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Proverbs 11— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מֹאזְנֵ֣יmō·zə·nêScales [are]H3976
1מִ֭רְמָהmir·māhDishonestH4820
2תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯan abomination toH8441
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
4וְאֶ֖בֶןwə·’e·ḇenbut a weight [is]H0068
5שְׁלֵמָ֣הšə·lê·māhjustH8003
6רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃.rə·ṣō·w·nōw.His delightH7522

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בָּֽא־bā-When comesH0935
1זָ֭דוֹןzā·ḏō·wnprideH2087
2וַיָּבֹ֣אway·yā·ḇōthen comesH0935
3קָל֑וֹןqā·lō·wn;shameH7036
4וְֽאֶת־wə·’eṯ-but withH0854
5צְנוּעִ֥יםṣə·nū·‘îmthe humble [is]H6800
6חָכְמָֽה׃.ḥāḵ·māhwisdomH2451

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תֻּמַּ֣תtum·maṯThe integrityH8538
1יְשָׁרִ֣יםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
2תַּנְחֵ֑םtan·ḥêm;will guide themH5148
3וְסֶ֖לֶףwə·se·lep̄but the perversityH5558
4בּוֹגְדִ֣יםbō·wḡ·ḏîmof the unfaithfulH0898
5[ושדם]wə·šad·dām-
6(יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃).yə·šād·dêm.will destroy themH7703

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹא־lō-NotH3808
1יוֹעִ֣ילyō·w·‘îldo profitH3276
2ה֭וֹןhō·wnRichesH1952
3בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
4עֶבְרָ֑ה‘eḇ·rāh;of wrathH5678
5וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh,but righteousnessH6666
6תַּצִּ֥ילtaṣ·ṣîldeliversH5337
7מִמָּֽוֶת׃.mim·mā·weṯ.from deathH4194

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צִדְקַ֣תṣiḏ·qaṯThe righteousnessH6666
1תָּ֭מִיםtā·mîmof the blamelessH8549
2תְּיַשֵּׁ֣רtə·yaš·šêrwill direct arightH3474
3דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar·kōw;his wayH1870
4וּ֝בְרִשְׁעָת֗וֹū·ḇə·riš·‘ā·ṯōw,but by his own wickednessH7564
5יִפֹּ֥לyip·pōlwill fallH5307
6רָשָֽׁע׃.rā·šā‘.the wickedH7563

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צִדְקַ֣תṣiḏ·qaṯThe righteousnessH6666
1יְ֭שָׁרִיםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
2תַּצִּילֵ֑םtaṣ·ṣî·lêm;will deliver themH5337
3וּ֝בְהַוַּ֗תū·ḇə·haw·waṯ,but by [their] lustH1942
4בֹּגְדִ֥יםbō·ḡə·ḏîmthe unfaithfulH0898
5יִלָּכֵֽדוּ׃.yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū.will be caughtH3920

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּמ֤וֹתbə·mō·wṯWhen diesH4194
1אָדָ֣ם’ā·ḏāma manH0120
2רָ֭שָׁעrā·šā‘wickedH7563
3תֹּאבַ֣דtō·ḇaḏwill perishH0006
4תִּקְוָ֑הtiq·wāh;[his] expectationH8615
5וְתוֹחֶ֖לֶתwə·ṯō·w·ḥe·leṯand the hope inH8431
6אוֹנִ֣ים’ō·w·nîmstrengthH0205
7אָבָֽדָה׃.’ā·ḇā·ḏāh.perishesH0006

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צַ֭דִּיקṣad·dîqThe righteousH6662
1מִצָּרָ֣הmiṣ·ṣā·rāhfrom troubleH6869
2נֶחֱלָ֑ץne·ḥĕ·lāṣ;is deliveredH2502
3וַיָּבֹ֖אway·yā·ḇōand it comesH0935
4רָשָׁ֣עrā·šā‘to the wickedH7563
5תַּחְתָּֽיו׃.taḥ·tāw.insteadH8478

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּפֶ֗הbə·p̄eh,With [his] mouthH6310
1חָ֭נֵףḥā·nêp̄the hypocriteH2611
2יַשְׁחִ֣תyaš·ḥiṯdestroysH7843
3רֵעֵ֑הוּrê·‘ê·hū;his neighborH7453
4וּ֝בְדַ֗עַתū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ,but through knowledgeH1847
5צַדִּיקִ֥יםṣad·dî·qîmthe righteousH6662
6יֵחָלֵֽצוּ׃.yê·ḥā·lê·ṣū.will be deliveredH2502

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּט֣וּבbə·ṭūḇWhen it [goes] wellH2898
1צַ֭דִּיקִיםṣad·dî·qîmwith the righteousH6662
2תַּעֲלֹ֣ץta·‘ă·lōṣrejoicesH5970
3קִרְיָ֑הqir·yāh;the cityH7151
4וּבַאֲבֹ֖דū·ḇa·’ă·ḇōḏand when perishH0006
5רְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îmthe wickedH7563
6רִנָּֽה׃.rin·nāh.[there is] jubilationH7440

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּבִרְכַּ֣תbə·ḇir·kaṯBy the blessingH1293
1יְ֭שָׁרִיםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
2תָּר֣וּםtā·rūmis exaltedH7311
3קָ֑רֶתqā·reṯ;the cityH7176
4וּבְפִ֥יū·ḇə·p̄îbut by the mouthH6310
5רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrə·šā·‘îm,of the wickedH7563
6תֵּהָרֵֽס׃.tê·hā·rês.it is overthrownH2040

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בָּז־bāz-DespisesH0936
1לְרֵעֵ֥הוּlə·rê·‘ê·hūhis neighborH7453
2חֲסַר־ḥă·sar-He who is lackingH2638
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;of wisdomH3820
4וְאִ֖ישׁwə·’îšbut a manH0376
5תְּבוּנ֣וֹתtə·ḇū·nō·wṯof understandingH8394
6יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃.ya·ḥă·rîš.holds his peaceH2790

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הוֹלֵ֣ךְhō·w·lêḵA talebearerH1980
1רָ֭כִילrā·ḵîltalebearerH7400
2מְגַלֶּה־mə·ḡal·leh-revealsH1540
3סּ֑וֹדsō·wḏ;secretsH5475
4וְנֶאֱמַן־wə·ne·’ĕ·man-but he who is of a faithfulH0539
5ר֝֗וּחַrū·aḥ,spiritH7307
6מְכַסֶּ֥הmə·ḵas·sehconcealsH3680
7דָבָֽר׃.ḏā·ḇār.a matterH1697

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּאֵ֣יןbə·’ênWhere [there is] noH0369
1תַּ֭חְבֻּלוֹתtaḥ·bu·lō·wṯcounselH8458
2יִפָּל־yip·pāl-fallH5307
3עָ֑ם‘ām;the peopleH5971
4וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗הū·ṯə·šū·‘āh,but [there is] safetyH8668
5בְּרֹ֣בbə·rōḇin the multitudeH7230
6יוֹעֵֽץ׃.yō·w·‘êṣ.of counselorsH3289

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רַע־ra‘-Will surelyH7451
1יֵ֭רוֹעַyê·rō·w·a‘will sufferH7489
2כִּי־kî-forH3588
3עָ֣רַב‘ā·raḇHe who is suretyH6148
4זָ֑רzār;for a strangerH2114
5וְשֹׂנֵ֖אwə·śō·nêbut one who hatesH8130
6תֹקְעִ֣יםṯō·qə·‘îmbeing suretyH8628
7בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃.bō·w·ṭê·aḥ.is secureH0982

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵֽשֶׁת־’ê·šeṯ-A womanH0802
1חֵ֭ןḥêngraciousH2580
2תִּתְמֹ֣ךְtiṯ·mōḵretainsH8551
3כָּב֑וֹדkā·ḇō·wḏ;honorH3519
4וְ֝עָרִיצִ֗יםwə·‘ā·rî·ṣîm,but ruthless [men]H6184
5יִתְמְכוּ־yiṯ·mə·ḵū-retainH8551
6עֹֽשֶׁר׃.‘ō·šer.richesH6239

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0גֹּמֵ֣לgō·mêlDoes goodH1580
1נַ֭פְשׁוֹnap̄·šōwfor his own soulH5315
2אִ֣ישׁ’îšthe manH0376
3חָ֑סֶדḥā·seḏ;mercifulH2617
4וְעֹכֵ֥רwə·‘ō·ḵêrbut troublesH5916
5שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ’ê·rōw,his own fleshH7607
6אַכְזָרִֽי׃.’aḵ·zā·rî.[he who is] cruelH0394

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רָשָׁ֗עrā·šā‘,The wicked [man]H7563
1עֹשֶׂ֥ה‘ō·śehdoesH6213
2פְעֻלַּת־p̄ə·‘ul·laṯ-workH6468
3שָׁ֑קֶרšā·qer;deceptiveH8267
4וְזֹרֵ֥עַwə·zō·rê·a‘but he who sowsH2232
5צְ֝דָקָ֗הṣə·ḏā·qāh,righteousnessH6666
6שֶׂ֣כֶרśe·ḵer[will have] a rewardH7938
7אֱמֶֽת׃.’ĕ·meṯ.sureH0571

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כֵּן־kên-AsH3651
1צְדָקָ֥הṣə·ḏā·qāhrighteousness [leads]H6666
2לְחַיִּ֑יםlə·ḥay·yîm;to lifeH2416
3וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףū·mə·rad·dêp̄so he who pursuesH7291
4רָעָ֣הrā·‘āhevilH7451
5לְמוֹתֽוֹ׃.lə·mō·w·ṯōw.[pursues it] to his own deathH4194

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ[are] an abomination toH8441
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068
2עִקְּשֵׁי־‘iq·qə·šê-Those who are of a perverseH6141
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;heartH3820
4וּ֝רְצוֹנ֗וֹū·rə·ṣō·w·nōw,but His delightH7522
5תְּמִ֣ימֵיtə·mî·mêthe blameless [are]H8549
6דָֽרֶךְ׃.ḏā·reḵ.in their waysH1870

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יָ֣דyāḏ[Though [they join]H3027
1לְ֭יָדlə·yāḏforcesH3027
2לֹא־lō-notH3808
3יִנָּ֣קֶהyin·nā·qehwill go unpunishedH5352
4רָּ֑עrā‘;the wickedH7451
5וְזֶ֖רַעwə·ze·ra‘but the posterityH2233
6צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣad·dî·qîmof the righteousH6662
7נִמְלָֽט׃.nim·lāṭ.will be deliveredH4422

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נֶ֣זֶםne·zem[As] a ringH5141
1זָ֭הָבzā·hāḇof goldH2091
2בְּאַ֣ףbə·’ap̄in a snoutH0639
3חֲזִ֑ירḥă·zîr;of swineH2386
4אִשָּׁ֥ה’iš·šāh[So is] a womanH0802
5יָ֝פָ֗הyā·p̄āh,lovelyH3303
6וְסָ֣רַתwə·sā·raṯand who lacksH5493
7טָֽעַם׃.ṭā·‘am.discretionH2940

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תַּאֲוַ֣תta·’ă·waṯThe desireH8378
1צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣad·dî·qîmof the righteousH6662
2אַךְ־’aḵ-onlyH0389
3ט֑וֹבṭō·wḇ;[is] goodH2896
4תִּקְוַ֖תtiq·waṯ[But] the expectationH8615
5רְשָׁעִ֣יםrə·šā·‘îmof the wickedH7563
6עֶבְרָֽה׃.‘eḇ·rāh.[is] wrathH5678

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יֵ֣שׁyêšThere isH3426
1מְ֭פַזֵּרmə·p̄az·zêr[one] who scattersH6340
2וְנוֹסָ֥ףwə·nō·w·sāp̄and increases moreH3254
3ע֑וֹד‘ō·wḏ;yetH5750
4וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְwə·ḥō·w·śêḵand there is [one] who withholdsH2820
5מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmî·yō·šer,more than is rightH3476
6אַךְ־’aḵ-but it [leads]H0389
7לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃.lə·maḥ·sō·wr.to povertyH4270

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נֶֽפֶשׁ־ne·p̄eš-The soulH5315
1בְּרָכָ֥הbə·rā·ḵāhgenerousH1293
2תְדֻשָּׁ֑ןṯə·ḏuš·šān;will be made richH1878
3וּ֝מַרְוֶ֗הū·mar·weh,and he who watersH7301
4גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
5ה֥וּאheH1931
6יוֹרֶֽא׃.yō·w·re.will be wateredH3384

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מֹ֣נֵֽעַmō·nê·a‘Who withholdsH4513
1בָּ֭רbārgrainH1250
2יִקְּבֻ֣הוּyiq·qə·ḇu·hūwill curse himH5344
3לְא֑וֹםlə·’ō·wm;the peopleH3816
4וּ֝בְרָכָ֗הū·ḇə·rā·ḵāh,but blessing [will be]H1293
5לְרֹ֣אשׁlə·rōšon the headH7218
6מַשְׁבִּֽיר׃.maš·bîr.of him who sells [it]H7666

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שֹׁ֣חֵֽרšō·ḥêrHe who earnestly seeksH7836
1ט֭וֹבṭō·wḇgoodH2896
2יְבַקֵּ֣שׁyə·ḇaq·qêšfindsH1245
3רָצ֑וֹןrā·ṣō·wn;favorH7522
4וְדֹרֵ֖שׁwə·ḏō·rêšbut who seeks [evil]H1875
5רָעָ֣הrā·‘āhtroubleH7451
6תְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃.ṯə·ḇō·w·’en·nū.will come to himH0935

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בּוֹטֵ֣חַbō·w·ṭê·aḥWho trustsH0982
1בְּ֭עָשְׁרוֹbə·‘ā·šə·rōwin his richesH6239
2ה֣וּאHeH1931
3יִפֹּ֑לyip·pōl;will fallH5307
4וְ֝כֶעָלֶ֗הwə·ḵe·‘ā·leh,but like foliageH5929
5צַדִּיקִ֥יםṣad·dî·qîmthe righteousH6662
6יִפְרָֽחוּ׃.yip̄·rā·ḥū.will flourishH6524

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עוֹכֵ֣ר‘ō·w·ḵêrHe who troublesH5916
1בֵּ֭יתוֹbê·ṯōwhis own houseH1004
2יִנְחַל־yin·ḥal-will inheritH5157
3ר֑וּחַrū·aḥ;the windH7307
4וְעֶ֥בֶדwə·‘e·ḇeḏand servantH5650
5אֱ֝וִ֗יל’ĕ·wîl,the fool [will be]H0191
6לַחֲכַם־la·ḥă·ḵam-to the wiseH2450
7לֵֽב׃.lêḇ.of heartH3820

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פְּֽרִי־pə·rî-The fruitH6529
1צַ֭דִּיקṣad·dîqof the righteousH6662
2עֵ֣ץ‘êṣ[is a] treeH6086
3חַיִּ֑יםḥay·yîm;of lifeH2416
4וְלֹקֵ֖חַwə·lō·qê·aḥand he who winsH3947
5נְפָשׂ֣וֹת‪‬nə·p̄ā·śō·wṯsoulsH5315
6חָכָֽם׃.ḥā·ḵām.[is] wiseH2450

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֵ֣ןhênIfH2005
1צַ֭דִּיקṣad·dîqthe righteousH6662
2בָּאָ֣רֶץbā·’ā·reṣon the earthH0776
3יְשֻׁלָּ֑םyə·šul·lām;will be recompensedH7999
4אַ֝֗ף’ap̄,much moreH0637
5כִּֽי־kî-how much moreH3588
6רָשָׁ֥עrā·šā‘the ungodlyH7563
7וְחוֹטֵֽא׃.wə·ḥō·w·ṭê.and the sinnerH2398

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