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Proverbs 17— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.
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Verse 1
Verse 2
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | עֶֽבֶד־ | ‘e·ḇeḏ- | A servant | H5650 |
| 1 | מַשְׂכִּ֗יל | maś·kîl, | wise | H7919 |
| 2 | יִ֭מְשֹׁל | yim·šōl | will rule | H4910 |
| 3 | בְּבֵ֣ן | bə·ḇên | over a son | H1121 |
| 4 | מֵבִ֑ישׁ､ | mê·ḇîš; | who causes shame | H0954 |
| 5 | וּבְת֥וֹךְ | ū·ḇə·ṯō·wḵ | and among | H8432 |
| 6 | אַ֝חִ֗ים | ’a·ḥîm, | the brothers | H0251 |
| 7 | יַחֲלֹ֥ק | ya·ḥă·lōq | will share | H2505 |
| 8 | נַחֲלָֽה׃. | na·ḥă·lāh. | an inheritance | H5159 |
Verse 3
Verse 4
Verse 5
Verse 6
Verse 7
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | לֹא־ | lō- | Not | H3808 |
| 1 | נָאוָ֣ה | nā·wāh | is becoming | H5000 |
| 2 | לְנָבָ֣ל､ | lə·nā·ḇāl | to a fool | H5036 |
| 3 | שְׂפַת־ | śə·p̄aṯ- | speech | H8193 |
| 4 | יֶ֑תֶר | ye·ṯer; | Excellent | H3499 |
| 5 | אַ֝֗ף | ’ap̄, | much less | H0637 |
| 6 | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Much less | H3588 |
| 7 | לְנָדִ֥יב | lə·nā·ḏîḇ | to a prince | H5081 |
| 8 | שְׂפַת־ | śə·p̄aṯ- | lips | H8193 |
| 9 | שָֽׁקֶר׃. | šā·qer. | lying | H8267 |
Verse 8
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אֶֽבֶן־ | ’e·ḇen- | A stone | H0068 |
| 1 | חֵ֣ן | ḥên | precious | H2580 |
| 2 | הַ֭שֹּׁחַד | haš·šō·ḥaḏ | a present [is] | H7810 |
| 3 | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | in the eyes | H5869 |
| 4 | בְעָלָ֑יו | ḇə·‘ā·lāw; | of its possessor | H1167 |
| 5 | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | wherever | H0413 |
| 6 | כָּל־ | kāl- | all manner | H3605 |
| 7 | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | wherever | H0834 |
| 8 | יִפְנֶ֣ה､ | yip̄·neh | he turns | H6437 |
| 9 | יַשְׂכִּֽיל׃. | yaś·kîl. | he prospers | H7919 |
Verse 9
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מְֽכַסֶּה־ | mə·ḵas·seh- | He who covers | H3680 |
| 1 | פֶּ֭שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | a transgression | H6588 |
| 2 | מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | seeks | H1245 |
| 3 | אַהֲבָ֑ה– | ’a·hă·ḇāh; | love | H0160 |
| 4 | וְשֹׁנֶ֥ה | wə·šō·neh | but he who repeats | H8138 |
| 5 | בְ֝דָבָ֗ר | ḇə·ḏā·ḇār, | a matter | H1697 |
| 6 | מַפְרִ֥יד | map̄·rîḏ | separates | H6504 |
| 7 | אַלּֽוּף׃. | ’al·lūp̄. | friends | H0441 |
Verse 10
Verse 11
Verse 12
Verse 13
Verse 14
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | פּ֣וֹטֵֽר | pō·w·ṭêr | [is like] releasing | H6362 |
| 1 | מַ֭יִם､ | ma·yim | water | H4325 |
| 2 | רֵאשִׁ֣ית | rê·šîṯ | the beginning | H7225 |
| 3 | מָד֑וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn; | of strife | H4066 |
| 4 | וְלִפְנֵ֥י | wə·lip̄·nê | therefore before | H6440 |
| 5 | הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗ע. | hiṯ·gal·la‘, | a quarrel starts | H1566 |
| 6 | הָרִ֥יב､ | hā·rîḇ | Contention | H7379 |
| 7 | נְטֽוֹשׁ׃. | nə·ṭō·wōš. | stop | H5203 |
Verse 15
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מַצְדִּ֣יק | maṣ·dîq | He who justifies | H6663 |
| 1 | רָ֭שָׁע､ | rā·šā‘ | the wicked | H7563 |
| 2 | וּמַרְשִׁ֣יעַ | ū·mar·šî·a‘ | and he who condemns | H7561 |
| 3 | צַדִּ֑יק､ | ṣad·dîq; | the just | H6662 |
| 4 | תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | [are] an abomination to | H8441 |
| 5 | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Yahweh | H3069 |
| 6 | גַּם־ | gam- | alike | H1571 |
| 7 | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃. | šə·nê·hem. | the two of them | H8147 |
Verse 16
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | לָמָּה־ | lām·māh- | Why [is] | H4100 |
| 1 | זֶּ֣ה | zeh | is there | H2088 |
| 2 | מְחִ֣יר | mə·ḥîr | the purchase price | H4242 |
| 3 | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | in the hand | H3027 |
| 4 | כְּסִ֑יל | kə·sîl; | of a fool | H3684 |
| 5 | לִקְנ֖וֹת | liq·nō·wṯ | of | H7069 |
| 6 | חָכְמָ֣ה､ | ḥāḵ·māh | wisdom | H2451 |
| 7 | וְלֶב־ | wə·leḇ- | since heart [for it] | H3820 |
| 8 | אָֽיִן׃. | ’ā·yin. | [he has] no | H0369 |
Verse 17
Verse 18
Verse 19
Verse 20
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | עִקֶּשׁ־ | ‘iq·qeš- | He who has a deceitful | H6141 |
| 1 | לֵ֭ב | lêḇ | heart | H3820 |
| 2 | לֹ֣א | lō | no | H3808 |
| 3 | יִמְצָא־ | yim·ṣā- | finds | H4672 |
| 4 | ט֑וֹב､ | ṭō·wḇ; | good | H2896 |
| 5 | וְנֶהְפָּ֥ךְ | wə·neh·pāḵ | and he who has a perverse | H2015 |
| 6 | בִּ֝לְשׁוֹנ֗וֹ | bil·šō·w·nōw, | tongue | H3956 |
| 7 | יִפּ֥וֹל | yip·pō·wl | falls | H5307 |
| 8 | בְּרָעָֽה׃. | bə·rā·‘āh. | into evil | H7451 |
Verse 21
Verse 22
Verse 23
Verse 24
Verse 25
Verse 26
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | גַּ֤ם | gam | Also | H1571 |
| 1 | עֲנ֣וֹשׁ | ‘ă·nō·wōš | to punish | H6064 |
| 2 | לַצַּדִּ֣יק | laṣ·ṣad·dîq | the righteous | H6662 |
| 3 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 4 | ט֑וֹב､ | ṭō·wḇ; | [is] good | H2896 |
| 5 | לְהַכּ֖וֹת | lə·hak·kō·wṯ | [Nor] to strike | H5221 |
| 6 | נְדִיבִ֣ים | nə·ḏî·ḇîm | princes | H5081 |
| 7 | עַל־ | ‘al- | for | H5921 |
| 8 | יֹֽשֶׁר׃. | yō·šer. | [their] uprightness | H3476 |
Verse 27
Verse 28
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | גַּ֤ם | gam | Even | H1571 |
| 1 | אֱוִ֣יל､ | ’ĕ·wîl | a fool | H0191 |
| 2 | מַ֭חֲרִישׁ､ | ma·ḥă·rîš | when he holds his peace | H2790 |
| 3 | חָכָ֣ם– | ḥā·ḵām | wise | H2450 |
| 4 | יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב | yê·ḥā·šêḇ; | is counted | H2803 |
| 5 | אֹטֵ֖ם | ’ō·ṭêm | [when] he shuts | H0331 |
| 6 | שְׂפָתָ֣יו | śə·p̄ā·ṯāw | his lips | H8193 |
| 7 | נָבֽוֹן׃. | nā·ḇō·wn. | [he is considered] perceptive | H0995 |