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Proverbs 22— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נִבְחָ֣ר	niḇ·ḥār	Is to be chosen	H0977
1	שֵׁ֭ם	m	a [good] name	H8034
2	מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר､	mê·‘ō·šer	rather than riches	H6239
3	רָ֑ב	rāḇ;	great	H7227
4	מִכֶּ֥סֶף	mik·ke·sep̄	rather than silver	H3701
5	וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב	ū·miz·zā·hāḇ,	and gold	H2091
6	חֵ֣ן	ḥên	favor	H2580
7	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	Loving	H2896

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עָשִׁ֣יר	‘ā·šîr	The rich	H6223
1	וָרָ֣שׁ	wā·rāš	and the poor	H7326
2	נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ–	nip̄·gā·šū;	have this in common	H6298
3	עֹשֵׂ֖ה	‘ō·śêh	the maker	H6213
4	כֻלָּ֣ם	ḵul·lām	of them all	H3605
5	יְהוָֽה׃.	Yah·weh.	Yahweh [is]	H3068

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עָר֤וּם ׀	‘ā·rūm	A prudent [man]	H6175
1	רָאָ֣ה	rā·’āh	foresees	H7200
2	רָעָ֣ה､	rā·‘āh	evil	H7451
3	[ויסתר]	wə·yis·sā·ṯêr	-
4	(וְנִסְתָּ֑ר)–	wə·nis·tār;	and hides himself	H5641
5	וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים	ū·p̄ə·ṯā·yîm,	but the simple	H6612
6	עָבְר֥וּ､	‘ā·ḇə·rū	pass on	H5674
7	וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃.	wə·ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū.	and are punished	H6064

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵ֣קֶב	‘ê·qeḇ	By	H6118
1	עֲ֭נָוָה	‘ă·nā·wāh	humility	H6038
2	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	[and] the fear	H3374
3	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3068
4	עֹ֖שֶׁר､	‘ō·šer	[Are] riches	H6239
5	וְכָב֣וֹד､	wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ	and honor	H3519
6	וְחַיִּֽים׃.	wə·ḥay·yîm.	and life	H2416

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	צִנִּ֣ים	ṣin·nîm	Thorns	H6791
1	פַּ֭חִים	pa·ḥîm	[and] snares [are]	H6341
2	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	in the way	H1870
3	עִקֵּ֑שׁ–	‘iq·qêš;	of the perverse	H6141
4	שׁוֹמֵ֥ר	šō·w·mêr	He who guards	H8104
5	נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ	nap̄·šōw,	his soul	H5315
6	יִרְחַ֥ק	yir·ḥaq	will be far	H7368
7	מֵהֶֽם׃.	mê·hem.	from them	H1992

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חֲנֹ֣ךְ	ḥă·nōḵ	Train up	H2596
1	לַ֭נַּעַר	lan·na·‘ar	a child	H5288
2	עַל־	‘al-	in	H5921
3	פִּ֣י–	pî	he should go	H6310
4	דַרְכּ֑וֹ	ḏar·kōw;	the way	H1870
5	גַּ֥ם	gam	and	H1571
6	כִּֽי־	kî-	when	H3588
7	יַ֝זְקִ֗ין､	yaz·qîn,	he is old	H2204
8	לֹֽא־	lō-	not	H3808
9	יָס֥וּר	yā·sūr	he will depart	H5493
10	מִמֶּֽנָּה׃.	mim·men·nāh.	from it	H4480

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עָ֭שִׁיר	‘ā·šîr	The rich	H6223
1	בְּרָשִׁ֣ים､	bə·rā·šîm	over the poor	H7326
2	יִמְשׁ֑וֹל	yim·šō·wl;	rules	H4910
3	וְעֶ֥בֶד	wə·‘e·ḇeḏ	and servant	H5650
4	לֹ֝וֶ֗ה	lō·weh,	the borrower [is]	H3867
5	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	to	H0376
6	מַלְוֶֽה׃.	mal·weh.	the lender	H3867

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זוֹרֵ֣עַ	zō·w·rê·a‘	He who sows	H2232
1	עַ֭וְלָה	‘aw·lāh	iniquity	H5766
2	[יקצור־]	yiq·ṣō·wr-	-
3	(יִקְצָר־)	yiq·ṣār-	will reap	H7114
4	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen;	sorrow	H7114
5	וְשֵׁ֖בֶט	wə·šê·ḇeṭ	and the rod	H7626
6	עֶבְרָת֣וֹ	‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw	of his anger	H5678
7	יִכְלֶֽה׃.	yiḵ·leh.	will fail	H3615

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	טֽוֹב־	ṭō·wḇ-	Who has a generous	H2896
1	עַ֭יִן	‘a·yin	eye	H5869
2	ה֣וּא	hū	He	H1931
3	יְבֹרָ֑ךְ–	yə·ḇō·rāḵ;	will be blessed	H1288
4	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
5	נָתַ֖ן	nā·ṯan	he gives	H5414
6	מִלַּחְמ֣וֹ	mil·laḥ·mōw	of his bread	H3899
7	לַדָּֽל׃.	lad·dāl.	to the poor	H1800

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גָּ֣רֵֽשׁ	gā·rêš	Cast out	H1644
1	לֵ֭ץ､	lêṣ	the scoffer	H3887
2	וְיֵצֵ֣א–	wə·yê·ṣê	and will leave	H3318
3	מָד֑וֹן	mā·ḏō·wn;	contention	H4066
4	וְ֝יִשְׁבֹּ֗ת	wə·yiš·bōṯ,	and Yes will cease	H7673
5	דִּ֣ין	dîn	strife	H1779
6	וְקָלֽוֹן׃.	wə·qā·lō·wn.	and reproach	H7036

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֹהֵ֥ב	’ō·hêḇ	He who loves	H0157
1	[טהור־]	ṭə·hō·wr-	-
2	(טְהָר־)	ṭə·hār-	purity	H2889
3	לֵ֑ב	lêḇ;	of heart	H2890
4	חֵ֥ן	ḥên	[And has] grace on	H2580
5	שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יו	p̄ā·ṯāw,	his lips	H8193
6	רֵעֵ֥הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	his friend	H7453
7	מֶֽלֶךְ׃.	me·leḵ.	the king [will be]	H4428

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֵינֵ֣י	‘ê·nê	The eyes	H5869
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	of Yahweh	H3068
2	נָ֣צְרוּ	nā·ṣə·rū	preserve	H5341
3	דָ֑עַת､	ḏā·‘aṯ;	knowledge	H1847
4	וַ֝יְסַלֵּ֗ף	way·sal·lêp̄,	but He overthrows	H5557
5	דִּבְרֵ֥י	diḇ·rê	the words	H1697
6	בֹגֵֽד׃.	ḇō·ḡêḏ.	of the faithless	H0898

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָמַ֣ר､	’ā·mar	Says	H0559
1	עָ֭צֵל	‘ā·ṣêl	the lazy [man]	H6102
2	אֲרִ֣י	’ă·rî	[There is] a lion	H0738
3	בַח֑וּץ､	ḇa·ḥūṣ;	outside	H2351
4	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	in	H8432
5	רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת	rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ,	the streets	H7339
6	אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃.	’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ.	I shall be slain	H7523

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שׁוּחָ֣ה–	šū·ḥāh	[is] a pit	H7745
1	עֲ֭מֻקָּה	‘ă·muq·qāh	deep	H6013
2	פִּ֣י	pî	the mouth	H6310
3	זָר֑וֹת	zā·rō·wṯ;	of an immoral woman	H2114
4	זְע֥וּם	zə·‘ūm	He who is abhorred by	H2194
5	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
6	[יפול־]	yip·pō·wl-	-
7	(יִפָּל־)	yip·pāl-	will fall	H5307
8	שָֽׁם׃.	šām.	there	H5307

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִ֭וֶּלֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	Foolishness	H0200
1	קְשׁוּרָ֣ה	qə·šū·rāh	[is] bound up	H7194
2	בְלֶב־	ḇə·leḇ-	in the heart	H3820
3	נָ֑עַר–	nā·‘ar;	of a child	H5288
4	שֵׁ֥בֶט	šê·ḇeṭ	the rod	H7626
5	מ֝וּסָ֗ר	mū·sār,	of correction	H4148
6	יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה	yar·ḥî·qen·nāh	will drive it far	H7368
7	מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃.	mim·men·nū.	from him	H4480

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עֹ֣שֵֽׁק	‘ō·šêq	He who oppresses	H6231
1	דָּ֭ל	dāl	the poor	H1800
2	לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת	lə·har·bō·wṯ	to increase	H7235
3	ל֑וֹ	lōw;	his [riches]
4	נֹתֵ֥ן	nō·ṯên	[And] he who gives	H5414
5	לְ֝עָשִׁ֗יר､	lə·‘ā·šîr,	to the rich	H6223
6	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	surely	H0389
7	לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃.	lə·maḥ·sō·wr.	[will come] to poverty	H4270

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַ֥ט	haṭ	Incline	H5186
1	אָזְנְךָ֗､	’ā·zə·nə·ḵā,	your ear	H0241
2	וּ֭שְׁמַע	ū·šə·ma‘	and hear	H8085
3	דִּבְרֵ֣י	diḇ·rê	the words	H1697
4	חֲכָמִ֑ים､	ḥă·ḵā·mîm;	of the wise	H2450
5	וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗	wə·lib·bə·ḵā,	and your heart	H3820
6	תָּשִׁ֥ית	tā·šîṯ	apply	H7896
7	לְדַעְתִּֽי׃.	lə·ḏa‘·tî.	to my knowledge	H1847

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	נָ֭עִים	nā·‘îm	[it is] a pleasant thing	H5273
2	כִּֽי־	kî-	if	H3588
3	תִשְׁמְרֵ֣ם	ṯiš·mə·rêm	you keep them	H8104
4	בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ	bə·ḇiṭ·ne·ḵā;	within you	H0990
5	יִכֹּ֥נוּ	yik·kō·nū	let them be fixed	H3559
6	יַ֝חְדָּ֗ו	yaḥ·dāw,	all	H3162
7	עַל־	‘al-	upon	H5921
8	שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃.	śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā.	your lips	H8193

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לִהְי֣וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	So that may be	H1961
1	בַּ֭יהוָה､	Yah·weh	in Yahweh	H3068
2	מִבְטַחֶ֑ךָ	miḇ·ṭa·ḥe·ḵā;	your trust	H4009
3	הוֹדַעְתִּ֖יךָ	hō·w·ḏa‘·tî·ḵā	I have instructed you	H3045
4	הַיּ֣וֹם､	hay·yō·wm	today	H3117
5	אַף־	’ap̄-	even	H0637
6	אָֽתָּה׃.	’āt·tāh.	you	H0859

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֹ֤א	hă·lō	Have not	H3808
1	כָתַ֣בְתִּי	ḵā·ṯaḇ·tî	I written	H3789
2	לְ֭ךָ	lə·ḵā	to you
3	[שלשום]	šil·šō·wm	-
4	(שָׁלִישִׁ֑ים)	šā·lî·šîm;	excellent things	H8032
5	בְּמ֖וֹעֵצֹ֣ת	bə·mō·w·‘ê·ṣōṯ	of counsels	H4156
6	וָדָֽעַת׃､	wā·ḏā·‘aṯ.	and knowledge	H1847

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְהוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֗	lə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ă·ḵā,	that I may make you know	H3045
1	קֹ֭שְׁטְ	qō·šəṭ	the certainty	H7189
2	אִמְרֵ֣י	’im·rê	of the words	H0561
3	אֱמֶ֑ת–	’ĕ·meṯ;	of truth	H0571
4	לְהָשִׁ֥יב	lə·hā·šîḇ	that you may answer	H7725
5	אֲמָרִ֥ים	’ă·mā·rîm	words	H0561
6	אֱ֝מֶ֗ת	’ĕ·meṯ,	of truth	H0571
7	לְשֹׁלְחֶֽיךָ׃.	lə·šō·lə·ḥe·ḵā.	to those who send to you	H7971
8	פ	p̄	-

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַֽל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תִּגְזָל־	tiḡ·zāl-	do rob	H1497
2	דָּ֭ל､	dāl	the poor	H1800
3	כִּ֣י	kî	because	H3588
4	דַל־､	ḏal-	and poor	H1800
5	ה֑וּא	hū;	he [is]	H1931
6	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	nor	H0408
7	תְּדַכֵּ֖א	tə·ḏak·kê	oppress	H1792
8	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	the afflicted	H6041
9	בַשָּֽׁעַר׃–	ḇaš·šā·‘ar.	at the gate	H8179

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
1	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3069
2	יָרִ֣יב	yā·rîḇ	will plead	H7378
3	רִיבָ֑ם､	rî·ḇām;	their cause	H7379
4	וְקָבַ֖ע	wə·qā·ḇa‘	and plunder	H6906
5	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
6	קֹבְעֵיהֶ֣ם	qō·ḇə·‘ê·hem	those who plunder them	H6906
7	נָֽפֶשׁ׃.	nā·p̄eš.	the soul of	H5315

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	No	H0408
1	תִּ֭תְרַע	tiṯ·ra‘	Make friendship	H7462
2	אֶת־	’eṯ-	with	H0854
3	בַּ֣עַל–	ba·‘al	an man	H1167
4	אָ֑ף	’āp̄;	angry	H0639
5	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	and with	H0854
6	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	a man	H0376
7	חֵ֝מוֹת	ḥê·mō·wṯ	furious	H2534
8	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
9	תָבֽוֹא׃–	ṯā·ḇō·w.	do go	H0935

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פֶּן־	pen-	lest	H6435
1	תֶּאֱלַ֥ף	te·’ĕ·lap̄	you learn	H0502
2	[ארחתו]	’ā·rə·ḥā·ṯōw	-
3	(אֹֽרְחֹתָ֑יו)､	’ō·rə·ḥō·ṯāw;	his ways	H0734
4	וְלָקַחְתָּ֖	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	and set	H3947
5	מוֹקֵ֣שׁ	mō·w·qêš	a snare	H4170
6	לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃.	lə·nap̄·še·ḵā.	for your soul	H5315

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Do not	H0408
1	תְּהִ֥י	tə·hî	be	H1961
2	בְתֹֽקְעֵי־	ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê-	one of those who shakes in a pledge	H8628
3	כָ֑ף､	ḵāp̄;	hands	H3709
4	בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים	ba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm,	one of those who is surety	H6148
5	מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃.	maš·šā·’ō·wṯ.	for debts	H4859

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
1	אֵֽין־	’ên-	have nothing [with which]	H0369
2	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	you
3	לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם､	lə·šal·lêm;	to pay	H7999
4	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	why	H4100
5	יִקַּ֥ח	yiq·qaḥ	should he take away	H3947
6	מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗	miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā,	Your bed	H4904
7	מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃.	mit·taḥ·te·ḵā.	from under you	H8478

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
1	תַּ֭סֵּג	tas·sêḡ	do remove	H5253
2	גְּב֣וּל､	gə·ḇūl	the landmark	H1366
3	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām;	ancient	H5769
4	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	which	H0834
5	עָשׂ֣וּ	‘ā·śū	have set	H6213
6	אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃.	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯe·ḵā.	your fathers	H0001

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָזִ֡יתָ	ḥā·zî·ṯā	Do you see	H2372
1	אִ֤ישׁ ׀	’îš	a man	H0376
2	מָ֘הִ֤יר	mā·hîr	[who] excels	H4106
3	בִּמְלַאכְתּ֗וֹ؟	bim·laḵ·tōw,	in his work	H4399
4	לִֽפְנֵֽי־	lip̄·nê-	before	H6440
5	מְלָכִ֥ים–	mə·lā·ḵîm	kings	H4428
6	יִתְיַצָּ֑ב	yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣāḇ;	He will stand	H3320
7	בַּל־	bal-	not	H1077
8	יִ֝תְיַצֵּב	yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	He will stand	H3320
9	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	before	H6440
10	חֲשֻׁכִּֽים׃.	ḥă·šuk·kîm.	unknown [men]	H2823
11	פ	p̄	-