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Proverbs 15— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַֽעֲנֶה־ma·‘ă·neh-A answerH4617
1רַּ֭ךְraḵsoftH7390
2יָשִׁ֣יבyā·šîḇturns awayH7725
3חֵמָ֑הḥê·māh;wrathH2534
4וּדְבַר־ū·ḏə·ḇar-but a wordH1697
5עֶ֝֗צֶב‘e·ṣeḇ,harshH6089
6יַעֲלֶה־ya·‘ă·leh-stirs upH5927
7אָֽף׃.’āp̄.angerH0639

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְשׁ֣וֹןlə·šō·wnThe tongueH3956
1חֲ֭כָמִיםḥă·ḵā·mîmof the wiseH2450
2תֵּיטִ֣יבtê·ṭîḇuses rightlyH3190
3דָּ֑עַתdā·‘aṯ;knowledgeH1847
4וּפִ֥יū·p̄îbut the mouthH6310
5כְ֝סִילִ֗יםḵə·sî·lîm,of foolsH3684
6יַבִּ֥יעַyab·bî·a‘pours forthH5042
7אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.’iw·we·leṯ.foolishnessH0200

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּֽכָל־bə·ḵāl[are] in everyH3605
1מָ֭קוֹםmā·qō·wmplaceH4725
2עֵינֵ֣י‘ê·nêthe eyesH5869
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;of YahwehH3068
4צֹ֝פ֗וֹתṣō·p̄ō·wṯ,Keeping watch onH6822
5רָעִ֥יםrā·‘îmthe evilH7451
6וטוֹבִֽים׃‪‬.w·ṭō·w·ḇîmand the goodH2896

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַרְפֵּ֣אmar·pêWholesomeH4832
1לָ֭שׁוֹןlā·šō·wna tongue [is]H3956
2עֵ֣ץ‘êṣa treeH6086
3חַיִּ֑יםḥay·yîm;of lifeH2416
4וְסֶ֥לֶףwə·se·lep̄but perversenessH5558
5בָּ֝֗הּbāh,in it
6שֶׁ֣בֶרše·ḇerbreaksH7667
7בְּרֽוּחַ׃.bə·rū·aḥ.the spiritH7307

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֱוִ֗יל’ĕ·wîl,A foolH0191
1יִ֭נְאַץyin·’aṣdespisesH5006
2מוּסַ֣רmū·sarinstructionH4148
3אָבִ֑יו’ā·ḇîw;of his fatherH0001
4וְשֹׁמֵ֖רwə·šō·mêrbut he who receivesH8104
5תּוֹכַ֣חַתtō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯcorrectionH8433
6יַעְרִֽם׃.ya‘·rim.is prudentH6191

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בֵּ֣יתbêṯ[In] the houseH1004
1צַ֭דִּיקṣad·dîqof the righteousH6662
2חֹ֣סֶןḥō·sen[there is] treasureH2633
3רָ֑בrāḇ;muchH7227
4וּבִתְבוּאַ֖תū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·’aṯbut in the revenueH8393
5רָשָׁ֣עrā·šā‘of the wickedH7563
6נֶעְכָּֽרֶת׃.ne‘·kā·reṯ.is troubleH5916

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שִׂפְתֵ֣יśip̄·ṯêThe lipsH8193
1חֲ֭כָמִיםḥă·ḵā·mîmof the wiseH2450
2יְזָ֣רוּyə·zā·rūdisperseH2219
3דָ֑עַתḏā·‘aṯ;knowledgeH1847
4וְלֵ֖בwə·lêḇbut the heartH3820
5כְּסִילִ֣יםkə·sî·lîmof the foolH3684
6לֹא־lō-[does] not [do]H3808
7כֵֽן׃.ḵên.soH3651

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0זֶ֣בַחze·ḇaḥThe sacrificeH2077
1רְ֭שָׁעִיםrə·šā·‘îmof the wickedH7563
2תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ[is] an abomination toH8441
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
4וּתְפִלַּ֖תū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯbut the prayerH8605
5יְשָׁרִ֣יםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
6רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃.rə·ṣō·w·nōw.[is] His delightH7522

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ[is] an abomination toH8441
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068
2דֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵthe wayH1870
3רָשָׁ֑עrā·šā‘;of the wickedH7563
4וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףū·mə·rad·dêp̄but him who followsH7291
5צְדָקָ֣הṣə·ḏā·qāhrighteousnessH6666
6יֶאֱהָֽב׃.ye·’ĕ·hāḇ.He lovesH0157

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מוּסָ֣רmū·sārDiscipline [is]H4148
1רָ֭עrā‘HarshH7451
2לְעֹזֵ֣בlə·‘ō·zêḇfor him who forsakesH5800
3אֹ֑רַח’ō·raḥ;the wayH0734
4שׂוֹנֵ֖אśō·w·nê[And] he who hatesH8130
5תוֹכַ֣חַתṯō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯcorrectionH8433
6יָמֽוּת׃.yā·mūṯ.will dieH4191

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wlHellH7585
1וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹןwa·’ă·ḇad·dō·wnand Destruction [are]H0011
2נֶ֣גֶדne·ḡeḏbeforeH5048
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3069
4אַ֝֗ף’ap̄,how much moreH0637
5כִּֽי־kî-soH3588
6לִבּ֥וֹתlib·bō·wṯthe heartsH3826
7בְּֽנֵי־bə·nê-of the sonsH1121
8אָדָֽם׃؟’ā·ḏām.of menH0120

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹ֣אnotH3808
1יֶאֱהַב־ye·’ĕ·haḇ-does loveH0157
2לֵ֭ץlêṣa scofferH3887
3הוֹכֵ֣חַֽhō·w·ḵê·aḥone who correctsH3198
4ל֑וֹlōw;him
5אֶל־’el-toH0413
6חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםḥă·ḵā·mîm,the wiseH2450
7לֹ֣אnorH3808
8יֵלֵֽךְ׃.yê·lêḵ.will he goH1980

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֣בlêḇA heartH3820
1שָׂ֭מֵחַmê·aḥmerryH8056
2יֵיטִ֣בyê·ṭiḇmakes a cheerfulH3190
3פָּנִ֑יםpā·nîm;countenanceH6440
4וּבְעַצְּבַת־ū·ḇə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇaṯ-but by sorrowH6094
5לֵ֝בlêḇof the heartH3820
6ר֣וּחַrū·aḥthe spiritH7307
7נְכֵאָֽה׃.nə·ḵê·’āh.is brokenH5218

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֣בlêḇThe heartH3820
1נָ֭בוֹןnā·ḇō·wnof him who has understandingH0995
2יְבַקֶּשׁ־yə·ḇaq·qeš-seeksH1245
3דָּ֑עַתdā·‘aṯ;knowledgeH1847
4[ופני]ū·p̄ə·nê-
5(וּפִ֥י)ū·p̄îbut the mouth ofH6440
6כְ֝סִילִ֗יםḵə·sî·lîm,foolsH3684
7יִרְעֶ֥הyir·‘ehfeeds onH7462
8אִוֶּֽלֶת׃.’iw·we·leṯ.foolishnessH0200

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כָּל־kāl-AllH3605
1יְמֵ֣יyə·mêthe daysH3117
2עָנִ֣י‘ā·nîof the afflictedH6041
3רָעִ֑יםrā·‘îm;[are] evilH7451
4וְטֽוֹב־wə·ṭō·wḇ-but he who is of a merryH2896
5לֵ֝֗בlêḇ,heartH3820
6מִשְׁתֶּ֥הmiš·teh[has] a feastH4960
7תָמִֽיד׃.ṯā·mîḏ.continualH8548

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0טוֹב־ṭō·wḇ-Better [is]H2896
1מְ֭עַטmə·‘aṭa littleH4592
2בְּיִרְאַ֣תbə·yir·’aṯwith the fearH3374
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;of YahwehH3068
4מֵאוֹצָ֥רmê·’ō·w·ṣārThan treasureH0214
5רָ֝֗בrāḇ,greatH7227
6וּמְה֥וּמָהū·mə·hū·māhand troubleH4103
7בֽוֹ׃.ḇōw.with

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0ט֤וֹבṭō·wḇBetter [is]H2896
1אֲרֻחַ֣ת’ă·ru·ḥaṯa dinnerH0737
2יָ֭רָקyā·rāqof herbsH3419
3וְאַהֲבָה־wə·’a·hă·ḇāh-and love isH0160
4שָׁ֑םšām;whereH8033
5מִשּׁ֥וֹרmiš·šō·wrThan a calfH7794
6אָ֝ב֗וּס’ā·ḇūs,fattedH0075
7וְשִׂנְאָה־wə·śin·’āh-and hatredH8135
8בֽוֹ׃.ḇōw.with

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִ֣ישׁ’îšA manH0376
1חֵ֭מָהḥê·māhwrathfulH2534
2יְגָרֶ֣הyə·ḡā·rehstirs upH1624
3מָד֑וֹןmā·ḏō·wn;strifeH4066
4וְאֶ֥רֶך‪‬wə·’e·reḵbut [he who is] slowH0750
5אַ֝פַּ֗יִם’ap·pa·yim,to angerH0639
6יַשְׁקִ֥יטyaš·qîṭallaysH8252
7רִֽיב׃.rîḇ.contentionH7379

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0דֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵThe wayH1870
1עָ֭צֵל‘ā·ṣêlof the lazy [man]H6102
2כִּמְשֻׂ֣כַתkim·śu·ḵaṯ[is] like a hedgeH4881
3חָ֑דֶקḥā·ḏeq;of thornsH2312
4וְאֹ֖רַחwə·’ō·raḥbut the wayH0734
5יְשָׁרִ֣יםyə·šā·rîmof the uprightH3477
6סְלֻלָֽה׃.sə·lu·lāh.[is] a highwayH5549

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בֵּ֣ןbênA sonH1121
1חָ֭כָםḥā·ḵāmwiseH2450
2יְשַׂמַּח־yə·śam·maḥ-makes gladH8055
3אָ֑ב’āḇ;a fatherH0001
4וּכְסִ֥ילū·ḵə·sîlbut foolishH3684
5אָ֝דָ֗ם’ā·ḏām,a manH0120
6בּוֹזֶ֥הbō·w·zehdespisesH0959
7אִמּֽוֹ׃.’im·mōw.his motherH0517

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִ֭וֶּלֶת’iw·we·leṯFolly [is]H0200
1שִׂמְחָ֣הśim·ḥāhjoyH8057
2לַחֲסַר־la·ḥă·sar-[to [him who is] lackingH2638
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;discernmentH3820
4וְאִ֥ישׁwə·’îšbut a manH0376
5תְּ֝בוּנָ֗הtə·ḇū·nāh,of understandingH8394
6יְיַשֶׁר־yə·yaš·šer-uprightlyH3474
7לָֽכֶת׃‪‬‪‬.lā·ḵeṯ.walksH1980

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הָפֵ֣רhā·p̄êrGo awryH6565
1מַ֭חֲשָׁבוֹתma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯplansH4284
2בְּאֵ֣יןbə·’ênwithoutH0369
3ס֑וֹדsō·wḏ;counselH5475
4וּבְרֹ֖בū·ḇə·rōḇbut in the multitudeH7230
5יוֹעֲצִ֣יםyō·w·‘ă·ṣîmof counselorsH3289
6תָּקֽוּם׃.tā·qūm.they are establishedH6965

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שִׂמְחָ֣הśim·ḥāhHas joyH8057
1לָ֭אִישׁlā·’îša manH0376
2בְּמַעֲנֵה־bə·ma·‘ă·nêh-by the answerH4617
3פִ֑יוp̄îw;of his mouthH6310
4וְדָבָ֖רwə·ḏā·ḇārand a word [spoken]H1697
5בְּעִתּ֣וֹbə·‘it·tōwin due seasonH6256
6מַה־mah-howH4100
7טּֽוֹב׃.ṭō·wḇ.good [it is]H2896

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֹ֣רַח’ō·raḥThe wayH0734
1חַ֭יִּיםḥay·yîmof lifeH2416
2לְמַ֣עְלָהlə·ma‘·lāh[winds] upwardH4605
3לְמַשְׂכִּ֑ילlə·maś·kîl;for the wiseH7919
4לְמַ֥עַןlə·ma·‘anthatH4616
5ס֝֗וּרsūr,he may turn awayH5493
6מִשְּׁא֥וֹלmiš·šə·’ō·wlfrom hellH7585
7מָֽטָּה׃.māṭ·ṭāh.belowH4295

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בֵּ֣יתbêṯThe houseH1004
1גֵּ֭אִיםgê·’îmof the proudH1343
2יִסַּ֥ח ׀yis·saḥwill destroyH5255
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
4וְ֝יַצֵּ֗בwə·yaṣ·ṣêḇ,but He will establishH5324
5גְּב֣וּלgə·ḇūlthe boundaryH1366
6אַלְמָנָֽה׃.’al·mā·nāh.of the widowH0490

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ[are] an abominationH8441
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehto YahwehH3068
2מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯthe thoughtsH4284
3רָ֑עrā‘;of the wickedH7451
4וּ֝טְהֹרִ֗יםū·ṭə·hō·rîm,but [the words] of the pureH2889
5אִמְרֵי־’im·rê-words [are]H0561
6נֹֽעַם׃.nō·‘am.[are] pleasantH5278

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֹכֵ֣ר‘ō·ḵêrTroublesH5916
1בֵּ֭יתוֹbê·ṯōwhis own houseH1004
2בּוֹצֵ֣עַbō·w·ṣê·a‘He who is greedy forH1214
3בָּ֑צַעbā·ṣa‘;gainH1215
4וְשׂוֹנֵ֖אwə·śō·w·nêbut he who hatesH8130
5מַתָּנֹ֣תmat·tā·nōṯbribesH4979
6יִחְיֶֽה׃.yiḥ·yeh.will liveH2421

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֣בlêḇThe heartH3820
1צַ֭דִּיקṣad·dîqof the righteousH6662
2יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh·gehstudies howH1897
3לַעֲנ֑וֹתla·‘ă·nō·wṯ;to answerH6030
4וּפִ֥יū·p̄îbut the mouthH6310
5רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrə·šā·‘îm,of the wickedH7563
6יַבִּ֥יעַyab·bî·a‘pours forthH5042
7רָעֽוֹת׃.rā·‘ō·wṯ.evilH7451

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0רָח֣וֹקrā·ḥō·wqFarH7350
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehYahweh [is]H3068
2מֵרְשָׁעִ֑יםmê·rə·šā·‘îm;from the wickedH7563
3וּתְפִלַּ֖תū·ṯə·p̄il·laṯbut the prayerH8605
4צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣad·dî·qîmof the righteousH6662
5יִשְׁמָֽע׃.yiš·mā‘.He hearsH8085

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מְֽאוֹר־mə·’ō·wr-The lightH3974
1עֵ֭ינַיִם‘ê·na·yimof the eyesH5869
2יְשַׂמַּֽח־yə·śam·maḥ-rejoicesH8055
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;the heartH3820
4שְׁמוּעָ֥הšə·mū·‘āh[And] a reportH8052
5ט֝וֹבָ֗הṭō·w·ḇāh,goodH2896
6תְּדַשֶּׁן־tə·ḏaš·šen-makes healthyH1878
7עָֽצֶם׃.‘ā·ṣem.the bonesH6106

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֹ֗זֶן’ō·zen,The earH0241
1שֹׁ֭מַעַת‪‬šō·ma·‘aṯthat hearsH8085
2תּוֹכַ֣חַתtō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯthe rebukesH8433
3חַיִּ֑יםḥay·yîm;of lifeH2416
4בְּקֶ֖רֶבbə·qe·reḇamongH7130
5חֲכָמִ֣יםḥă·ḵā·mîmthe wiseH2450
6תָּלִֽין׃.tā·lîn.will abideH3885

Verse 32

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פּוֹרֵ֣עַpō·w·rê·a‘He who disdainsH6544
1מ֭וּסָר‪‬mū·sārinstructionH4148
2מוֹאֵ֣סmō·w·’êsdespisesH3988
3נַפְשׁ֑וֹnap̄·šōw;his own soulH5315
4וְשׁוֹמֵ֥עַwə·šō·w·mê·a‘but he who heedsH8085
5תּ֝וֹכַ֗חַתtō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ,rebukeH8433
6ק֣וֹנֶהqō·w·nehgetsH7069
7לֵּֽב׃.lêḇ.understandingH3820

Verse 33

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯThe fearH3374
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehof YahwehH3068
2מוּסַ֣רmū·sar[is] the instructionH4148
3חָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māhof wisdomH2451
4וְלִפְנֵ֖יwə·lip̄·nêand beforeH6440
5כָב֣וֹדḵā·ḇō·wḏhonor [is]H3519
6עֲנָוָֽה׃.‘ă·nā·wāh.humilityH6038

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