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Proverbs 14— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חַכְמ֣וֹת	ḥaḵ·mō·wṯ	Wise	H2454
1	נָ֭שִׁים	nā·šîm	the woman	H0802
2	בָּנְתָ֣ה	bā·nə·ṯāh	builds	H1129
3	בֵיתָ֑הּ､	ḇê·ṯāh;	her house	H1004
4	וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת	wə·’iw·we·leṯ,	but the foolishness	H0200
5	בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ	bə·yā·ḏe·hā	in her hands	H3027
6	תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃.	ṯe·her·sen·nū.	pulls it down	H2040

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הוֹלֵ֣ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	He who walks	H1980
1	בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹ	bə·yā·šə·rōw	in his uprightness	H3476
2	יְרֵ֣א	yə·rê	fears	H3373
3	יְהוָ֑ה､	Yah·weh;	Yahweh	H3068
4	וּנְל֖וֹז	ū·nə·lō·wz	but [he who is] perverse	H3868
5	דְּרָכָ֣יו	də·rā·ḵāw	in his ways	H1870
6	בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃.	bō·w·zê·hū.	despises Him	H0959

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּֽפִי־	bə·p̄î-	In the mouth	H6310
1	אֱ֭וִיל	’ĕ·wîl	of a fool	H0191
2	חֹ֣טֶר	ḥō·ṭer	[is] a rod	H2415
3	גַּאֲוָ֑ה､	ga·’ă·wāh;	of pride	H1346
4	וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י	wə·śip̄·ṯê	but the lips	H8193
5	חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm,	of the wise	H2450
6	תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃.	tiš·mū·rêm.	will preserve them	H8104

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּאֵ֣ין	bə·’ên	Where no	H0369
1	אֲ֭לָפִים	’ă·lā·p̄îm	oxen [are]	H0504
2	אֵב֣וּס	’ê·ḇūs	the manger [is]	H0018
3	בָּ֑ר､	bār;	clean	H1249
4	וְרָב־	wə·rāḇ-	but much	H7230
5	תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת	tə·ḇū·’ō·wṯ,	increase [comes]	H8393
6	בְּכֹ֣חַ	bə·ḵō·aḥ	by the strength	H3581
7	שֽׁוֹר׃.	šō·wr.	of an ox	H7794

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	A witness	H5707
1	אֱ֭מוּנִים	’ĕ·mū·nîm	of faithfulness	H0529
2	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
3	יְכַזֵּ֑ב､	yə·ḵaz·zêḇ;	does lie	H3576
4	וְיָפִ֥יחַ	wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ	but will utter	H6315
5	כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים	kə·zā·ḇîm,	lies	H3577
6	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	a witness	H5707
7	שָֽׁקֶר׃.	šā·qer.	FALSE	H8267

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בִּקֶּשׁ־	biq·qeš-	Seeks	H1245
1	לֵ֣ץ	lêṣ	a scoffer	H3887
2	חָכְמָ֣ה､	ḥāḵ·māh	wisdom	H2451
3	וָאָ֑יִן､	wā·’ā·yin;	and does not [find it]	H0369
4	וְדַ֖עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	but knowledge	H1847
5	לְנָב֣וֹן	lə·nā·ḇō·wn	to him who understands	H0995
6	נָקָֽל׃.	nā·qāl.	[is] easy	H7043

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Go	H1980
1	מִ֭נֶּגֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	from the presence	H5048
2	לְאִ֣ישׁ､	lə·’îš	of a man	H0376
3	כְּסִ֑יל	kə·sîl;	foolish	H3684
4	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	and when not	H1077
5	יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā,	you do perceive [in him]	H3045
6	שִׂפְתֵי־	śip̄·ṯê-	the lips	H8193
7	דָֽעַת׃.	ḏā·‘aṯ.	of knowledge	H1847

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָכְמַ֣ת	ḥā·ḵə·maṯ	The wisdom	H2451
1	עָ֭רוּם	‘ā·rūm	of the prudent	H6175
2	הָבִ֣ין	hā·ḇîn	[is] to understand	H0995
3	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ､	dar·kōw;	his way	H1870
4	וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת	wə·’iw·we·leṯ	but the folly	H0200
5	כְּסִילִ֣ים	kə·sî·lîm	of fools	H3684
6	מִרְמָֽה׃.	mir·māh.	[is] deceit	H4820

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֱ֭וִלִים	’ĕ·wi·lîm	Fools	H0191
1	יָלִ֣יץ	yā·lîṣ	mock	H3887
2	אָשָׁ֑ם､	’ā·šām;	at sin	H0817
3	וּבֵ֖ין	ū·ḇên	but among	H0996
4	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	yə·šā·rîm	the upright	H3477
5	רָצֽוֹן׃.	rā·ṣō·wn.	[there is] favor	H7522

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֵ֗ב	lêḇ,	The heart	H3820
1	י֭וֹדֵעַ	yō·w·ḏê·a‘	knows	H3045
2	מָרַּ֣ת	mār·raṯ	bitterness	H4751
3	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ	nap̄·šōw;	its own	H5315
4	וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ.	ū·ḇə·śim·ḥā·ṯōw,	and its joy	H8057
5	לֹא־	lō-	Not	H3808
6	יִתְעָ֥רַב	yiṯ·‘ā·raḇ	does share	H6148
7	זָֽר׃.	zār.	a stranger	H2114

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	The house	H1004
1	רְ֭שָׁעִים	rə·šā·‘îm	of the wicked	H7563
2	יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד､	yiš·šā·mêḏ;	will be overthrown	H8045
3	וְאֹ֖הֶל	wə·’ō·hel	but the tent	H0168
4	יְשָׁרִ֣ים	yə·šā·rîm	of the upright	H3477
5	יַפְרִֽיחַ׃.	yap̄·rî·aḥ.	will flourish	H6524

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יֵ֤שׁ	yêš	There is	H3426
1	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	a way	H1870
2	יָ֭שָׁר	yā·šār	[that seems] right	H3477
3	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê-	to	H6440
4	אִ֑ישׁ､	’îš;	a man	H0376
5	וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ	wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh,	but its end [is]	H0319
6	דַּרְכֵי־	dar·ḵê-	the way	H1870
7	מָֽוֶת׃.	mā·weṯ.	of death	H4194

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Even	H1571
1	בִּשְׂח֥וֹק	biś·ḥō·wq	in laughter	H7814
2	יִכְאַב־–	yiḵ·’aḇ-	may sorrow	H3510
3	לֵ֑ב	lêḇ;	the heart	H3820
4	וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ‪‬	wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh	and the end	H0319
5	שִׂמְחָ֣ה	śim·ḥāh	of mirth	H8057
6	תוּגָֽה׃.	ṯū·ḡāh.	[may be] grief	H8424

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִדְּרָכָ֣יו､	mid·də·rā·ḵāw	With his own ways	H1870
1	יִ֭שְׂבַּע	yiś·ba‘	will be filled	H7646
2	ס֣וּג	sūḡ	the backslider	H5472
3	לֵ֑ב	lêḇ;	in heart	H3820
4	וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו	ū·mê·‘ā·lāw,	but from above	H5921
5	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	a man [will be satisfied]	H0376
6	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	good	H2896

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פֶּ֭תִי	pe·ṯî	The simple	H6612
1	יַאֲמִ֣ין	ya·’ă·mîn	believes	H0539
2	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	every	H3605
3	דָּבָ֑ר–	dā·ḇār;	word	H1697
4	וְ֝עָר֗וּם	wə·‘ā·rūm,	but the prudent	H6175
5	יָבִ֥ין	yā·ḇîn	well	H0995
6	לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃.	la·’ă·šu·rōw.	considers his steps	H0838

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָכָ֣ם	ḥā·ḵām	A wise [man]	H2450
1	יָ֭רֵא､	yā·rê	fears	H3373
2	וְסָ֣ר	wə·sār	and departs	H5493
3	מֵרָ֑ע､	mê·rā‘;	from evil	H7451
4	וּ֝כְסִ֗יל	ū·ḵə·sîl,	but a fool	H3684
5	מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר､	miṯ·‘ab·bêr	rages	H5674
6	וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃.	ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ.	and is self-confident	H0982

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	קְֽצַר־	qə·ṣar-	-	H7116
1	אַ֭פַּיִם	’ap·pa·yim	A quick-tempered [man]	H0639
2	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	does	H6213
3	אִוֶּ֑לֶת､	’iw·we·leṯ;	foolishness	H0200
4	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	and a man	H0376
5	מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת	mə·zim·mō·wṯ,	of wicked intentions	H4209
6	יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃.	yiś·śā·nê.	is hated	H8130

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נָחֲל֣וּ	nā·ḥă·lū	Inherit	H5157
1	פְתָאיִ֣ם	p̄ə·ṯā·yim	the simple	H6612
2	אִוֶּ֑לֶת､	’iw·we·leṯ;	folly	H0200
3	וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים	wa·‘ă·rū·mîm,	but the prudent	H6175
4	יַכְתִּ֥רוּ	yaḵ·ti·rū	are crowned	H3803
5	דָֽעַת׃.	ḏā·‘aṯ.	with knowledge	H1847

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שַׁח֣וּ	ša·ḥū	Will bow	H7817
1	רָ֭עִים	rā·‘îm	the evil	H7451
2	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	before	H6440
3	טוֹבִ֑ים–	ṭō·w·ḇîm;	the good	H2896
4	וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים	ū·rə·šā·‘îm,	and the wicked	H7563
5	עַֽל־	‘al-	at	H5921
6	שַׁעֲרֵ֥י	ša·‘ă·rê	the gates	H8179
7	צַדִּֽיק׃.	ṣad·dîq.	of the righteous	H6662

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Even	H1571
1	לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ､	lə·rê·‘ê·hū	by his own neighbor	H7453
2	יִשָּׂ֣נֵא	yiś·śā·nê	is hated	H8130
3	רָ֑שׁ	rāš;	the poor [man]	H7326
4	וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י	wə·’ō·hă·ḇê	but friends	H0157
5	עָשִׁ֣יר	‘ā·šîr	the rich [has]	H6223
6	רַבִּֽים׃.	rab·bîm.	many	H7227

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בָּז־	bāz-	He who despises	H0936
1	לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ	lə·rê·‘ê·hū	his neighbor	H7453
2	חוֹטֵ֑א､	ḥō·w·ṭê;	sins	H2398
3	וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן	ū·mə·ḥō·w·nên	but he who has mercy on	H2603
4	[עניים]	‘ă·nā·yîm	-
5	(עֲנָוִ֣ים)	‘ă·nā·wîm	the poor	H6041
6	אַשְׁרָֽיו׃.	’aš·rāw.	happy [is] he	H0835

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־	hălō·w-	Not	H3808
1	יִ֭תְעוּ	yiṯ·‘ū	do they go astray	H8582
2	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	who devise	H2790
3	רָ֑ע؟	rā‘;	evil	H7451
4	וְחֶ֥סֶד	wə·ḥe·seḏ	but mercy	H2617
5	וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת	we·’ĕ·meṯ,	and truth [belong]	H0571
6	חֹ֣רְשֵׁי	ḥō·rə·šê	to those who devise	H2790
7	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	good	H2896

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	In all	H3605
1	עֶ֭צֶב	‘e·ṣeḇ	labor	H6089
2	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	there is	H1961
3	מוֹתָ֑ר､	mō·w·ṯār;	profit	H4195
4	וּדְבַר־	ū·ḏə·ḇa·rś-	but chatter [leads]	H1697
5	שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם	p̄ā·ṯa·yim,	idle	H8193
6	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	only	H0389
7	לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃.	lə·maḥ·sō·wr.	to poverty	H4270

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֲטֶ֣רֶת	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	The crown	H5850
1	חֲכָמִ֣ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm	of the wise	H2450
2	עָשְׁרָ֑ם､	‘ā·šə·rām;	is their riches	H6239
3	אִוֶּ֖לֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	[But] the foolishness	H0200
4	כְּסִילִ֣ים	kə·sî·lîm	of fools	H3684
5	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.	’iw·we·leṯ.	[is] folly	H0200

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַצִּ֣יל	maṣ·ṣîl	Delivers	H5337
1	נְ֭פָשׁוֹת､	nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ	souls	H5315
2	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	a witness	H5707
3	אֱמֶ֑ת	’ĕ·meṯ;	TRUE	H0571
4	וְיָפִ֖חַ	wə·yā·p̄i·aḥ	but speaks	H6315
5	כְּזָבִ֣ים	kə·zā·ḇîm	lies	H3577
6	מִרְמָֽה׃.	mir·māh.	a deceitful [witness]	H4820

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּיִרְאַ֣ת	bə·yir·’aṯ	In the fear	H3374
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3069
2	מִבְטַח־､	miḇ·ṭaḥ-	[there is] confidence	H4009
3	עֹ֑ז	‘ōz;	strong	H5797
4	וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו	ū·lə·ḇā·nāw,	and His children	H1121
5	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	will have	H1961
6	מַחְסֶֽה׃.	maḥ·seh.	a [place] of refuge	H4268

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	The fear	H3374
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3068
2	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	[is] a fountain	H4726
3	חַיִּ֑ים､	ḥay·yîm;	of life	H2416
4	לָ֝ס֗וּר	lā·sūr,	to turn [one] away	H5493
5	מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי	mim·mō·qə·šê	from the snares	H4170
6	מָֽוֶת׃.	mā·weṯ.	of death	H4194

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּרָב־	bə·rāḇ-	In a multitude	H7230
1	עָ֥ם	‘ām	of people	H5971
2	הַדְרַת־､	haḏ·raṯ-	[is] honor	H1927
3	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ;	a king's	H4428
4	וּבְאֶ֥פֶס	ū·ḇə·’e·p̄es	but in the lack	H0657
5	לְ֝אֹ֗ם	lə·’ōm,	of people	H3816
6	מְחִתַּ֥ת	mə·ḥit·taṯ	[is] the downfall	H4288
7	רָזֽוֹן׃.	rā·zō·wn.	of a prince	H7333

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶ֣רֶךְ	’e·reḵ	[He who is] slow	H0750
1	אַ֭פַּיִם	’ap·pa·yim	to wrath	H0639
2	רַב־	raḇ-	great	H7227
3	תְּבוּנָ֑ה､	tə·ḇū·nāh;	has understanding	H8394
4	וּקְצַר־	ū·qə·ṣar-	but [he who is] impulsive	H7116
5	ר֝֗וּחַ	rū·aḥ,	of spirit	H7307
6	מֵרִ֥ים	mê·rîm	exalts	H7311
7	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.	’iw·we·leṯ.	folly	H0200

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חַיֵּ֣י	ḥay·yê	[is] life to	H2416
1	בְ֭שָׂרִים､	ḇə·śā·rîm	the body	H1320
2	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	a heart	H3820
3	מַרְפֵּ֑א	mar·pê;	sound	H4832
4	וּרְקַ֖ב	ū·rə·qaḇ	but [is] rottenness to	H7538
5	עֲצָמ֣וֹת	‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯ	the bones	H6106
6	קִנְאָֽה׃.	qin·’āh.	envy	H7068

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֹ֣שֵֽׁק	‘ō·šêq-	He who oppresses	H6231
1	דָּ֭ל	dāl	the poor	H1800
2	חֵרֵ֣ף	ḥê·rêp̄	reproaches	H2778
3	עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ､	‘ō·śê·hū;	his Maker	H6213
4	וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ	ū·mə·ḵab·bə·ḏōw,	but he who honors Him	H3513
5	חֹנֵ֥ן	ḥō·nên	has mercy	H2603
6	אֶבְיֽוֹן׃.	’eḇ·yō·wn.	on the needy	H0034

Verse 32

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ–	bə·rā·‘ā·ṯōw	In his wickedness	H7451
1	יִדָּחֶ֣ה	yid·dā·ḥeh	is banished	H1760
2	רָשָׁ֑ע	rā·šā‘;	the wicked	H7563
3	וְחֹסֶ֖ה	wə·ḥō·seh	but has a refuge	H2620
4	בְמוֹת֣וֹ	ḇə·mō·w·ṯōw	in his death	H4194
5	צַדִּֽיק׃.	ṣad·dîq.	the righteous	H6662

Verse 33

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּלֵ֣ב	bə·lêḇ	In the heart	H3820
1	נָ֭בוֹן–	nā·ḇō·wn	of him who has understanding	H0995
2	תָּנ֣וּחַ	tā·nū·aḥ	rests	H5117
3	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Wisdom	H2451
4	וּבְקֶ֥רֶב	ū·ḇə·qe·reḇ	but [what is] in the heart	H7130
5	כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים	kə·sî·lîm,	of fools	H3684
6	תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃.	tiw·wā·ḏê·a‘.	is made known	H3045

Verse 34

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	צְדָקָ֥ה	ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Righteousness	H6666
1	תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־	ṯə·rō·w·mêm-	exalts	H7311
2	גּ֑וֹי､	gō·w;	a nation	H1471
3	וְחֶ֖סֶד	wə·ḥe·seḏ	but a reproach	H2617
4	לְאֻמִּ֣ים	lə·’um·mîm	to [any] people	H3816
5	חַטָּֽאת׃.	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ.	sin [is]	H2403

Verse 35

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רְֽצוֹן־	rə·ṣō·wn-	The favor [is]	H7522
1	מֶ֭לֶךְ	me·leḵ	of king	H4428
2	לְעֶ֣בֶד–	lə·‘e·ḇeḏ	toward a servant	H5650
3	מַשְׂכִּ֑יל	maś·kîl;	wise	H7919
4	וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹ	wə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw,	but his wrath	H5678
5	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	[is against]	H1961
6	מֵבִֽישׁ׃.	mê·ḇîš.	him who causes shame	H0954