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Proverbs 18— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְֽ֭תַאֲוָה	lə·ṯa·’ă·wāh	Desire	H8378
1	יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ	yə·ḇaq·qêš	seeks his own	H1245
2	נִפְרָ֑ד､	nip̄·rāḏ;	a man who isolates himself	H6504
3	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	against all	H3605
4	תּ֝וּשִׁיָּ֗ה	tū·šî·yāh,	wise judgment	H8454
5	יִתְגַּלָּֽע׃.	yiṯ·gal·lā‘.	He rages	H1566

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	No	H3808
1	יַחְפֹּ֣ץ	yaḥ·pōṣ	has delight	H2654
2	כְּ֭סִיל	kə·sîl	a fool	H3684
3	בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה､	biṯ·ḇū·nāh;	in understanding	H8394
4	כִּ֝֗י	kî,	for	H3588
5	אִֽם־	’im-	but	H0518
6	בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת	bə·hiṯ·gal·lō·wṯ	in expressing	H1540
7	לִבּֽוֹ׃.	lib·bōw.	his own heart	H3820

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּֽבוֹא־､	bə·ḇō·w-	When comes	H0935
1	רָ֭שָׁע	rā·šā‘	the wicked	H7563
2	בָּ֣א	bā	comes	H0935
3	גַם־	ḡam-	also	H1571
4	בּ֑וּז､	būz;	contempt	H0937
5	וְֽעִם־	wə·‘im-	and with	H5973
6	קָל֥וֹן	qā·lō·wn	dishonor	H7036
7	חֶרְפָּֽה׃.	ḥer·pāh.	[comes] reproach	H2781

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַ֣יִם､	ma·yim	Waters	H4325
1	עֲ֭מֻקִּים	‘ă·muq·qîm	[are] deep	H6013
2	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	the words	H1697
3	פִי־	p̄î-	of a mouth	H6310
4	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš;	of man	H0376
5	נַ֥חַל.	na·ḥal	[is] a brook	H5158
6	נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ	nō·ḇê·a‘,	Flowing	H5042
7	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	the wellspring	H4726
8	חָכְמָֽה׃.	ḥāḵ·māh	of wisdom	H2451

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׂאֵ֣ת	śə·’êṯ	To show	H5375
1	פְּנֵי־	pə·nê-	partiality to	H6440
2	רָשָׁ֣ע､	rā·šā‘	the wicked	H7563
3	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
4	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ;	[it is] good	H2896
5	לְהַטּ֥וֹת	lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ	[Or] to overthrow	H5186
6	צַ֝דִּ֗יק	ṣad·dîq,	the righteous	H6662
7	בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃.	bam·miš·pāṭ.	in judgment	H4941

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שִׂפְתֵ֣י	śip̄·ṯê	Lips	H8193
1	כְ֭סִיל	ḵə·sîl	of a fool	H3684
2	יָבֹ֣אֽוּ	yā·ḇō·’ū	enter	H0935
3	בְרִ֑יב､	ḇə·rîḇ;	into contention	H7379
4	וּ֝פִ֗יו	ū·p̄îw,	and his mouth	H6310
5	לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת	lə·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ	for blows	H4112
6	יִקְרָֽא׃.	yiq·rā.	calls	H7121

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פִּֽי־	pî-	Mouth [is]	H6310
1	כְ֭סִיל	ḵə·sîl	of a fool	H3684
2	מְחִתָּה־､	mə·ḥit·tāh-	destruction	H4288
3	ל֑וֹ	lōw;	his
4	וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו	ū·śə·p̄ā·ṯāw,	and his lips [are]	H8193
5	מוֹקֵ֥שׁ	mō·w·qêš	the snare	H4170
6	נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃.	nap̄·šōw.	of his soul	H5315

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	The words	H1697
1	נִ֭רְגָּן	nir·gān	of a talebearer	H5372
2	כְּמִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים､	kə·miṯ·la·hă·mîm;	[are] like tasty trifles	H3859
3	וְ֝הֵ֗ם	wə·hêm,	and they	H1992
4	יָרְד֥וּ	yā·rə·ḏū	go down	H3381
5	חַדְרֵי־	ḥaḏ·rê-	into the	H2315
6	בָֽטֶן׃.	ḇā·ṭen.	inmost body	H0990

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּ֭ם	gam	Also	H1571
1	מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה	miṯ·rap·peh	He who is slothful	H7503
2	בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ	ḇim·laḵ·tōw;	in his work	H4399
3	אָ֥ח	’āḥ	a brother	H0251
4	ה֝֗וּא	hū,	is	H1931
5	לְבַ֣עַל	lə·ḇa·‘al	to him who is great	H1167
6	מַשְׁחִֽית׃.	maš·ḥîṯ.	a destroyer	H7843

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִגְדַּל־–	miḡ·dal-	[is] a tower	H4026
1	עֹ֭ז	‘ōz	strong	H5797
2	שֵׁ֣ם	šêm	the name	H8034
3	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3069
4	בּֽוֹ־	bōw-	to it
5	יָר֖וּץ	yā·rūṣ	run	H7323
6	צַדִּ֣יק	ṣad·dîq	the righteous	H6662
7	וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃.	wə·niś·gāḇ.	and are safe	H7682

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	ה֣וֹן	hō·wn	Wealth [is]	H1952
1	עָ֭שִׁיר	‘ā·šîr	of the rich man	H6223
2	קִרְיַ֣ת､	qir·yaṯ	city	H7151
3	עֻזּ֑וֹ	‘uz·zōw;	his strong	H5797
4	וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה	ū·ḵə·ḥō·w·māh	and like a wall	H2346
5	נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה	niś·gā·ḇāh,	high	H7682
6	בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃.	bə·maś·kî·ṯōw.	in his own esteem	H4906

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לִפְנֵי־	lip̄·nê·še-	Before	H6440
1	שֶׁ֭בֶר	ḇer	destruction	H7667
2	יִגְבַּ֣הּ､	yiḡ·bah	is haughty	H1361
3	לֵב־	lêḇ-	the heart	H3820
4	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš;	of a man	H0376
5	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	wə·lip̄·nê	and before	H6440
6	כָב֣וֹד	ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	honor [is]	H3519
7	עֲנָוָֽה׃.	‘ă·nā·wāh.	humility	H6038

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מֵשִׁ֣יב	mê·šîḇ	He who answers	H7725
1	דָּ֭בָר	dā·ḇār	a matter	H1697
2	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	before	H2962
3	יִשְׁמָ֑ע	yiš·mā‘;	he hears [it]	H8085
4	אִוֶּ֥לֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	folly	H0200
5	הִיא־	hî-	it [is]	H1931
6	ל֝֗וֹ	lōw,	to him
7	וּכְלִמָּֽה׃.	ū·ḵə·lim·māh.	and shame	H3639

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רֽוּחַ־	rū·aḥ-	The spirit	H7307
1	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	of a man	H0376
2	יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל	yə·ḵal·kêl	will sustain	H3557
3	מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ–	ma·ḥă·lê·hū;	him in sickness	H4245
4	וְר֥וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	but a spirit	H7307
5	נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה	nə·ḵê·’āh,	broken	H5218
6	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
7	יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃؟	yiś·śā·’en·nāh.	can bear	H5375

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	the heart	H3820
1	נָ֭בוֹן	nā·ḇō·wn	of the prudent	H0995
2	יִקְנֶה־	yiq·neh-	acquires	H7069
3	דָּ֑עַת–	dā·‘aṯ;	knowledge	H1847
4	וְאֹ֥זֶן	wə·’ō·zen	and the ear	H0241
5	חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים	ḥă·ḵā·mîm,	of the wise	H2450
6	תְּבַקֶּשׁ־	tə·ḇaq·qeš-	seeks	H1245
7	דָּֽעַת׃.	dā·‘aṯ.	knowledge	H1847

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַתָּ֣ן	mat·tān	Gift	H4976
1	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	of a man	H0120
2	יַרְחִ֣יב	yar·ḥîḇ	makes room	H7337
3	ל֑וֹ	lōw;	for him
4	וְלִפְנֵ֖י	wə·lip̄·nê	and before	H6440
5	גְדֹלִ֣ים	ḡə·ḏō·lîm	great men	H1419
6	יַנְחֶֽנּוּ׃.	yan·ḥen·nū.	brings him	H5148

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	צַדִּ֣יק–	ṣad·dîq	[seems] right	H6662
1	הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן	hā·ri·šō·wn	the first [one]	H7223
2	בְּרִיב֑וֹ	bə·rî·ḇōw;	to [plead] his cause	H7379
3	[יבא־]	yā·ḇō-	-
4	(וּבָֽא־)	ū·ḇā-	comes	H0935
5	רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ		-
6	וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃.	wa·ḥă·qā·rōw.	and examines him	H2713

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִ֭דְיָנִים	miḏ·yā·nîm	Contentions	H4079
1	יַשְׁבִּ֣ית､	yaš·bîṯ	causes to cease	H7673
2	הַגּוֹרָ֑ל	hag·gō·w·rāl;	[Casting] lots	H1486
3	וּבֵ֖ין	ū·ḇên	and	H0996
4	עֲצוּמִ֣ים	‘ă·ṣū·mîm	the mighty	H6099
5	יַפְרִֽיד׃.	yap̄·rîḏ.	keeps apart	H6504

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָ֗ח	’āḥ,	A brother	H0251
1	נִפְשָׁ֥ע	nip̄·šā‘	offended [is harder to win]	H6586
2	מִקִּרְיַת־､	miq·qir·yaṯ-	than a city	H7151
3	עֹ֑ז	‘ōz;	strong	H5797
4	[ומדונים]	ū·mə·ḏō·w·nîm	-
5	(וּ֝מִדְיָנִ֗ים)	ū·miḏ·yā·nîm,	and contentions [are]	H4066
6	כִּבְרִ֥יחַ	kiḇ·rî·aḥ	like the bars	H1280
7	אַרְמֽוֹן׃.	’ar·mō·wn.	of a castle	H0759

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִפְּרִ֣י	mip·pə·rî	From the fruit	H6529
1	פִי־–	p̄î-	of his mouth	H6310
2	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	of man	H0376
3	תִּשְׂבַּ֣ע	tiś·ba‘	shall be satisfied	H7646
4	בִּטְנ֑וֹ	biṭ·nōw;	a stomach	H0990
5	תְּבוּאַ֖ת	tə·ḇū·’aṯ	[From] the produce	H8393
6	שְׂפָתָ֣יו	śə·p̄ā·ṯāw	of his lips	H8193
7	יִשְׂבָּֽע׃.	yiś·bā‘.	he shall be filled	H7646

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מָ֣וֶת	mā·weṯ	Death	H4194
1	וְ֭חַיִּים	wə·ḥay·yîm	and life [are]	H2416
2	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	in the power	H3027
3	לָשׁ֑וֹן､	lā·šō·wn;	of the tongue	H3956
4	וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָ	wə·’ō·hă·ḇe·hā,	and those who love it	H0157
5	יֹאכַ֥ל	yō·ḵal	will eat	H0398
6	פִּרְיָֽהּ׃.	pir·yāh.	its fruit	H6529

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מָצָ֣א	mā·ṣā	[He who] finds	H4672
1	אִ֭שָּׁה	’iš·šāh	a wife	H0802
2	מָ֣צָא	mā·ṣā	finds	H4672
3	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ;	a good [thing]	H2896
4	וַיָּ֥פֶק	way·yā·p̄eq	and obtains	H6329
5	רָ֝צ֗וֹן	rā·ṣō·wn,	favor	H7522
6	מֵיְהוָֽה׃.	Yah·weh.	from Yahweh	H3068

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים–	ta·ḥă·nū·nîm	Entreaties	H8469
1	יְדַבֶּר־	yə·ḏab·ber-	uses	H1696
2	רָ֑שׁ	rāš;	the poor [man]	H7326
3	וְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר	wə·‘ā·šîr,	but the rich	H6223
4	יַעֲנֶ֥ה	ya·‘ă·neh	answers	H6030
5	עַזּֽוֹת׃.	‘az·zō·wṯ.	roughly	H5794

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	A man	H0376
1	רֵ֭עִים	rê·‘îm	[who has] friends	H7453
2	לְהִתְרֹעֵ֑עַ､	lə·hiṯ·rō·‘ê·a‘;	must himself be friendly	H7489
3	וְיֵ֥שׁ	wə·yêš	but there is	H3426
4	אֹ֝הֵ֗ב	’ō·hêḇ,	a friend	H0157
5	דָּבֵ֥ק	dā·ḇêq	clinging	H1695
6	מֵאָֽח׃.	mê·’āḥ.	closer than a brother	H0251