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Proverbs 23— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-WhenH3588
1תֵ֭שֵׁבṯê·šêḇyou sit downH3427
2לִלְח֣וֹםlil·ḥō·wmto eatH3898
3אֶת־’eṯ-withH0854
4מוֹשֵׁ֑לmō·wō·šêl;a rulerH4910
5בִּ֥יןbîncarefullyH0995
6תָּ֝בִ֗יןtā·ḇîn,ConsiderH0995
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhat [is]H0834
9לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃.lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā.before youH6440

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְשַׂמְתָּ֣wə·śam·tāAnd putH7760
1שַׂכִּ֣יןśak·kîna knifeH7915
2בְּלֹעֶ֑ךָbə·lō·‘e·ḵā;to your throatH3930
3אִם־’im-ifH0518
4בַּ֖עַלba·‘ala manH1167
5נֶ֣פֶשׁne·p̄ešgiven to appetiteH5315
6אָֽתָּה׃.’āt·tāh.you [are]H0859

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תִּ֭תְאָו‪‬‪‬tiṯ·’āwdo desireH0183
2לְמַטְעַמּוֹתָ֑יוlə·maṭ·‘am·mō·w·ṯāw;his delicaciesH4303
3וְ֝ה֗וּאwə·hū,for it [is]H1931
4לֶ֣חֶםle·ḥemfoodH3899
5כְּזָבִֽים׃.kə·zā·ḇîm.deceptiveH3577

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תִּיגַ֥עtî·ḡa‘do overworkH3021
2לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירlə·ha·‘ă·šîr;to be richH6238
3מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mib·bî·nā·ṯə·ḵābecause of your own understandingH0998
4חֲדָֽל׃.ḥă·ḏāl.ceaseH2308

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0[התעוף]hă·ṯā·‘ūp̄-
1(הֲתָ֤עִיף)hă·ṯā·‘îp̄Will you setH5774
2עֵינֶ֥יךָ‘ê·ne·ḵāyour eyesH5869
3בּ֗וֹbōw,on that
4וְֽאֵ֫ינֶ֥נּוּ؟wə·’ê·nen·nūand which is notH0369
5כִּ֤יforH3588
6עָשֹׂ֣ה‘ā·śōhsurelyH6213
7יַעֲשֶׂה־ya·‘ă·śeh-[riches] makeH6213
8לּ֣וֹlōwthemselves
9כְנָפַ֑יִםḵə·nā·p̄a·yim;wingsH3671
10כְּ֝נֶ֗שֶׁרkə·ne·šer,like an eagleH5404
11[ועיף]wə·‘ā·yêp̄-
12(יָע֥וּף)yā·‘ūp̄they fly awayH5774
13הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃.haš·šā·mā·yim.[toward] heavenH8064
14פ-

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תִּלְחַ֗םtil·ḥam,do eatH3898
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3לֶ֭חֶםle·ḥemthe breadH3899
4רַ֣עra‘of a miserH7451
5עָ֑יִן‘ā·yin;eyeH5869
6וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
7[תתאו]tiṯ·’āw-
8(תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו)tiṯ·’āw,desireH0183
9לְמַטְעַמֹּתָֽיו׃lə·maṭ·‘am·mō·ṯāw.his delicaciesH4303

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤י ׀forH3588
1כְּמוֹ־kə·mōw-asH3644
2שָׁעַ֥רšā·‘arhe thinksH8176
3בְּנַפְשׁ֗וֹbə·nap̄·šōw,in his heartH5315
4כֶּ֫ן־ken-soH3651
5ה֥וּא[is] heH1931
6אֱכֹ֣ל’ĕ·ḵōlEatH0398
7וּ֭שְׁתֵהū·šə·ṯêhand drinkH8354
8יֹ֣אמַרyō·marhe saysH0559
9לָ֑ךְlāḵ;to you
10וְ֝לִבּ֗וֹwə·lib·bōw,but his heart isH3820
11בַּל־bal-notH1077
12עִמָּֽךְ׃.‘im·māḵ.with youH5973

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0פִּֽתְּךָ־pit·tə·ḵā-The morselH6595
1אָכַ֥לְתָּ’ā·ḵal·tāyou have eatenH0398
2תְקִיאֶ֑נָּהṯə·qî·’en·nāh;you will vomit upH6958
3וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּwə·ši·ḥa·tā,and wasteH7843
4דְּבָרֶ֥יךָdə·ḇā·re·ḵāyour wordsH1697
5הַנְּעִימִֽים׃.han·nə·‘î·mîm.pleasantH5273

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbə·’ā·zə·nêIn the hearingH0241
1כְ֭סִילḵə·sîlof a foolH3684
2אַל־’al-notH0408
3תְּדַבֵּ֑רtə·ḏab·bêr;do speakH1696
4כִּֽי־kî-forH3588
5יָ֝ב֗וּזyā·ḇūz,he will despiseH0936
6לְשֵׂ֣כֶלlə·śê·ḵelthe wisdomH7922
7מִלֶּֽיךָ׃.mil·le·ḵā.of your wordsH4405

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תַּ֭סֵּגtas·sêḡdo removeH5253
2גְּב֣וּלgə·ḇūlthe landmarkH1366
3עוֹלָ֑ם‘ō·w·lām;ancientH5769
4וּבִשְׂדֵ֥יū·ḇiś·ḏêand the fieldsH7704
5יְ֝תוֹמִ֗יםyə·ṯō·w·mîm,of the fatherlessH3490
6אַל־’al-norH0408
7תָּבֹֽא׃.tā·ḇō.enterH0935

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1גֹאֲלָ֥םḡō·’ă·lāmtheir Redeemer [is]H1350
2חָזָ֑קḥā·zāq;mightyH2389
3הֽוּא־hū-HeH1931
4יָרִ֖יבyā·rîḇwill pleadH7378
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6רִיבָ֣םrî·ḇāmtheir causeH7379
7אִתָּֽךְ׃.’it·tāḵ.against youH0854

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הָבִ֣יאָהhā·ḇî·’āhApplyH0935
1לַמּוּסָ֣רlam·mū·sārto instructionH4148
2לִבֶּ֑ךָlib·be·ḵā;your heartH3820
3וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָwə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā,and your earsH0241
4לְאִמְרֵי־lə·’im·rê-to wordsH0561
5דָֽעַת׃.ḏā·‘aṯ.of knowledgeH1847

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תִּמְנַ֣עtim·na‘do withholdH4513
2מִנַּ֣עַרmin·na·‘arfrom a childH5288
3מוּסָ֑רmū·sār;correctionH4148
4כִּֽי־kî-for [if]H3588
5תַכֶּ֥נּוּṯak·ken·nūyou beat himH5221
6בַ֝שֵּׁ֗בֶטḇaš·šê·ḇeṭ,with a rodH7626
7לֹ֣אnotH3808
8יָמֽוּת׃.yā·mūṯ.he will dieH4191

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַ֭תָּה’at·tāhYouH0859
1בַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטbaš·šê·ḇeṭwith a rodH7626
2תַּכֶּ֑נּוּtak·ken·nū;shall beat himH5221
3וְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹwə·nap̄·šōw,and his soulH5315
4מִשְּׁא֥וֹלmiš·šə·’ō·wlfrom hellH7585
5תַּצִּֽיל׃.taṣ·ṣîl.deliverH5337

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּ֭נִיbə·nîMy sonH1121
1אִם־’im-ifH0518
2חָכַ֣םḥā·ḵamis wiseH2449
3לִבֶּ֑ךָlib·be·ḵā;your heartH3820
4יִשְׂמַ֖חyiś·maḥwill rejoiceH8055
5לִבִּ֣יlib·bîMy heartH3820
6גַם־ḡam-indeedH1571
7אָֽנִי׃.’ā·nî.IH0589

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְתַעְלֹ֥זְנָהwə·ṯa‘·lō·zə·nāhAnd Yes will rejoiceH5937
1כִלְיוֹתָ֑יḵil·yō·w·ṯāy;my inmost beingH3629
2בְּדַבֵּ֥רbə·ḏab·bêrwhen speakH1696
3שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָp̄ā·ṯe·ḵā,your lipsH8193
4מֵישָׁרִֽים׃.mê·šā·rîm.right thingsH4339

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1יְקַנֵּ֣אyə·qan·nêdo let envyH7065
2לִ֭בְּךָlib·bə·ḵāyour heartH3820
3בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba·ḥaṭ·ṭā·’îm;the sinfulH2400
4כִּ֥יforH3588
5אִם־’im-but [be zealous]H0518
6בְּיִרְאַת־bə·yir·’aṯ-for the fearH3374
7יְ֝הוָ֗הYah·wehof YahwehH3068
8כָּל־kāl-allH3605
9הַיּֽוֹם׃.hay·yō·wm.the dayH3117

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֭יForH3588
1אִם־’im-surelyH0518
2יֵ֣שׁyêšthere isH3426
3אַחֲרִ֑ית’a·ḥă·rîṯ;a hereafterH0319
4וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā,and your hopeH8615
5לֹ֣אnotH3808
6תִכָּרֵֽת׃.ṯik·kā·rêṯ.will be cut offH3772

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שְׁמַע־šə·ma‘-HearH8085
1אַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhYouH0859
2בְנִ֣יḇə·nîmy sonH1121
3וַחֲכָ֑םwa·ḥă·ḵām;and be wiseH2449
4וְאַשֵּׁ֖רwə·’aš·šêrand guideH0833
5בַּדֶּ֣רֶךְbad·de·reḵin the wayH1870
6לִבֶּֽךָ׃.lib·be·ḵā.your heartH3820

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תְּהִ֥יtə·hîdo mixH1961
2בְסֹֽבְאֵי־ḇə·sō·ḇə·’ê-withH5433
3יָ֑יִןyā·yin;winebibbersH3196
4בְּזֹלֲלֵ֖יbə·zō·lă·lê[Or] with gluttonous eatersH2151
5בָשָׂ֣רḇā·śārof meatH1320
6לָֽמוֹ׃.lā·mōw.to

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּי־kî-ForH3588
1סֹבֵ֣אsō·ḇêthe drunkardH5433
2וְ֭זוֹלֵלwə·zō·w·lêland the gluttonH2151
3יִוָּרֵ֑שׁyiw·wā·rêš;will come to povertyH3423
4וּ֝קְרָעִ֗יםū·qə·rā·‘îm,and with ragsH7168
5תַּלְבִּ֥ישׁtal·bîšwill clothe [a man]H3847
6נוּמָֽה׃.nū·māh.drowsinessH5124

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שְׁמַ֣עšə·ma‘ListenH8085
1לְ֭אָבִיךָlə·’ā·ḇî·ḵāto your fatherH0001
2זֶ֣הzehthis [one who]H2088
3יְלָדֶ֑ךָyə·lā·ḏe·ḵā;begat youH3205
4וְאַל־wə·’al-and notH0408
5תָּ֝ב֗וּזtā·ḇūz,do despiseH0936
6כִּֽי־kî-whenH3588
7זָקְנָ֥הzā·qə·nāhshe is oldH2204
8אִמֶּֽךָ׃.’im·me·ḵā.your motherH0517

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֱמֶ֣ת’ĕ·meṯThe truthH0571
1קְ֭נֵהqə·nêhBuyH7069
2וְאַל־wə·’al-and notH0408
3תִּמְכֹּ֑רtim·kōr;do sell [it]H4376
4חָכְמָ֖הḥāḵ·māh[Also] wisdomH2451
5וּמוּסָ֣רū·mū·sārand instructionH4148
6וּבִינָֽה׃.ū·ḇî·nāh.and understandingH0998

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0[גול]gō·wl-
1(גִּ֣יל)gîlGreatlyH1523
2[יגול]yā·ḡō·wl-
3(יָ֭גִיל)yā·ḡîlwill rejoiceH1523
4אֲבִ֣י’ă·ḇîthe fatherH0001
5צַדִּ֑יקṣad·dîq;of the righteousH6662
6[יולד]yō·w·lêḏ-
7(וְיוֹלֵ֥ד)wə·yō·w·lêḏand he who begetsH3205
8חָ֝כָ֗םḥā·ḵām,a wise [child]H2450
9[וישמח־]wə·yiś·maḥ--
10(יִשְׂמַח־)yiś·maḥ-will delightH8055
11בּֽוֹ׃.bōw.in himH8055

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יִֽשְׂמַח־yiś·maḥ-Let be gladH8055
1אָבִ֥יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵāyour fatherH0001
2וְאִמֶּ֑ךָwə·’im·me·ḵā;and your motherH0517
3וְ֝תָגֵ֗לwə·ṯā·ḡêl,and let her rejoiceH1523
4יֽוֹלַדְתֶּֽךָ׃.yō·w·laḏ·te·ḵā.who bore youH3205

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תְּנָֽה־tə·nāh-GiveH5414
1בְנִ֣יḇə·nîMy sonH1121
2לִבְּךָ֣lib·bə·ḵāyour heartH3820
3לִ֑יlî;me
4וְ֝עֵינֶ֗יךָwə·‘ê·ne·ḵā,and your eyesH5869
5דְּרָכַ֥י.də·rā·ḵaymy waysH1870
6[תרצנה]tir·ṣe·nāh-
7(תִּצֹּֽרְנָה׃‪‬).tiṣ·ṣō·rə·nāhLet observeH7521

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1שׁוּחָ֣הšū·ḥāha pitH7745
2עֲמֻקָּ֣ה‘ă·muq·qāhdeepH6013
3זוֹנָ֑הzō·w·nāh;a harlot [is]H2181
4וּבְאֵ֥רū·ḇə·’êrand a wellH0875
5צָ֝רָ֗הṣā·rāh,narrowH6862
6נָכְרִיָּֽה׃.nā·ḵə·rî·yāh.a seductress [is]H5237

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַף־’ap̄-AlsoH0637
1הִ֭יאsheH1931
2כְּחֶ֣תֶףkə·ḥe·ṯep̄as [for] a victimH2863
3תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑בte·’ĕ·rōḇ;lies in waitH0693
4וּ֝בוֹגְדִ֗יםū·ḇō·wḡ·ḏîm,and the unfaithfulH0898
5בְּאָדָ֥םbə·’ā·ḏāmamong menH0120
6תּוֹסִֽף׃.tō·w·sip̄.increasesH3254

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְמִ֨יlə·mîWhoH4310
1א֥וֹי؟’ō·whas woeH0188
2לְמִ֪יlə·mîwhoH4310
3אֲב֡וֹי؟’ă·ḇō·whas sorrowH0017
4לְמִ֤יlə·mîwhoH4310
5[מדונים]mi·ḏō·w·nîm-
6(מִדְיָנִ֨ים ׀)miḏ·yā·nîmhas contentionsH4066
7לְמִ֥יlə·mîwhoH4310
8שִׂ֗יחַ؟śî·aḥ,has complaintsH7879
9לְ֭מִיlə·mîwhoH4310
10פְּצָעִ֣יםpə·ṣā·‘îmhas woundsH6482
11חִנָּ֑ם؟ḥin·nām;without causeH2600
12לְ֝מִ֗יlə·mî,whoH4310
13חַכְלִל֥וּתḥaḵ·li·lūṯhas rednessH2448
14עֵינָֽיִם׃؟‘ê·nā·yim.of eyesH5869

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥יםlam·’a·ḥă·rîmThose who linger longH0309
1עַל־‘al-atH5921
2הַיָּ֑יִןhay·yā·yin;the wineH3196
3לַ֝בָּאִ֗יםlab·bā·’îm,Those who goH0935
4לַחְקֹ֥רlaḥ·qōrin searchH2713
5מִמְסָֽךְ׃.mim·sāḵ.of mixed wineH4469

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תֵּ֥רֶאtê·redo look onH7200
2יַיִן֮ya·yinthe wineH3196
3כִּ֪יwhenH3588
4יִתְאַ֫דָּ֥םyiṯ·’ad·dāmit is redH0119
5כִּֽי־kî-whenH3588
6יִתֵּ֣ןyit·tênit sparklesH5414
7[בכיס]bak·kîs-
8(בַּכּ֣וֹס)bak·kō·wsin the cupH3599
9עֵינ֑וֹ‘ê·nōw;eyeH5869
10יִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְyiṯ·hal·lêḵ,[when] it swirls aroundH1980
11בְּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃.bə·mê·šā·rîm.smoothlyH4339

Verse 32

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַ֭חֲרִיתוֹ’a·ḥă·rî·ṯōwAt the lastH0319
1כְּנָחָ֣שׁkə·nā·ḥāšlike a serpentH5175
2יִשָּׁ֑ךְyiš·šāḵ;it bitesH5391
3וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥יū·ḵə·ṣip̄·‘ō·nîand like a viperH6848
4יַפְרִֽשׁ׃.yap̄·riš.stingsH6567

Verse 33

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֵ֭ינֶיךָ‘ê·ne·ḵāYour eyesH5869
1יִרְא֣וּyir·’ūwill seeH7200
2זָר֑וֹתzā·rō·wṯ;strange thingsH2114
3וְ֝לִבְּךָ֗wə·lib·bə·ḵā,and your heartH3820
4יְדַבֵּ֥רyə·ḏab·bêrwill utterH1696
5תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃.tah·pu·ḵō·wṯ.perverse thingsH8419

Verse 34

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְ֭הָיִיתָwə·hā·yî·ṯāAnd Yes you will beH1961
1כְּשֹׁכֵ֣בkə·šō·ḵêḇlike one who lies downH7901
2בְּלֶב־bə·leḇ-in the midstH3820
3יָ֑םyām;of the seaH3220
4וּ֝כְשֹׁכֵ֗בū·ḵə·šō·ḵêḇ,Or like one who liesH7901
5בְּרֹ֣אשׁbə·rōšat the topH7218
6חִבֵּֽל׃.ḥib·bêl.of the mast [saying]H2260

Verse 35

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הִכּ֥וּנִיhik·kū·nîThey have struck meH5221
1בַל־ḇal-notH1077
2חָלִיתִי֮ḥā·lî·ṯî[but] I was hurtH2470
3הֲלָמ֗וּנִיhă·lā·mū·nî,they have beaten meH1986
4בַּל־bal-notH1077
5יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּיyā·ḏā·‘ə·tîbut I did feel [it]H3045
6מָתַ֥יmā·ṯaywhenH4970
7אָקִ֑יץ؟’ā·qîṣ;shall I awakeH6974
8א֝וֹסִ֗יף’ō·w·sîp̄,thatH3254
9אֲבַקְשֶׁ֥נּוּ’ă·ḇaq·šen·nūI may seekH1245
10עֽוֹד׃.‘ō·wḏ.another [drink]H5750

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