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

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חַכְמ֣וֹתḥaḵ·mō·wṯWiseH2454
1נָ֭שִׁיםnā·šîmthe womanH0802
2בָּנְתָ֣הbā·nə·ṯāhbuildsH1129
3בֵיתָ֑הּḇê·ṯāh;her houseH1004
4וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶתwə·’iw·we·leṯ,but the foolishnessH0200
5בְּיָדֶ֥יהָbə·yā·ḏe·hāin her handsH3027
6תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃.ṯe·her·sen·nū.pulls it downH2040

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הוֹלֵ֣ךְhō·w·lêḵHe who walksH1980
1בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹbə·yā·šə·rōwin his uprightnessH3476
2יְרֵ֣אyə·rêfearsH3373
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
4וּנְל֖וֹזū·nə·lō·wzbut [he who is] perverseH3868
5דְּרָכָ֣יוdə·rā·ḵāwin his waysH1870
6בּוֹזֵֽהוּ׃.bō·w·zê·hū.despises HimH0959

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּֽפִי־bə·p̄î-In the mouthH6310
1אֱ֭וִיל’ĕ·wîlof a foolH0191
2חֹ֣טֶרḥō·ṭer[is] a rodH2415
3גַּאֲוָ֑הga·’ă·wāh;of prideH1346
4וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יwə·śip̄·ṯêbut the lipsH8193
5חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםḥă·ḵā·mîm,of the wiseH2450
6תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃.tiš·mū·rêm.will preserve themH8104

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּאֵ֣יןbə·’ênWhere noH0369
1אֲ֭לָפִים’ă·lā·p̄îmoxen [are]H0504
2אֵב֣וּס’ê·ḇūsthe manger [is]H0018
3בָּ֑רbār;cleanH1249
4וְרָב־wə·rāḇ-but muchH7230
5תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹתtə·ḇū·’ō·wṯ,increase [comes]H8393
6בְּכֹ֣חַbə·ḵō·aḥby the strengthH3581
7שֽׁוֹר׃.šō·wr.of an oxH7794

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֵ֣ד‘êḏA witnessH5707
1אֱ֭מוּנִים’ĕ·mū·nîmof faithfulnessH0529
2לֹ֣אnotH3808
3יְכַזֵּ֑בyə·ḵaz·zêḇ;does lieH3576
4וְיָפִ֥יחַwə·yā·p̄î·aḥbut will utterH6315
5כְּ֝זָבִ֗יםkə·zā·ḇîm,liesH3577
6עֵ֣ד‘êḏa witnessH5707
7שָֽׁקֶר׃.šā·qer.FALSEH8267

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בִּקֶּשׁ־biq·qeš-SeeksH1245
1לֵ֣ץlêṣa scofferH3887
2חָכְמָ֣הḥāḵ·māhwisdomH2451
3וָאָ֑יִןwā·’ā·yin;and does not [find it]H0369
4וְדַ֖עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯbut knowledgeH1847
5לְנָב֣וֹןlə·nā·ḇō·wnto him who understandsH0995
6נָקָֽל׃.nā·qāl.[is] easyH7043

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֣ךְlêḵGoH1980
1מִ֭נֶּגֶדmin·ne·ḡeḏfrom the presenceH5048
2לְאִ֣ישׁlə·’îšof a manH0376
3כְּסִ֑ילkə·sîl;foolishH3684
4וּבַל־ū·ḇal-and when notH1077
5יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּyā·ḏa‘·tā,you do perceive [in him]H3045
6שִׂפְתֵי־śip̄·ṯê-the lipsH8193
7דָֽעַת׃.ḏā·‘aṯ.of knowledgeH1847

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חָכְמַ֣תḥā·ḵə·maṯThe wisdomH2451
1עָ֭רוּם‘ā·rūmof the prudentH6175
2הָבִ֣יןhā·ḇîn[is] to understandH0995
3דַּרְכּ֑וֹdar·kōw;his wayH1870
4וְאִוֶּ֖לֶתwə·’iw·we·leṯbut the follyH0200
5כְּסִילִ֣יםkə·sî·lîmof foolsH3684
6מִרְמָֽה׃.mir·māh.[is] deceitH4820

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֱ֭וִלִים’ĕ·wi·lîmFoolsH0191
1יָלִ֣יץyā·lîṣmockH3887
2אָשָׁ֑ם’ā·šām;at sinH0817
3וּבֵ֖יןū·ḇênbut amongH0996
4יְשָׁרִ֣יםyə·šā·rîmthe uprightH3477
5רָצֽוֹן׃.rā·ṣō·wn.[there is] favorH7522

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֗בlêḇ,The heartH3820
1י֭וֹדֵעַyō·w·ḏê·a‘knowsH3045
2מָרַּ֣תmār·raṯbitternessH4751
3נַפְשׁ֑וֹnap̄·šōw;its ownH5315
4וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ.ū·ḇə·śim·ḥā·ṯōw,and its joyH8057
5לֹא־lō-NotH3808
6יִתְעָ֥רַבyiṯ·‘ā·raḇdoes shareH6148
7זָֽר׃.zār.a strangerH2114

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בֵּ֣יתbêṯThe houseH1004
1רְ֭שָׁעִיםrə·šā·‘îmof the wickedH7563
2יִשָּׁמֵ֑דyiš·šā·mêḏ;will be overthrownH8045
3וְאֹ֖הֶלwə·’ō·helbut the tentH0168
4יְשָׁרִ֣יםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
5יַפְרִֽיחַ׃.yap̄·rî·aḥ.will flourishH6524

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יֵ֤שׁyêšThere isH3426
1דֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵa wayH1870
2יָ֭שָׁרyā·šār[that seems] rightH3477
3לִפְנֵי־lip̄·nê-toH6440
4אִ֑ישׁ’îš;a manH0376
5וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּwə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh,but its end [is]H0319
6דַּרְכֵי־dar·ḵê-the wayH1870
7מָֽוֶת׃.mā·weṯ.of deathH4194

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0גַּם־gam-EvenH1571
1בִּשְׂח֥וֹקbiś·ḥō·wqin laughterH7814
2יִכְאַב־yiḵ·’aḇ-may sorrowH3510
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;the heartH3820
4וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ‪‬wə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāhand the endH0319
5שִׂמְחָ֣הśim·ḥāhof mirthH8057
6תוּגָֽה׃.ṯū·ḡāh.[may be] griefH8424

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מִדְּרָכָ֣יוmid·də·rā·ḵāwWith his own waysH1870
1יִ֭שְׂבַּעyiś·ba‘will be filledH7646
2ס֣וּגsūḡthe backsliderH5472
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;in heartH3820
4וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יוū·mê·‘ā·lāw,but from aboveH5921
5אִ֣ישׁ’îša man [will be satisfied]H0376
6טֽוֹב׃.ṭō·wḇ.goodH2896

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פֶּ֭תִיpe·ṯîThe simpleH6612
1יַאֲמִ֣יןya·’ă·mînbelievesH0539
2לְכָל־lə·ḵāleveryH3605
3דָּבָ֑רdā·ḇār;wordH1697
4וְ֝עָר֗וּםwə·‘ā·rūm,but the prudentH6175
5יָבִ֥יןyā·ḇînwellH0995
6לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃.la·’ă·šu·rōw.considers his stepsH0838

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חָכָ֣םḥā·ḵāmA wise [man]H2450
1יָ֭רֵאyā·rêfearsH3373
2וְסָ֣רwə·sārand departsH5493
3מֵרָ֑עmê·rā‘;from evilH7451
4וּ֝כְסִ֗ילū·ḵə·sîl,but a foolH3684
5מִתְעַבֵּ֥רmiṯ·‘ab·bêrragesH5674
6וּבוֹטֵֽחַ׃.ū·ḇō·w·ṭê·aḥ.and is self-confidentH0982

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0קְֽצַר־qə·ṣar--H7116
1אַ֭פַּיִם’ap·pa·yimA quick-tempered [man]H0639
2יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya·‘ă·śehdoesH6213
3אִוֶּ֑לֶת’iw·we·leṯ;foolishnessH0200
4וְאִ֥ישׁwə·’îšand a manH0376
5מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹתmə·zim·mō·wṯ,of wicked intentionsH4209
6יִשָּׂנֵֽא׃.yiś·śā·nê.is hatedH8130

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נָחֲל֣וּnā·ḥă·lūInheritH5157
1פְתָאיִ֣םp̄ə·ṯā·yimthe simpleH6612
2אִוֶּ֑לֶת’iw·we·leṯ;follyH0200
3וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗יםwa·‘ă·rū·mîm,but the prudentH6175
4יַכְתִּ֥רוּyaḵ·ti·rūare crownedH3803
5דָֽעַת׃.ḏā·‘aṯ.with knowledgeH1847

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שַׁח֣וּša·ḥūWill bowH7817
1רָ֭עִיםrā·‘îmthe evilH7451
2לִפְנֵ֣יlip̄·nêbeforeH6440
3טוֹבִ֑יםṭō·w·ḇîm;the goodH2896
4וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗יםū·rə·šā·‘îm,and the wickedH7563
5עַֽל־‘al-atH5921
6שַׁעֲרֵ֥יša·‘ă·rêthe gatesH8179
7צַדִּֽיק׃.ṣad·dîq.of the righteousH6662

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0גַּם־gam-EvenH1571
1לְ֭רֵעֵהוּlə·rê·‘ê·hūby his own neighborH7453
2יִשָּׂ֣נֵאyiś·śā·nêis hatedH8130
3רָ֑שׁrāš;the poor [man]H7326
4וְאֹהֲבֵ֖יwə·’ō·hă·ḇêbut friendsH0157
5עָשִׁ֣יר‘ā·šîrthe rich [has]H6223
6רַבִּֽים׃.rab·bîm.manyH7227

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בָּז־bāz-He who despisesH0936
1לְרֵעֵ֥הוּlə·rê·‘ê·hūhis neighborH7453
2חוֹטֵ֑אḥō·w·ṭê;sinsH2398
3וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןū·mə·ḥō·w·nênbut he who has mercy onH2603
4[עניים]‘ă·nā·yîm-
5(עֲנָוִ֣ים)‘ă·nā·wîmthe poorH6041
6אַשְׁרָֽיו׃.’aš·rāw.happy [is] heH0835

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־hălō·w-NotH3808
1יִ֭תְעוּyiṯ·‘ūdo they go astrayH8582
2חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥō·rə·šêwho deviseH2790
3רָ֑ע؟rā‘;evilH7451
4וְחֶ֥סֶדwə·ḥe·seḏbut mercyH2617
5וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗תwe·’ĕ·meṯ,and truth [belong]H0571
6חֹ֣רְשֵׁיḥō·rə·šêto those who deviseH2790
7טֽוֹב׃.ṭō·wḇ.goodH2896

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּכָל־bə·ḵālIn allH3605
1עֶ֭צֶב‘e·ṣeḇlaborH6089
2יִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehthere isH1961
3מוֹתָ֑רmō·w·ṯār;profitH4195
4וּדְבַר־ū·ḏə·ḇa·rś-but chatter [leads]H1697
5שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםp̄ā·ṯa·yim,idleH8193
6אַךְ־’aḵ-onlyH0389
7לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃.lə·maḥ·sō·wr.to povertyH4270

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֲטֶ֣רֶת‘ă·ṭe·reṯThe crownH5850
1חֲכָמִ֣יםḥă·ḵā·mîmof the wiseH2450
2עָשְׁרָ֑ם‘ā·šə·rām;is their richesH6239
3אִוֶּ֖לֶת’iw·we·leṯ[But] the foolishnessH0200
4כְּסִילִ֣יםkə·sî·lîmof foolsH3684
5אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.’iw·we·leṯ.[is] follyH0200

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַצִּ֣ילmaṣ·ṣîlDeliversH5337
1נְ֭פָשׁוֹתnə·p̄ā·šō·wṯsoulsH5315
2עֵ֣ד‘êḏa witnessH5707
3אֱמֶ֑ת’ĕ·meṯ;TRUEH0571
4וְיָפִ֖חַwə·yā·p̄i·aḥbut speaksH6315
5כְּזָבִ֣יםkə·zā·ḇîmliesH3577
6מִרְמָֽה׃.mir·māh.a deceitful [witness]H4820

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּיִרְאַ֣תbə·yir·’aṯIn the fearH3374
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehof YahwehH3069
2מִבְטַח־miḇ·ṭaḥ-[there is] confidenceH4009
3עֹ֑ז‘ōz;strongH5797
4וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יוū·lə·ḇā·nāw,and His childrenH1121
5יִהְיֶ֥הyih·yehwill haveH1961
6מַחְסֶֽה׃.maḥ·seh.a [place] of refugeH4268

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯThe fearH3374
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehof YahwehH3068
2מְק֣וֹרmə·qō·wr[is] a fountainH4726
3חַיִּ֑יםḥay·yîm;of lifeH2416
4לָ֝ס֗וּרlā·sūr,to turn [one] awayH5493
5מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁיmim·mō·qə·šêfrom the snaresH4170
6מָֽוֶת׃.mā·weṯ.of deathH4194

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּרָב־bə·rāḇ-In a multitudeH7230
1עָ֥ם‘āmof peopleH5971
2הַדְרַת־haḏ·raṯ-[is] honorH1927
3מֶ֑לֶךְme·leḵ;a king'sH4428
4וּבְאֶ֥פֶסū·ḇə·’e·p̄esbut in the lackH0657
5לְ֝אֹ֗םlə·’ōm,of peopleH3816
6מְחִתַּ֥תmə·ḥit·taṯ[is] the downfallH4288
7רָזֽוֹן׃.rā·zō·wn.of a princeH7333

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֶ֣רֶךְ’e·reḵ[He who is] slowH0750
1אַ֭פַּיִם’ap·pa·yimto wrathH0639
2רַב־raḇ-greatH7227
3תְּבוּנָ֑הtə·ḇū·nāh;has understandingH8394
4וּקְצַר־ū·qə·ṣar-but [he who is] impulsiveH7116
5ר֝֗וּחַrū·aḥ,of spiritH7307
6מֵרִ֥יםmê·rîmexaltsH7311
7אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.’iw·we·leṯ.follyH0200

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חַיֵּ֣יḥay·yê[is] life toH2416
1בְ֭שָׂרִיםḇə·śā·rîmthe bodyH1320
2לֵ֣בlêḇa heartH3820
3מַרְפֵּ֑אmar·pê;soundH4832
4וּרְקַ֖בū·rə·qaḇbut [is] rottenness toH7538
5עֲצָמ֣וֹת‘ă·ṣā·mō·wṯthe bonesH6106
6קִנְאָֽה׃.qin·’āh.envyH7068

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֹ֣שֵֽׁק‘ō·šêq-He who oppressesH6231
1דָּ֭לdālthe poorH1800
2חֵרֵ֣ףḥê·rêp̄reproachesH2778
3עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ‘ō·śê·hū;his MakerH6213
4וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹū·mə·ḵab·bə·ḏōw,but he who honors HimH3513
5חֹנֵ֥ןḥō·nênhas mercyH2603
6אֶבְיֽוֹן׃.’eḇ·yō·wn.on the needyH0034

Verse 32

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹbə·rā·‘ā·ṯōwIn his wickednessH7451
1יִדָּחֶ֣הyid·dā·ḥehis banishedH1760
2רָשָׁ֑עrā·šā‘;the wickedH7563
3וְחֹסֶ֖הwə·ḥō·sehbut has a refugeH2620
4בְמוֹת֣וֹḇə·mō·w·ṯōwin his deathH4194
5צַדִּֽיק׃.ṣad·dîq.the righteousH6662

Verse 33

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּלֵ֣בbə·lêḇIn the heartH3820
1נָ֭בוֹןnā·ḇō·wnof him who has understandingH0995
2תָּנ֣וּחַtā·nū·aḥrestsH5117
3חָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māhWisdomH2451
4וּבְקֶ֥רֶבū·ḇə·qe·reḇbut [what is] in the heartH7130
5כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkə·sî·lîm,of foolsH3684
6תִּוָּדֵֽעַ׃.tiw·wā·ḏê·a‘.is made knownH3045

Verse 34

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0צְדָקָ֥הṣə·ḏā·qāhRighteousnessH6666
1תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־ṯə·rō·w·mêm-exaltsH7311
2גּ֑וֹיgō·w;a nationH1471
3וְחֶ֖סֶדwə·ḥe·seḏbut a reproachH2617
4לְאֻמִּ֣יםlə·’um·mîmto [any] peopleH3816
5חַטָּֽאת׃.ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ.sin [is]H2403

Verse 35

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רְֽצוֹן־rə·ṣō·wn-The favor [is]H7522
1מֶ֭לֶךְme·leḵof kingH4428
2לְעֶ֣בֶדlə·‘e·ḇeḏtoward a servantH5650
3מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmaś·kîl;wiseH7919
4וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹwə·‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw,but his wrathH5678
5תִּהְיֶ֥הtih·yeh[is against]H1961
6מֵבִֽישׁ׃.mê·ḇîš.him who causes shameH0954

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