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Proverbs 19— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	טֽוֹב־	ṭō·wḇ-	Better [is]	H2896
1	רָ֭שׁ	rāš	the poor	H7326
2	הוֹלֵ֣ךְ	hō·w·lêḵ	who walks	H1980
3	בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ､	bə·ṯum·mōw;	in his integrity	H8537
4	מֵעִקֵּ֥שׁ	mê·‘iq·qêš	Than [one who is] perverse	H6141
5	שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו､	p̄ā·ṯāw,	in his lips	H8193
6	וְה֣וּא	wə·hū	and is	H1931
7	כְסִֽיל׃.	ḵə·sîl.	a fool	H3684

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּ֤ם､	gam	Also	H1571
1	בְּלֹא־	bə·lō-	without	H3808
2	דַ֣עַת､	ḏa·‘aṯ	knowledge	H1847
3	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	[for] a soul [to be]	H5315
4	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
5	ט֑וֹב–	ṭō·wḇ;	it is good	H2896
6	וְאָ֖ץ	wə·’āṣ	and he who hastens	H0213
7	בְּרַגְלַ֣יִם	bə·raḡ·la·yim	with [his] feet	H7272
8	חוֹטֵֽא׃.	ḥō·w·ṭê.	sins	H2398

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִוֶּ֣לֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	The foolishness	H0200
1	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	of a man	H0120
2	תְּסַלֵּ֣ף	tə·sal·lêp̄	twists	H5557
3	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ､	dar·kōw;	his way	H1870
4	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	and against	H5921
5	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
6	יִזְעַ֥ף	yiz·‘ap̄	frets	H2196
7	לִבּֽוֹ׃.	lib·bōw.	his heart	H3820

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	ה֗וֹן	hō·wn,	Wealth	H1952
1	יֹ֭סִיף	yō·sîp̄	makes	H3254
2	רֵעִ֣ים–	rê·‘îm	friends	H7453
3	רַבִּ֑ים	rab·bîm;	many	H7227
4	וְ֝דָ֗ל	wə·ḏāl,	but the poor	H1800
5	מֵרֵ֥עהוּ‪‬	mê·rê·‘·hū	from his friend	H7453
6	יִפָּרֵֽד׃.	yip·pā·rêḏ.	is separated	H6504

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	A witness	H5707
1	שְׁ֭קָרִים	qā·rîm	FALSE	H8267
2	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
3	יִנָּקֶ֑ה､	yin·nā·qeh;	will go unpunished	H5352
4	וְיָפִ֥יחַ	wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ	and [he who] speaks	H6315
5	כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים	kə·zā·ḇîm,	lies	H3577
6	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
7	יִמָּלֵֽט׃.	yim·mā·lêṭ.	will escape	H4422

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רַ֭בִּים	rab·bîm	Many	H7227
1	יְחַלּ֣וּ	yə·ḥal·lū	entreat	H2470
2	פְנֵֽי־	p̄ə·nê-	the favor	H6440
3	נָדִ֑יב–	nā·ḏîḇ;	of the nobility	H5081
4	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	and every [man is]	H3605
5	הָ֝רֵ֗עַ	hā·rê·a‘,	a friend	H7453
6	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	to one who gives	H0376
7	מַתָּֽן׃.	mat·tān.	gifts	H4976

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כָּ֥ל	kāl	All	H3605
1	אֲחֵי־	’ă·ḥê-	the brothers	H0251
2	רָ֨שׁ ׀	rāš	of the poor	H7326
3	שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ	śə·nê·’u·hū,	hate him	H8130
4	אַ֤ף	’ap̄	how much more	H0637
5	כִּ֣י	kî	how much more	H3588
6	מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ	mə·rê·‘ê·hū	his friends	H4828
7	רָחֲק֣וּ	rā·ḥă·qū	do go far	H7368
8	מִמֶּ֑נּוּ	mim·men·nū;	from him	H4480
9	מְרַדֵּ֖ף	mə·rad·dêp̄	He may pursue [them]	H7291
10	אֲמָרִ֣ים､	’ă·mā·rîm	[with] words	H0561
11	[לא־]	lō-	-
12	(לוֹ־)	lōw-	him	H3808
13	הֵֽמָּה׃.	hêm·māh.	[yet] they [abandon]	H1992

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	קֹֽנֶה־	qō·neh-	He who gets	H7069
1	לֵּ֭ב	lêḇ	wisdom	H3820
2	אֹהֵ֣ב	’ō·hêḇ	loves	H0157
3	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ–	nap̄·šōw;	his own soul	H5315
4	שֹׁמֵ֥ר	šō·mêr	He who keeps	H8104
5	תְּ֝בוּנָ֗ה	tə·ḇū·nāh,	understanding	H8394
6	לִמְצֹא־	lim·ṣō-	will find	H4672
7	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	good	H2896

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	A witness	H5707
1	שְׁ֭קָרִים	qā·rîm	FALSE	H8267
2	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
3	יִנָּקֶ֑ה､	yin·nā·qeh;	will go unpunished	H5352
4	וְיָפִ֖יחַ	wə·yā·p̄î·aḥ	and [he who] speaks	H6315
5	כְּזָבִ֣ים	kə·zā·ḇîm	lies	H3577
6	יֹאבֵֽד׃.	yō·ḇêḏ.	shall perish	H0006
7	פ	p̄	-

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹֽא־	lō-	Not	H3808
1	נָאוֶ֣ה	nā·weh	is fitting	H5000
2	לִכְסִ֣יל–	liḵ·sîl	for a fool	H3684
3	תַּעֲנ֑וּג	ta·‘ă·nūḡ;	Luxury	H8588
4	אַ֝֗ף	’ap̄,	much less	H0637
5	כִּֽי־	kî-	Much less	H3588
6	לְעֶ֤בֶד ׀	lə·‘e·ḇeḏ	for a servant	H5650
7	מְשֹׁ֬ל	mə·šōl	to rule	H4910
8	בְּשָׂרִֽים׃.	bə·śā·rîm.	over princes	H8269

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שֵׂ֣כֶל	śê·ḵel	The discretion	H7922
1	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	of a man	H0120
2	הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ	he·’ĕ·rîḵ	makes him slow	H0748
3	אַפּ֑וֹ–	’ap·pōw;	to anger	H0639
4	וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ‪‬	wə·ṯi·p̄·’ar·tōw,	and his glory [is]	H8597
5	עֲבֹ֣ר	‘ă·ḇōr	to overlook	H5674
6	עַל־	‘al-	over	H5921
7	פָּֽשַׁע׃.	pā·ša‘.	a transgression	H6588

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נַ֣הַם	na·ham	The roaring	H5099
1	כַּ֭כְּפִיר–	kak·kə·p̄îr	of like a lion	H3715
2	זַ֣עַף	za·‘ap̄	wrath [is]	H2197
3	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ;	of the king	H4428
4	וּכְטַ֖ל	ū·ḵə·ṭal	but like dew	H2919
5	עַל־	‘al-	on	H5921
6	עֵ֣שֶׂב	‘ê·śeḇ	the grass	H6212
7	רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃.	rə·ṣō·w·nōw.	his favor [is]	H7522

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַוֺּ֣ת	haw·wōṯ	The ruin	H1942
1	לְ֭אָבִיו､	lə·’ā·ḇîw	of his father	H0001
2	בֵּ֣ן	bên	a son [is]	H1121
3	כְּסִ֑יל	kə·sîl;	foolish	H3684
4	וְדֶ֥לֶף.	wə·ḏe·lep̄	and [are] a dripping	H1812
5	טֹ֝רֵ֗ד	ṭō·rêḏ,	Continual	H2956
6	מִדְיְנֵ֥י	miḏ·yə·nê	the contentions	H4079
7	אִשָּֽׁה׃.	’iš·šāh.	of a wife	H0802

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּ֣יִת	ba·yiṯ	Houses	H1004
1	וָ֭הוֹן	wā·hō·wn	and riches [are]	H1952
2	נַחֲלַ֣ת	na·ḥă·laṯ	an inheritance from	H5159
3	אָב֑וֹת､	’ā·ḇō·wṯ;	fathers	H0001
4	וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	but from Yahweh	H3068
5	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	a wife [is]	H0802
6	מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃.	maś·kā·leṯ.	prudent	H7919

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַ֭צְלָה	‘aṣ·lāh	Laziness	H6103
1	תַּפִּ֣יל	tap·pîl	casts [one]	H5307
2	תַּרְדֵּמָ֑ה–	tar·dê·māh;	into a deep sleep	H8639
3	וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ	wə·ne·p̄eš	and an	H5315
4	רְמִיָּ֣ה	rə·mî·yāh	idle person	H7423
5	תִרְעָֽב׃.	ṯir·‘āḇ.	will suffer hunger	H7456

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שֹׁמֵ֣ר	šō·mêr	He who keeps	H8104
1	מִ֭צְוָה	miṣ·wāh	the commandment	H4687
2	שֹׁמֵ֣ר	šō·mêr	keeps	H8104
3	נַפְשׁ֑וֹ–	nap̄·šōw;	his soul	H5315
4	בּוֹזֵ֖ה	bō·w·zêh	[But] he who is careless	H0959
5	דְרָכָ֣יו	ḏə·rā·ḵāw	of his ways	H1870
6	[יומת]	yū·māṯ	-
7	(יָמֽוּת׃).	yā·mūṯ.	will die	H4191

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַלְוֵ֣ה	mal·wêh	Lends to	H3867
1	יְ֭הוָה–	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
2	ח֣וֹנֵֽן	ḥō·w·nên	He who has pity	H2603
3	דָּ֑ל	dāl;	on the poor	H1800
4	וּ֝גְמֻל֗וֹ	ū·ḡə·mu·lōw,	and what he has given	H1576
5	יְשַׁלֶּם־	yə·šal·lem-	He will pay back	H7999
6	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	to

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יַסֵּ֣ר	yas·sêr	Chasten	H3256
1	בִּ֭נְךָ	bin·ḵā	your son	H1121
2	כִּי־	kî-	while	H3588
3	יֵ֣שׁ	yêš	there is	H3426
4	תִּקְוָ֑ה､	tiq·wāh;	hope	H8615
5	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	and on	H0413
6	הֲ֝מִית֗וֹ.	hă·mî·ṯōw,	his destruction	H4191
7	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
8	תִּשָּׂ֥א	tiś·śā	do set	H5375
9	נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃.	nap̄·še·ḵā.	your heart	H5315

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	[גרל־]	gō·ral-	-
1	(גְּֽדָל־)	gə·ḏāl-	[A man of] great	H1632
2	חֵ֭מָה	ḥê·māh	wrath	H1632
3	נֹ֣שֵׂא	nō·śê	will suffer	H5375
4	עֹ֑נֶשׁ､	‘ō·neš;	punishment	H6066
5	כִּ֥י	kî	for	H3588
6	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
7	תַּ֝צִּ֗יל	taṣ·ṣîl,	you rescue [him]	H5337
8	וְע֣וֹד	wə·‘ō·wḏ	and	H5750
9	תּוֹסִֽף׃.	tō·w·sip̄.	you will have to do it again	H3254

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׁמַ֣ע	šə·ma‘	Listen to	H8085
1	עֵ֭צָה､	‘ê·ṣāh	counsel	H6098
2	וְקַבֵּ֣ל	wə·qab·bêl	and receive	H6901
3	מוּסָ֑ר､	mū·sār;	instruction	H4148
4	לְ֝מַ֗עַן	lə·ma·‘an,	that	H4616
5	תֶּחְכַּ֥ם	teḥ·kam	you may be wise	H2449
6	בְּאַחֲרִיתֶֽךָ׃.	bə·’a·ḥă·rî·ṯe·ḵā.	in your latter days	H0319

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רַבּ֣וֹת	rab·bō·wṯ	Many	H7227
1	מַחֲשָׁב֣וֹת	ma·ḥă·šā·ḇō·wṯ	there are plans	H4284
2	בְּלֶב־–	bə·leḇ-	in a heart	H3820
3	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš;	of man	H0376
4	וַעֲצַ֥ת	wa·‘ă·ṣaṯ	and nevertheless the counsel	H6098
5	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3069
6	הִ֣יא	hî	that	H1931
7	תָקֽוּם׃.	ṯā·qūm.	will stand	H6965

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תַּאֲוַ֣ת	ta·’ă·waṯ	What is desired in	H8378
1	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	a man	H0120
2	חַסְדּ֑וֹ､	ḥas·dōw;	is kindness	H2617
3	וְטֽוֹב־	wə·ṭō·wḇ-	and is better	H2896
4	רָ֝שׁ	rāš	a poor man	H7326
5	מֵאִ֥ישׁ	mê·’îš	than	H0376
6	כָּזָֽב׃.	kā·zāḇ.	a liar	H3577

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	The fear	H3374
1	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3068
2	לְחַיִּ֑ים–	lə·ḥay·yîm;	[leads] to life	H2416
3	וְשָׂבֵ֥עַ–	wə·śā·ḇê·a‘	and in satisfaction	H7649
4	יָ֝לִ֗ין	yā·lîn,	[he who has it] will abide	H3885
5	בַּל־	bal-	not	H1077
6	יִפָּ֥קֶד	yip·pā·qeḏ	He will be visited	H6485
7	רָֽע׃.	rā‘.	with evil	H7451

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	טָ֘מַ֤ן	ṭā·man	Buries	H2934
1	עָצֵ֣ל	‘ā·ṣêl	a lazy [man]	H6102
2	יָ֭דוֹ	yā·ḏōw	his hand	H3027
3	בַּצַּלָּ֑חַת､	baṣ·ṣal·lā·ḥaṯ;	in the bowl	H6747
4	גַּם־	gam-	so much as	H1571
5	אֶל־.	’el-	to	H0413
6	פִּ֝֗יהוּ	pî·hū,	His mouth	H6310
7	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
8	יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃.	yə·šî·ḇen·nāh.	and will bring it again	H7725

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֵ֣ץ､	lêṣ	A scoffer	H3887
1	תַּ֭כֶּה	tak·keh	Strike	H5221
2	וּפֶ֣תִי	ū·p̄e·ṯî	and the simple	H6612
3	יַעְרִ֑ם–	ya‘·rim;	will become wary	H6191
4	וְהוֹכִ֥יחַ	wə·hō·w·ḵî·aḥ	and Rebuke	H3198
5	לְ֝נָב֗וֹן､	lə·nā·ḇō·wn,	one who has understanding	H0995
6	יָבִ֥ין	yā·ḇîn	[and] he will discern	H0995
7	דָּֽעַת׃.	dā·‘aṯ.	knowledge	H1847

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מְֽשַׁדֶּד־	mə·šad·deḏ-	He who mistreats	H7703
1	אָ֭ב､	’āḇ	[his] father	H0001
2	יַבְרִ֣יחַ	yaḇ·rî·aḥ	[and] chases away	H1272
3	אֵ֑ם､	’êm;	[his] mother	H0517
4	בֵּ֝֗ן	bên,	[Is] a son	H1121
5	מֵבִ֥ישׁ､	mê·ḇîš	who causes shame	H0954
6	וּמַחְפִּֽיר׃.	ū·maḥ·pîr.	and brings reproach	H2659

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חַֽדַל־､	ḥa·ḏal-	Cease	H2308
1	בְּ֭נִי‪‬､	bə·nî	my son	H1121
2	לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ	liš·mō·a‘	listening to	H8085
3	מוּסָ֑ר	mū·sār;	instruction	H4148
4	לִ֝שְׁג֗וֹת	liš·ḡō·wṯ,	and you will stray	H7686
5	מֵֽאִמְרֵי־	mê·’im·rê-	from the words	H0561
6	דָֽעַת׃.	ḏā·‘aṯ.	of knowledge	H1847

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵ֣ד	‘êḏ	A witness	H5707
1	בְּ֭לִיַּעַל	bə·lî·ya·‘al	disreputable	H1100
2	יָלִ֣יץ	yā·lîṣ	scorns	H3887
3	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט､	miš·pāṭ;	justice	H4941
4	וּפִ֥י	ū·p̄î	and the mouth	H6310
5	רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים	rə·šā·‘îm,	of the wicked	H7563
6	יְבַלַּע־	yə·ḇal·la‘-	devours	H1104
7	אָֽוֶן׃.	’ā·wen.	iniquity	H0205

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נָכ֣וֹנוּ	nā·ḵō·w·nū	Are prepared	H3559
1	לַלֵּצִ֣ים､	lal·lê·ṣîm	for scoffers	H3887
2	שְׁפָטִ֑ים	šə·p̄ā·ṭîm;	Judgments	H8201
3	וּ֝מַהֲלֻמ֗וֹת	ū·ma·hă·lu·mō·wṯ,	and beatings	H4112
4	לְגֵ֣ו	lə·ḡêw	for the backs	H1460
5	כְּסִילִֽים׃.	kə·sî·lîm.	of fools	H3684