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Proverbs 2— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּ֭נִיbə·nîMy sonH1121
1אִם־’im-ifH0518
2תִּקַּ֣חtiq·qaḥyou receiveH3947
3אֲמָרָ֑י’ă·mā·rāy;my wordsH0561
4וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗יū·miṣ·wō·ṯay,and my commandsH4687
5תִּצְפֹּ֥ןtiṣ·pōntreasureH6845
6אִתָּֽךְ׃.’it·tāḵ.within youH0854

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְהַקְשִׁ֣יבlə·haq·šîḇSo that you inclineH7181
1לַֽחָכְמָ֣הla·ḥā·ḵə·māhto wisdomH2451
2אָזְנֶ֑ךָ’ā·zə·ne·ḵā;your earH0241
3תַּטֶּ֥הtaṭ·ṭeh[And] applyH5186
4לִ֝בְּךָ֗lib·bə·ḵā,your heartH3820
5לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃lat·tə·ḇū·nāh.to understandingH8394

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יYesH3588
1אִ֣ם’imifH0518
2לַבִּינָ֣הlab·bî·nāhfor discernmentH0998
3תִקְרָ֑אṯiq·rā;you cry outH7121
4לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗הlat·tə·ḇū·nāh,for understandingH8394
5תִּתֵּ֥ןtit·tên[And] lift upH5414
6קוֹלֶֽךָ׃.qō·w·le·ḵā.your voiceH6963

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-IfH0518
1תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּהtə·ḇaq·šen·nāhyou seek herH1245
2כַכָּ֑סֶףḵak·kā·sep̄;as silverH3701
3וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִ֥יםwə·ḵam·maṭ·mō·w·nîmand as [for] hidden treasuresH4301
4תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃.taḥ·pə·śen·nāh.search for herH2664

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אָ֗ז’āz,ThenH0227
1תָּ֭בִיןtā·ḇînyou will understandH0995
2יִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯthe fearH3374
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;of YahwehH3068
4וְדַ֖עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯand the knowledgeH1847
5אֱלֹהִ֣ים’ĕ·lō·hîmof GodH0430
6תִּמְצָֽא׃.tim·ṣā.findH4672

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1יְ֭הוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068
2יִתֵּ֣ןyit·têngivesH5414
3חָכְמָ֑הḥāḵ·māhwisdomH2451
4מִ֝פִּ֗יוmip·pîw,from His mouth [come]H6310
5דַּ֣עַתda·‘aṯknowledgeH1847
6וּתְבוּנָֽה׃.ū·ṯə·ḇū·nāh.and understandingH8394

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0[וצפן]wə·ṣā·p̄an-
1(יִצְפֹּ֣ן)yiṣ·pōnHe stores upH6845
2לַ֭יְשָׁרִיםlay·šā·rîmfor the uprightH3477
3תּוּשִׁיָּ֑הtū·šî·yāh;sound wisdomH8454
4מָ֝גֵ֗ןmā·ḡên,[He is] a shieldH4043
5לְהֹ֣לְכֵיlə·hō·lə·ḵêto those who walkH1980
6תֹֽם׃.ṯōm.uprightlyH8537

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לִ֭נְצֹרlin·ṣōrHe guardsH5341
1אָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯthe pathsH0734
2מִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ;of justiceH4941
3וְדֶ֖רֶךְwə·ḏe·reḵand the wayH1870
4[חסידו]ḥă·sî·ḏōwof His saint
5(חֲסִידָ֣יו)ḥă·sî·ḏāwHis saintsH2623
6יִשְׁמֹֽר׃.yiš·mōr.preservesH8104

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אָ֗ז’āz,ThenH0227
1תָּ֭בִיןtā·ḇînyou will understandH0995
2צֶ֣דֶקṣe·ḏeqrighteousnessH6664
3וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טū·miš·pāṭ;and justiceH4941
4וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗יםū·mê·šā·rîm,and Equity [and]H4339
5כָּל־kāl-everyH3605
6מַעְגַּל־ma‘·gal-pathH4570
7טֽוֹב׃.ṭō·wḇ.goodH2896

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-WhenH3588
1תָב֣וֹאṯā·ḇō·wentersH0935
2חָכְמָ֣הḥāḵ·māhwisdomH2451
3בְלִבֶּ֑ךָḇə·lib·be·ḵā;your heartH3820
4וְ֝דַ֗עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯ,and knowledgeH1847
5לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥lə·nap̄·šə·ḵāto your soulH5315
6יִנְעָֽם׃.yin·‘ām.is pleasantH5276

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מְ֭זִמָּהmə·zim·māhDiscretionH4209
1תִּשְׁמֹ֥רtiš·mōrwill preserveH8104
2עָלֶ֗יךָ‘ā·le·ḵā,youH5921
3תְּבוּנָ֥הtə·ḇū·nāhUnderstandingH8394
4תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃.ṯin·ṣə·rek·kāh.will keep youH5341

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵāTo deliver youH5337
1מִדֶּ֣רֶךְmid·de·reḵfrom the wayH1870
2רָ֑עrā‘;of evilH7451
3מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁmê·’îš,from the manH0376
4מְדַבֵּ֥רmə·ḏab·bêrwho speaksH1696
5תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ.perverse thingsH8419

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִיםha·‘ō·zə·ḇîmfrom those who leaveH5800
1אָרְח֣וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯthe pathsH0734
2יֹ֑שֶׁרyō·šer;of uprightnessH3476
3לָ֝לֶ֗כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯ,to walkH1980
4בְּדַרְכֵי־bə·ḏar·ḵê-in the waysH1870
5חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ḥō·šeḵ.of darknessH2822

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִיםhaś·śə·mê·ḥîmwho rejoiceH8056
1לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯin doingH6213
2רָ֑עrā‘;evilH7451
3יָ֝גִ֗ילוּyā·ḡî·lū,[And] delightH1523
4בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹתbə·ṯah·pu·ḵō·wṯin the perversityH8419
5רָֽע׃rā‘.of the wickedH7451

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerWhoseH0834
1אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם’ā·rə·ḥō·ṯê·hemways [are]H0734
2עִקְּשִׁ֑ים‘iq·qə·šîm;crookedH6141
3וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗יםū·nə·lō·w·zîm,and [who are] deviousH3868
4בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃bə·ma‘·gə·lō·w·ṯām.in their pathsH4570

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָlə·haṣ·ṣî·lə·ḵāto deliver youH5337
1מֵאִשָּׁ֣הmê·’iš·šāhfrom immoralH0802
2זָרָ֑הzā·rāh;the womanH2114
3מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗הmin·nā·ḵə·rî·yāh,from the seductressH5237
4אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ’ă·mā·re·hāwith her wordsH0561
5הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃.he·ḥĕ·lî·qāh.[who] flattersH2505

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הַ֭עֹזֶבֶתha·‘ō·ze·ḇeṯWho forsakesH5800
1אַלּ֣וּף’al·lūp̄the companionH0441
2נְעוּרֶ֑יהָnə·‘ū·re·hā;of her youthH5271
3וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
4בְּרִ֖יתbə·rîṯthe covenantH1285
5אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ’ĕ·lō·he·hāof her GodH0430
6שָׁכֵֽחָה׃.šā·ḵê·ḥāh.forgetsH7911

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1שָׁ֣חָהšā·ḥāhleads downH7743
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3מָ֣וֶתmā·weṯdeathH4194
4בֵּיתָ֑הּbê·ṯāh;her houseH1004
5וְאֶל־wə·’el-and toH0413
6רְ֝פָאִ֗יםrə·p̄ā·’îm,the deadH7496
7מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃.ma‘·gə·lō·ṯe·hā.her pathsH4570

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כָּל־kāl-AllH3605
1בָּ֭אֶיהָbā·’e·hāwho go to herH0935
2לֹ֣אnoneH3808
3יְשׁוּב֑וּןyə·šū·ḇūn;returnH7725
4וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-norH3808
5יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּyaś·śî·ḡū,do they regainH5381
6אָרְח֥וֹת’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯthe pathsH0734
7חַיִּֽים׃.ḥay·yîm.of lifeH2416

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְמַ֗עַןlə·ma·‘an,SoH4616
1תֵּ֭לֵךְtê·lêḵyou may walkH1980
2בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵin the wayH1870
3טוֹבִ֑יםṭō·w·ḇîm;of goodnessH2896
4וְאָרְח֖וֹתwə·’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯand [to] the pathsH0734
5צַדִּיקִ֣יםṣad·dî·qîmof righteousnessH6662
6תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃.tiš·mōr.keepH8104

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1יְשָׁרִ֥יםyə·šā·rîmthe uprightH3477
2יִשְׁכְּנוּ‪‬‪‬yiš·kə·nū-will dwell inH7931
3אָ֑רֶץ’ā·reṣ;the landH0776
4וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםū·ṯə·mî·mîm,and the blamelessH8549
5יִוָּ֥תְרוּyiw·wā·ṯə·rūwill remainH3498
6בָֽהּ׃.ḇāh.in it

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּ֭רְשָׁעִיםū·rə·šā·‘îmBut the wickedH7563
1מֵאֶ֣רֶץmê·’e·reṣfrom the earthH0776
2יִכָּרֵ֑תוּyik·kā·rê·ṯū;will be cut offH3772
3וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm,and the unfaithfulH0898
4יִסְּח֥וּyis·sə·ḥūwill be uprootedH5255
5מִמֶּֽנָּה׃mim·men·nāh.from itH4480
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