk	H1980
3	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	in the way	H1870
4	אִתָּ֑ם	’it·tām;	with them	H0854
5	מְנַ֥ע	mə·na‘	Keep	H4513
6	רַ֝גְלְךָ֗	raḡ·lə·ḵā,	your foot	H7272
7	מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃､	min·nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯām.	from their path	H5410

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֣י	kî	for	H3588
1	רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם	raḡ·lê·hem	their feet	H7272
2	לָרַ֣ע､	lā·ra‘	to evil	H7451
3	יָר֑וּצוּ	yā·rū·ṣū;	run	H7323
4	וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ	wî·ma·hă·rū,	and they make haste	H4116
5	לִשְׁפָּךְ־	liš·pāḵ-	to shed	H8210
6	דָּֽם׃.	dām.	blood	H1818

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	Surely	H3588
1	חִ֭נָּם	ḥin·nām	in vain	H2600
2	מְזֹרָ֣ה	mə·zō·rāh	is spread	H2219
3	הָרָ֑שֶׁת	hā·rā·šeṯ;	the net	H7568
4	בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י	bə·‘ê·nê,	in the sight	H5869
5	כָל־	ḵāl	of any	H3605
6	בַּ֥עַל‪‬	ba·‘al	owner	H1167
7	כָּנָֽף׃.	kā·nāp̄.	bird	H3671

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְ֭הֵם	wə·hêm	But they	H1992
1	לְדָמָ֣ם–	lə·ḏā·mām	for their [own] blood	H1818
2	יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ	ye·’ĕ·rō·ḇū;	lie in wait	H0693
3	יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ	yiṣ·pə·nū,	they lurk secretly	H6845
4	לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃.	lə·nap̄·šō·ṯām.	for their [own] lives	H5315

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כֵּ֗ן	kên,	So	H3651
1	אָ֭רְחוֹת	’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ	[are] the ways	H0734
2	כָּל־	kāl-	of everyone	H3605
3	בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ	bō·ṣê·a‘	who is greedy for	H1214
4	בָּ֑צַע–	bā·ṣa‘;	gain	H1215
5	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
6	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	the life	H5315
7	בְּעָלָ֣יו	bə·‘ā·lāw	of its owners	H1167
8	יִקָּֽח׃.	yiq·qāḥ.	it takes away	H3947
9	פ	p̄	-

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָ֭כְמוֹת	ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ	Wisdom	H2454
1	בַּח֣וּץ–	ba·ḥūṣ	outside	H2351
2	תָּרֹ֑נָּה	tā·rōn·nāh;	calls aloud	H7442
3	בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת–	bā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ,	in the open squares	H7339
4	תִּתֵּ֥ן	tit·tên	she raises	H5414
5	קוֹלָֽהּ׃.	qō·w·lāh.	her voice	H6963

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּרֹ֥אשׁ	bə·rōš	In the chief	H7218
1	הֹמִיּ֗וֹת､	hō·mî·yō·wṯ,	concourses	H1993
2	תִּ֫קְרָ֥א	tiq·rā	she cries out	H7121
3	בְּפִתְחֵ֖י	bə·p̄iṯ·ḥê	at the openings	H6607
4	שְׁעָרִ֥ים–	šə·‘ā·rîm	of the gates	H8179
5	בָּעִ֗יר	bā·‘îr,	in the city	H5892
6	אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ､	’ă·mā·re·hā	her words	H0561
7	תֹאמֵֽר׃.	ṯō·mêr.	she speaks	H0559

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַד־	‘aḏ-	How	H5704
1	מָתַ֣י ׀	mā·ṯay	long	H4970
2	פְּתָיִם֮､	pə·ṯā·yim	you simple ones	H6612
3	תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ	tə·’ê·hă·ḇū	will you love	H0157
4	פֶ֥תִי؟	p̄e·ṯî	simplicity	H6612
5	וְלֵצִ֗ים	wə·lê·ṣîm,	for scorners	H3887
6	לָ֭צוֹן､	lā·ṣō·wn	scorning	H3944
7	חָמְד֣וּ	ḥā·mə·ḏū	delight	H2530
8	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem;	in their	H1992
9	וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים	ū·ḵə·sî·lîm,	and fools	H3684
10	יִשְׂנְאוּ־	yiś·nə·’ū-	hate	H8130
11	דָֽעַת׃؟	ḏā·‘aṯ.	knowledge	H1847

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ	tā·šū·ḇū,	Turn	H7725
1	לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י､	lə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî	at my rebuke	H8433
2	הִנֵּ֤ה､	hin·nêh	surely	H2009
3	אַבִּ֣יעָה	’ab·bî·‘āh	I will pour out	H5042
4	לָכֶ֣ם	lā·ḵem	on you
5	רוּחִ֑י	rū·ḥî;	my spirit	H7307
6	אוֹדִ֖יעָה	’ō·w·ḏî·‘āh	I will make known	H3045
7	דְבָרַ֣י	ḏə·ḇā·ray	my words	H1697
8	אֶתְכֶֽם׃.	’eṯ·ḵem.	to you	H0853

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַ֣עַן	ya·‘an	Because	H3282
1	קָ֭רָאתִי､	qā·rā·ṯî	I have called	H7121
2	וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ–	wat·tə·mā·’ê·nū;	and you refused	H3985
3	נָטִ֥יתִי	nā·ṭî·ṯî	I have stretched out	H5186
4	יָ֝דִ֗י､	yā·ḏî,	my hand	H3027
5	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	and no one	H0369
6	מַקְשִֽׁיב׃–	maq·šîḇ.	regarded	H7181

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ	wat·tip̄·rə·‘ū	and because you disdained	H6544
1	כָל־	ḵāl	all	H3605
2	עֲצָתִ֑י､	‘ă·ṣā·ṯî;	my counsel	H6098
3	וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י–	wə·ṯō·w·ḵaḥ·tî,	and of my rebuke	H8433
4	לֹ֣א	lō	none	H3808
5	אֲבִיתֶֽם׃.	’ă·ḇî·ṯem.	would have	H0014

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Also	H1571
1	אֲ֭נִי	’ă·nî	I	H0589
2	בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם–	bə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem	at your calamity	H0343
3	אֶשְׂחָ֑ק	’eś·ḥāq;	will laugh	H7832
4	אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג	’el·‘aḡ,	I will mock	H3932
5	בְּבֹ֣א–	bə·ḇō	when comes	H0935
6	פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃.	p̄aḥ·də·ḵem.	your terror	H6343

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּבֹ֤א	bə·ḇō	When comes	H0935
1	[כשאוה]	ḵə·ša·’ă·wāh	-
2	(כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀)	ḵə·šō·w·’āh	like a storm	H7584
3	פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם	paḥ·də·ḵem,	your terror	H6343
4	וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם	wə·’ê·ḏə·ḵem	and your destruction	H0343
5	כְּסוּפָ֣ה–	kə·sū·p̄āh	like a whirlwind	H5492
6	יֶאֱתֶ֑ה	ye·’ĕ·ṯeh;	comes	H0857
7	בְּבֹ֥א	bə·ḇō	when come	H0935
8	עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem,	upon you	H5921
9	צָרָ֥ה	ṣā·rāh	distress	H6869
10	וְצוּקָֽה׃.	wə·ṣū·qāh.	and anguish	H6695

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָ֣ז	’āz	Then	H0227
1	יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי	yiq·rā·’un·nî	they will call on me	H7121
2	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	but not	H3808
3	אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה–	’e·‘ĕ·neh;	I will answer	H6030
4	יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי､	yə·ša·ḥă·run·nî,	they will seek me diligently	H7836
5	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	but not	H3808
6	יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃.	yim·ṣā·’un·nî.	they will find me	H4672

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תַּ֭חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Because	H8478
1	כִּי־	kî-	that	H3588
2	שָׂ֣נְאוּ	śā·nə·’ū	they hated	H8130
3	דָ֑עַת､	ḏā·‘aṯ;	knowledge	H1847
4	וְיִרְאַ֥ת	wə·yir·’aṯ	and the fear	H3374
5	יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3068
6	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
7	בָחָֽרוּ׃.	ḇā·ḥā·rū.	did choose	H0977

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	None	H3808
1	אָב֥וּ	’ā·ḇū	they would have	H0014
2	לַעֲצָתִ֑י､	la·‘ă·ṣā·ṯî;	of my counsel	H6098
3	נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ	nā·’ă·ṣū,	[And] despised	H5006
4	כָּל־	kāl-	every	H3605
5	תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃.	tō·w·ḵaḥ·tî.	my rebuke	H8433

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ	wə·yō·ḵə·lū	Therefore they shall eat	H0398
1	מִפְּרִ֣י	mip·pə·rî	the fruit	H6529
2	דַרְכָּ֑ם､	ḏar·kām;	of their own way	H1870
3	וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם	ū·mim·mō·‘ă·ṣō·ṯê·hem	and with their own fancies	H4156
4	יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃.	yiś·bā·‘ū.	be filled to the full	H7646

Verse 32

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	מְשׁוּבַ֣ת	mə·šū·ḇaṯ	the turning away	H4878
2	פְּתָיִ֣ם	pə·ṯā·yim	of the simple	H6612
3	תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑ם	ta·har·ḡêm;	will slay them	H2026
4	וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת	wə·šal·waṯ	and the complacency	H7962
5	כְּסִילִ֣ים	kə·sî·lîm	of fools	H3684
6	תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃.	tə·’ab·bə·ḏêm.	will destroy them	H0006

Verse 33

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ	wə·šō·mê·a‘	But whoever listens	H8085
1	לִ֭י	lî	to me
2	יִשְׁכָּן־	yiš·kān-	will dwell	H7931
3	בֶּ֑טַח､	be·ṭaḥ;	safely	H0983
4	וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן	wə·ša·’ă·nan,	and will be secure	H7599
5	מִפַּ֥חַד	mip·pa·ḥaḏ	without fear	H6343
6	רָעָֽה׃.	rā·‘āh.	of evil	H7451
7	פ	p̄	-