Word Study
Proverbs 17— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.
Verse 1
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Better [is] | H2896 |
| 1 | פַּ֣ת､ | paṯ | a morsel | H6595 |
| 2 | חֲ֭רֵבָה | ḥă·rê·ḇāh | dry | H2720 |
| 3 | וְשַׁלְוָה־ | wə·šal·wāh- | and quietness | H7962 |
| 4 | בָ֑הּ | ḇāh; | with | |
| 5 | מִ֝בַּ֗יִת | mib·ba·yiṯ, | Than a house | H1004 |
| 6 | מָלֵ֥א | mā·lê | full | H4392 |
| 7 | זִבְחֵי־ | ziḇ·ḥê- | of feasting [with] | H2077 |
| 8 | רִֽיב׃. | rîḇ. | strife | H7379 |
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
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מַצְרֵ֣ף | maṣ·rêp̄ | The refining pot [is] | H4715 |
| 1 | לַ֭כֶּסֶף､ | lak·ke·sep̄ | for silver | H3701 |
| 2 | וְכ֣וּר | wə·ḵūr | and the furnace | H3564 |
| 3 | לַזָּהָ֑ב､ | laz·zā·hāḇ; | for gold | H2091 |
| 4 | וּבֹחֵ֖ן | ū·ḇō·ḥên | but tests | H0974 |
| 5 | לִבּ֣וֹת | lib·bō·wṯ | the hearts | H3826 |
| 6 | יְהוָֽה׃. | Yah·weh. | Yahweh | H3068 |
Verse 4
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מֵ֭רַע | mê·ra‘ | An evildoer | H7489 |
| 1 | מַקְשִׁ֣יב | maq·šîḇ | gives heed | H7181 |
| 2 | עַל־ | ‘al- | to | H5921 |
| 3 | שְׂפַת־– | śə·p̄aṯ- | lips | H8193 |
| 4 | אָ֑וֶן | ’ā·wen; | FALSE | H0205 |
| 5 | שֶׁ֥קֶר | še·qer | a liar | H8267 |
| 6 | מֵ֝זִין | mê·zîn | listens eagerly | H0238 |
| 7 | עַל־ | ‘al- | to | H5921 |
| 8 | לְשׁ֥וֹן | lə·šō·wn | a tongue | H3956 |
| 9 | הַוֺּֽת׃. | haw·wōṯ. | spiteful | H1942 |
Verse 5
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | לֹעֵ֣ג | lō·‘êḡ | He who mocks | H3932 |
| 1 | לָ֭רָשׁ | lā·rāš | the poor | H7326 |
| 2 | חֵרֵ֣ף | ḥê·rêp̄ | reproaches | H2778 |
| 3 | עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ– | ‘ō·śê·hū; | his Maker | H6213 |
| 4 | שָׂמֵ֥חַ | śā·mê·aḥ | He who is glad | H8056 |
| 5 | לְ֝אֵ֗יד | lə·’êḏ, | at calamity | H0343 |
| 6 | לֹ֣א | lō | not | H3808 |
| 7 | יִנָּקֶֽה׃. | yin·nā·qeh. | will go unpunished | H5352 |
Verse 6
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | עֲטֶ֣רֶת | ‘ă·ṭe·reṯ | [are] the crown | H5850 |
| 1 | זְ֭קֵנִים– | zə·qê·nîm | of old men | H2205 |
| 2 | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | of Children | H1121 |
| 3 | בָנִ֑ים | ḇā·nîm; | children | H1121 |
| 4 | וְתִפְאֶ֖רֶת | wə·ṯip̄·’e·reṯ | and the glory | H8597 |
| 5 | בָּנִ֣ים | bā·nîm | of children | H1121 |
| 6 | אֲבוֹתָֽם׃. | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām. | [is] their father | H0001 |
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
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | תֵּ֣חַת | tê·ḥaṯ | Is more effective | H5181 |
| 1 | גְּעָרָ֣ה | gə·‘ā·rāh | Rebuke | H1606 |
| 2 | בְמֵבִ֑ין | ḇə·mê·ḇîn; | for a wise [man] | H0995 |
| 3 | מֵהַכּ֖וֹת | mê·hak·kō·wṯ | Than blows on | H5221 |
| 4 | כְּסִ֣יל | kə·sîl | a fool | H3684 |
| 5 | מֵאָֽה׃. | mê·’āh. | a hundred | H3967 |
Verse 11
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אַךְ־ | ’aḵ- | Only | H0389 |
| 1 | מְרִ֥י– | mə·rî | rebellion | H4805 |
| 2 | יְבַקֶּשׁ־ | yə·ḇaq·qeš- | seeks | H1245 |
| 3 | רָ֑ע | rā‘; | An evil [man] | H7451 |
| 4 | וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ | ū·mal·’āḵ | therefore a messenger | H4397 |
| 5 | אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י | ’aḵ·zā·rî, | cruel | H0394 |
| 6 | יְשֻׁלַּח־ | yə·šul·laḥ- | will be sent | H7971 |
| 7 | בּֽוֹ׃. | bōw. | against him |
Verse 12
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | פָּג֬וֹשׁ | pā·ḡō·wōš | Let meet | H6298 |
| 1 | דֹּ֣ב | dōḇ | a bear | H1677 |
| 2 | שַׁכּ֣וּל | šak·kūl | robbed of her cubs | H7909 |
| 3 | בְּאִ֑ישׁ､ | bə·’îš; | a man | H0376 |
| 4 | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | and Rather than | H0408 |
| 5 | כְּ֝סִ֗יל | kə·sîl, | a fool | H3684 |
| 6 | בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃. | bə·’iw·wal·tōw. | in his folly | H0200 |
Verse 13
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | מֵשִׁ֣יב | mê·šîḇ | Whoever rewards | H7725 |
| 1 | רָ֭עָה | rā·‘āh | evil | H7451 |
| 2 | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | for | H8478 |
| 3 | טוֹבָ֑ה､ | ṭō·w·ḇāh; | good | H2896 |
| 4 | לֹא־ | lō- | not | H3808 |
| 5 | [תמיש] | ṯā·mîš | - | |
| 6 | (תָמ֥וּשׁ) | ṯā·mūš | will depart | H4185 |
| 7 | רָ֝עָ֗ה | rā·‘āh, | Evil | H7451 |
| 8 | מִבֵּיתֽוֹ׃. | mib·bê·ṯōw. | from his house | H1004 |
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
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | At all | H3605 |
| 1 | עֵ֭ת､ | ‘êṯ | times | H6256 |
| 2 | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | loves | H0157 |
| 3 | הָרֵ֑עַ | hā·rê·a‘; | a friend | H7453 |
| 4 | וְאָ֥ח | wə·’āḥ | and a brother | H0251 |
| 5 | לְ֝צָרָ֗ה | lə·ṣā·rāh, | for adversity | H6869 |
| 6 | יִוָּלֵֽד׃. | yiw·wā·lêḏ. | is born | H3205 |
Verse 18
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אָדָ֣ם | ’ā·ḏām | A man | H0120 |
| 1 | חֲסַר־ | ḥă·sar- | lacking | H2638 |
| 2 | לֵ֭ב | lêḇ | understanding | H3820 |
| 3 | תּוֹקֵ֣עַ | tō·w·qê·a‘ | shakes in a pledge | H8628 |
| 4 | כָּ֑ף､ | kāp̄; | hands | H3709 |
| 5 | עֹרֵ֥ב | ‘ō·rêḇ | [And] becomes | H6148 |
| 6 | עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה | ‘ă·rub·bāh, | surety | H6161 |
| 7 | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | for | H6440 |
| 8 | רֵעֵֽהוּ׃. | rê·‘ê·hū. | his friend | H7453 |
Verse 19
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אֹ֣הֵֽב | ’ō·hêḇ | He who loves | H0157 |
| 1 | פֶּ֭שַׁע | pe·ša‘ | transgression | H6588 |
| 2 | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | loves | H0157 |
| 3 | מַצָּ֑ה– | maṣ·ṣāh; | strife | H4683 |
| 4 | מַגְבִּ֥יהַּ | maḡ·bî·ah | and he who exalts | H1361 |
| 5 | פִּ֝תְח֗וֹ | piṯ·ḥōw, | his gate | H6607 |
| 6 | מְבַקֶּשׁ־ | mə·ḇaq·qeš- | seeks | H1245 |
| 7 | שָֽׁבֶר׃. | šā·ḇer. | destruction | H7667 |
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
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | יֹלֵ֣ד | yō·lêḏ | He who begets | H3205 |
| 1 | כְּ֭סִיל | kə·sîl | a scoffer | H3684 |
| 2 | לְת֣וּגָה､ | lə·ṯū·ḡāh | [does so] to sorrow | H8424 |
| 3 | ל֑וֹ | lōw; | his | |
| 4 | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | and no | H3808 |
| 5 | יִ֝שְׂמַ֗ח | yiś·maḥ, | has joy | H8055 |
| 6 | אֲבִ֣י | ’ă·ḇî | the father | H0001 |
| 7 | נָבָֽל׃. | nā·ḇāl. | of a fool | H5036 |
Verse 22
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | לֵ֣ב | lêḇ | A heart | H3820 |
| 1 | שָׂ֭מֵחַ | mê·aḥ | merry | H8056 |
| 2 | יֵיטִ֣ב | yê·ṭiḇ | does good | H3190 |
| 3 | גֵּהָ֑ה､ | gê·hāh; | [like] medicine | H1456 |
| 4 | וְר֥וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | but a spirit | H7307 |
| 5 | נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה | nə·ḵê·’āh, | broken | H5218 |
| 6 | תְּיַבֶּשׁ־ | tə·yab·beš- | dries | H3001 |
| 7 | גָּֽרֶם׃. | gā·rem. | the bones | H1634 |
Verse 23
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | שֹׁ֣חַד | šō·ḥaḏ | A bribe | H7810 |
| 1 | מֵ֭חֵיק | mê·ḥêq | behind the back | H2436 |
| 2 | רָשָׁ֣ע | rā·šā‘ | a wicked [man] | H7563 |
| 3 | יִקָּ֑ח | yiq·qāḥ; | accepts | H3947 |
| 4 | לְ֝הַטּ֗וֹת | lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ, | to pervert | H5186 |
| 5 | אָרְח֥וֹת | ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ | the ways | H0734 |
| 6 | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃. | miš·pāṭ. | of justice | H4941 |
Verse 24
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | With | H0854 |
| 1 | פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê | in the sight | H6440 |
| 2 | מֵבִ֣ין– | mê·ḇîn | of him who has understanding | H0995 |
| 3 | חָכְמָ֑ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Wisdom [is] | H2451 |
| 4 | וְעֵינֵ֥י | wə·‘ê·nê | but the eyes | H5869 |
| 5 | כְ֝סִ֗יל | ḵə·sîl, | of a fool | H3684 |
| 6 | בִּקְצֵה־ | biq·ṣêh- | [are] on the ends | H7097 |
| 7 | אָֽרֶץ׃. | ’ā·reṣ. | of the earth | H0776 |
Verse 25
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | כַּ֣עַס | ka·‘as | A grief | H3708 |
| 1 | לְ֭אָבִיו､ | lə·’ā·ḇîw | to his father | H0001 |
| 2 | בֵּ֣ן | bên | a son [is] | H1121 |
| 3 | כְּסִ֑יל | kə·sîl; | foolish | H3684 |
| 4 | וּ֝מֶ֗מֶר | ū·me·mer, | and bitterness | H4470 |
| 5 | לְיוֹלַדְתּֽוֹ׃. | lə·yō·w·laḏ·tōw. | to her who bore him | H3205 |
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
| # | Original | Translit. | English | Strong's |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ | ḥō·w·śêḵ | Spares | H2820 |
| 1 | אֲ֭מָרָיו– | ’ă·mā·rāw | his words | H0561 |
| 2 | יוֹדֵ֣עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | He who has | H3045 |
| 3 | דָּ֑עַת | dā·‘aṯ; | knowledge | H1847 |
| 4 | [וקר־] | wə·qar- | - | |
| 5 | (יְקַר־) | yə·qar- | is of a calm spirit | H7119 |
| 6 | ר֝֗וּחַ | - | ||
| 7 | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | [And] a man | H0376 |
| 8 | תְּבוּנָֽה׃. | tə·ḇū·nāh. | of understanding | H8394 |
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 |