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Proverbs 24— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תְּ֭קַנֵּא	tə·qan·nê	do be envious	H7065
2	בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י､	bə·’an·šê	of men	H0376
3	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh;	evil	H7451
4	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	nor	H0408
5	[תתאו]	tiṯ·’āw	-
6	(תִּ֝תְאָ֗יו)	tiṯ·’āw,	desire	H0183
7	לִהְי֥וֹת	lih·yō·wṯ	to be	H1961
8	אִתָּֽם׃.	’it·tām.	with them	H0854

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	שֹׁ֭ד､	šōḏ	violence	H7701
2	יֶהְגֶּ֣ה	yeh·geh	devises	H1897
3	לִבָּ֑ם	lib·bām;	their heart	H3820
4	וְ֝עָמָ֗ל	wə·‘ā·māl,	and troublemaking	H5999
5	שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥ם	śip̄·ṯê·hem	their lips	H8193
6	תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה׃.	tə·ḏab·bê·rə·nāh.	talk of	H1696

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בְּ֭חָכְמָה	bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Through wisdom	H2451
1	יִבָּ֣נֶה–	yib·bā·neh	is built	H1129
2	בָּ֑יִת	bā·yiṯ;	a house	H1004
3	וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה	ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nāh,	and by understanding	H8394
4	יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃–	yiṯ·kō·w·nān.	it is established	H3559

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּ֭בְדַעַת	ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ	and by knowledge	H1847
1	חֲדָרִ֣ים	ḥă·ḏā·rîm	the rooms	H2315
2	יִמָּלְא֑וּ	yim·mā·lə·’ū;	are filled	H4390
3	כָּל־	kāl-	with all	H3605
4	ה֖וֹן	hō·wn	riches	H1952
5	יָקָ֣ר	yā·qār	precious	H3368
6	וְנָעִֽים׃.	wə·nā·‘îm.	and pleasant	H5273

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גֶּֽבֶר־	ge·ḇer-	A man [is]	H1397
1	חָכָ֥ם	ḥā·ḵām	wise	H2450
2	בַּע֑וֹז–	ba·‘ō·wz;	strong	H5797
3	וְאִֽישׁ־	wə·’îš-	and Yes a man	H0376
4	דַּ֝֗עַת	da·‘aṯ,	of knowledge	H1847
5	מְאַמֶּץ־	mə·’am·meṣ-	increases	H0553
6	כֹּֽחַ׃.	kō·aḥ.	strength	H3581

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֣י	kî	For	H3588
1	בְ֭תַחְבֻּלוֹת	ḇə·ṯaḥ·bu·lō·wṯ	by wise counsel	H8458
2	תַּעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	you will wage	H6213
3	לְּךָ֣	lə·ḵā	your own
4	מִלְחָמָ֑ה､	mil·ḥā·māh;	war	H4421
5	וּ֝תְשׁוּעָ֗ה	ū·ṯə·šū·‘āh,	and [there is] safety	H8668
6	בְּרֹ֣ב	bə·rōḇ	in a multitude	H7230
7	יוֹעֵֽץ׃.	yō·w·‘êṣ.	of counselors	H3289

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רָאמ֣וֹת	rā·mō·wṯ	Too lofty	H7311
1	לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל､	le·’ĕ·wîl	for a fool	H0191
2	חָכְמ֑וֹת	ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ;	Wisdom [is]	H2454
3	בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר.	baš·ša·‘ar,	in the gate	H8179
4	לֹ֣א	lō	Not	H3808
5	יִפְתַּח־	yip̄·taḥ-	He does open	H6605
6	פִּֽיהוּ׃.	pî·hū.	his mouth	H6310

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מְחַשֵּׁ֥ב	mə·ḥaš·šêḇ	He who plots	H2803
1	לְהָרֵ֑עַ	lə·hā·rê·a‘;	to do evil	H7489
2	ל֝֗וֹ	lōw,	to
3	בַּֽעַל־	ba·‘al-	a	H1167
4	מְזִמּ֥וֹת	mə·zim·mō·wṯ	schemer	H4209
5	יִקְרָֽאוּ׃.	yiq·rā·’ū.	will be called	H7121

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	זִמַּ֣ת	zim·maṯ	The devising	H2154
1	אִוֶּ֣לֶת	’iw·we·leṯ	of foolishness	H0200
2	חַטָּ֑את､	ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ;	[is] sin	H2403
3	וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת	wə·ṯō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	and an abomination	H8441
4	לְאָדָ֣ם	lə·’ā·ḏām	to men	H0120
5	לֵֽץ׃.	lêṣ.	the scoffer [is]	H3887

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הִ֭תְרַפִּיתָ	hiṯ·rap·pî·ṯā	[If] you faint	H7503
1	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	in the day	H3117
2	צָרָ֗ה､	ṣā·rāh,	of adversity	H6869
3	צַ֣ר	ṣar	small	H6862
4	כֹּחֶֽכָה׃.	kō·ḥe·ḵāh.	Your strength [is]	H3581

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הַ֭צֵּל	haṣ·ṣêl	Deliver	H5337
1	לְקֻחִ֣ים	lə·qu·ḥîm	[those who] are drawn	H3947
2	לַמָּ֑וֶת､	lam·mā·weṯ;	toward death	H4194
3	וּמָטִ֥ים	ū·mā·ṭîm	and [those] stumbling	H4131
4	לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג–	la·he·reḡ,	to the slaughter	H2027
5	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
6	תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ׃.	taḥ·śō·wḵ.	hold back	H2820

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	If	H3588
1	תֹאמַ֗ר､	ṯō·mar,	you say	H0559
2	הֵן֮､	hên	surely	H2005
3	לֹא־–	lō-	not	H3808
4	יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ	yā·ḏa‘·nū	we did know	H3045
5	זֶ֥ה	zeh	this	H2088
6	הֲ‍ֽלֹא־	hălō-	Does not	H3808
7	תֹ֘כֵ֤ן	ṯō·ḵên	He who weighs	H8505
8	לִבּ֨וֹת ׀	lib·bō·wṯ	the hearts	H3826
9	הֽוּא־	hū-	he	H1931
10	יָבִ֗ין	yā·ḇîn,	consider [it]	H0995
11	וְנֹצֵ֣ר	wə·nō·ṣêr	and He who keeps	H5341
12	נַ֭פְשְׁךָ､	nap̄·šə·ḵā	your soul	H5315
13	ה֣וּא	hū	He	H1931
14	יֵדָ֑ע	yê·ḏā‘;	does [not] know [it]	H3045
15	וְהֵשִׁ֖יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	and will He [not] render	H7725
16	לְאָדָ֣ם	lə·’ā·ḏām	to [each] man	H0120
17	כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃؟	kə·p̄ā·‘o·lōw.	according to his deeds	H6467

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֱכָל־	’ĕ·ḵāl-	eat	H0398
1	בְּנִ֣י､	bə·nî	My son	H1121
2	דְבַ֣שׁ､	ḏə·ḇaš	honey	H1706
3	כִּי־	kî-	because	H3588
4	ט֑וֹב–	ṭō·wḇ;	[it is] good	H2896
5	וְנֹ֥פֶת､	wə·nō·p̄eṯ	and the honeycomb	H5317
6	מָ֝ת֗וֹק	mā·ṯō·wq,	[which is] sweet	H4966
7	עַל־	‘al-	to	H5921
8	חִכֶּֽךָ׃–	ḥik·ke·ḵā.	your taste	H2441

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כֵּ֤ן ׀	kên	so	H3651
1	דְּעֶ֥ה	də·‘eh	[shall] the knowledge	H3045
2	חָכְמָ֗ה	ḥāḵ·māh	of wisdom [be]	H2451
3	לְנַ֫פְשֶׁ֥ךָ–	lə·nap̄·še·ḵā	to your soul	H5315
4	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
5	מָ֭צָאתָ	mā·ṣā·ṯā	you have found [it]	H4672
6	וְיֵ֣שׁ	wə·yêš	and there is	H3426
7	אַחֲרִ֑ית､	’a·ḥă·rîṯ;	a prospect	H0319
8	וְ֝תִקְוָתְךָ֗	wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯə·ḵā,	and your hope	H8615
9	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
10	תִכָּרֵֽת׃.	ṯik·kā·rêṯ.	will be cut off	H3772
11	פ	p̄	-

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תֶּאֱרֹ֣ב	te·’ĕ·rōḇ	do lie in wait	H0693
2	רָ֭שָׁע	rā·šā‘	wicked [man]	H7563
3	לִנְוֵ֣ה	lin·wêh	against the dwelling	H5116
4	צַדִּ֑יק–	ṣad·dîq;	of the righteous	H6662
5	אַֽל־	’al-	not	H0408
6	תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד	tə·šad·dêḏ	do plunder	H7703
7	רִבְצוֹ׃‪‬‪‬–	riḇ·ṣōw.	his resting place	H7258

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	for	H3588
1	שֶׁ֨בַע ׀	še·ḇa‘	seven times	H7651
2	יִפּ֣וֹל	yip·pō·wl	may fall	H5307
3	צַדִּ֣יק	ṣad·dîq	a righteous [man]	H6662
4	וָקָ֑ם–	wā·qām;	and rise again	H6965
5	וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים	ū·rə·šā·‘îm,	but the wicked	H7563
6	יִכָּשְׁל֥וּ	yik·kā·šə·lū	shall fall	H3782
7	בְרָעָֽה׃.	ḇə·rā·‘āh.	by calamity	H7451

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בִּנְפֹ֣ל､	bin·p̄ōl	When falls	H5307
1	[אויביך]	’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā	-
2	(אֽ֭וֹיִבְךָ‪‬)	’ō·w·yiḇ·ḵā	your enemy	H0341
3	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
4	תִּשְׂמָ֑ח	tiś·māḥ;	do rejoice	H8055
5	וּ֝בִכָּשְׁל֗וֹ–	ū·ḇik·kā·šə·lōw,	and when he stumbles	H3782
6	אַל־	’al-	not	H0408
7	יָגֵ֥ל	yā·ḡêl	do let be glad	H1523
8	לִבֶּֽךָ׃.	lib·be·ḵā.	your heart	H3820

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	פֶּן־	pen-	Lest	H6435
1	יִרְאֶ֣ה	yir·’eh	see [it]	H7200
2	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3069
3	וְרַ֣ע	wə·ra‘	and it displease	H7489
4	בְּעֵינָ֑יו	bə·‘ê·nāw;	him	H5869
5	וְהֵשִׁ֖יב	wə·hê·šîḇ	and He turn away	H7725
6	מֵעָלָ֣יו	mê·‘ā·lāw	from Him	H5921
7	אַפּֽוֹ׃.	’ap·pōw.	His wrath	H0639

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תִּתְחַ֥ר	tiṯ·ḥar	do fret	H2734
2	בַּמְּרֵעִ֑ים	bam·mə·rê·‘îm;	because of evildoers	H7489
3	אַל־	’al-	nor	H0408
4	תְּ֝קַנֵּ֗א	tə·qan·nê,	be envious	H7065
5	בָּרְשָׁעִֽים׃–	bā·rə·šā·‘îm.	of the wicked	H7563

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י ׀	kî	for	H3588
1	לֹֽא־	lō-	no	H3808
2	תִהְיֶ֣ה	ṯih·yeh	there will be	H1961
3	אַחֲרִ֣ית	’a·ḥă·rîṯ	prospect	H0319
4	לָרָ֑ע	lā·rā‘;	for the evil [man]	H7451
5	נֵ֖ר	nêr	the lamp	H5216
6	רְשָׁעִ֣ים	rə·šā·‘îm	of the wicked	H7563
7	יִדְעָֽךְ׃.	yiḏ·‘āḵ.	will be put out	H1846

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְרָֽא־	yə·rā-	Fear	H3372
1	אֶת־	’eṯ-	My son	H0853
2	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	and Yahweh	H3068
3	בְּנִ֣י､	bə·nî	My son	H1121
4	וָמֶ֑לֶךְ–	wā·me·leḵ;	and the king	H4428
5	עִם־	‘i·mō·šō-	with	H5973
6	שׁ֝וֹנִ֗ים–	w·nîm,	those given to change	H8138
7	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
8	תִּתְעָרָֽב׃.	tiṯ·‘ā·rāḇ.	do associate	H6148

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	for	H3588
1	פִ֭תְאֹם–	p̄iṯ·’ōm	suddenly	H6597
2	יָק֣וּם	yā·qūm	will rise	H6965
3	אֵידָ֑ם	’ê·ḏām;	their calamity	H0343
4	וּפִ֥יד	ū·p̄îḏ	and can bring the ruin	H6365
5	שְׁ֝נֵיהֶ֗ם؟	nê·hem,	[those] two	H8147
6	מִ֣י	mî	who	H4310
7	יוֹדֵֽעַ׃.	yō·w·ḏê·a‘.	knows	H3045
8	ס	s	-

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	gam-	Also	H1571
1	אֵ֥לֶּה	’êl·leh	these [things belong]	H0428
2	לַֽחֲכָמִ֑ים.	la·ḥă·ḵā·mîm;	to the wise	H2450
3	הַֽכֵּר־	hak·kêr-	To show partiality	H5234
4	פָּנִ֖ים	pā·nîm	of persons	H6440
5	בְּמִשְׁפָּ֣ט	bə·miš·pāṭ	in judgment	H4941
6	בַּל־	bal-	not	H1077
7	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	[it is] good	H2896

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֹ֤מֵ֨ר ׀	’ō·mêr	He who says	H0559
1	לְרָשָׁע֮､	lə·rā·šā‘	to the wicked	H7563
2	צַדִּ֪יק–	ṣad·dîq	righteous	H6662
3	אָ֥תָּה	’āt·tāh	You [are]	H0859
4	יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ､	yiq·qə·ḇu·hū	Him will curse	H5344
5	עַמִּ֑ים	‘am·mîm;	the people	H5971
6	יִזְעָמ֥וּהוּ	yiz·‘ā·mū·hū	will abhor him	H2194
7	לְאֻמִּֽים׃.	lə·’um·mîm.	Nations	H3816

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְלַמּוֹכִיחִ֥ים	wə·lam·mō·w·ḵî·ḥîm	But those who rebuke [the wicked]	H3198
1	יִנְעָ֑ם､	yin·‘ām;	will have delight	H5276
2	וַֽ֝עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	wa·‘ă·lê·hem,	and upon them	H5921
3	תָּב֥וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	will come	H0935
4	בִרְכַּת־	ḇir·kaṯ-	a blessing	H1293
5	טֽוֹב׃.	ṭō·wḇ.	good	H2896

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׂפָתַ֥יִם	śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim	The lips	H8193
1	יִשָּׁ֑ק	yiš·šāq;	kisses	H5401
2	מֵ֝שִׁ֗יב	mê·šîḇ,	He who gives	H7725
3	דְּבָרִ֥ים	də·ḇā·rîm	a answer	H1697
4	נְכֹחִֽים׃.	nə·ḵō·ḥîm.	right	H5228

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הָ֘כֵ֤ן	hā·ḵên	Prepare	H3559
1	בַּח֨וּץ ׀､	ba·ḥūṣ	outside	H2351
2	מְלַאכְתֶּ֗ךָ	mə·laḵ·te·ḵā,	your work	H4399
3	וְעַתְּדָ֣הּ	wə·‘at·tə·ḏāh	and Make it fit	H6257
4	בַּשָּׂדֶ֣ה–	baś·śā·ḏeh	in the field	H7704
5	לָ֑ךְ	lāḵ;	for yourself
6	אַ֝חַ֗ר	’a·ḥar,	afterward	H0310
7	וּבָנִ֥יתָ	ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā	and build	H1129
8	בֵיתֶֽךָ׃.	ḇê·ṯe·ḵā.	your house	H1004
9	פ	p̄	-

Verse 28

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תְּהִ֣י	tə·hî	do be	H1961
2	עֵד־	‘êḏ-	a witness	H5707
3	חִנָּ֣ם–	ḥin·nām	without cause	H2600
4	בְּרֵעֶ֑ךָ	bə·rê·‘e·ḵā;	against your neighbor	H7453
5	וַ֝הֲפִתִּ֗יתָ	wa·hă·p̄it·tî·ṯā,	for would you deceive	H6601
6	בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃.	biś·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā.	with your lips	H8193

Verse 29

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־､	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תֹּאמַ֗ר	tō·mar,	do say	H0559
2	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	as	H0834
3	עָֽשָׂה־	‘ā·śāh-	he has done	H6213
4	לִ֭י	lî	to me
5	כֵּ֤ן	kên	just	H3651
6	אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־	’e·‘ĕ·śeh-	I will do	H6213
7	לּ֑וֹ	lōw;	to him
8	אָשִׁ֖יב	’ā·šîḇ	I will render	H7725
9	לָאִ֣ישׁ	lā·’îš	to the man	H0376
10	כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃.	kə·p̄ā·‘o·lōw.	according to his work	H6467

Verse 30

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עַל־	‘al-	By	H5921
1	שְׂדֵ֣ה	śə·ḏêh	the field	H7704
2	אִישׁ־	’îš-	of the man	H0376
3	עָצֵ֣ל､	‘ā·ṣêl	lazy	H6102
4	עָבַ֑רְתִּי	‘ā·ḇar·tî;	I went	H5674
5	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	and by	H5921
6	כֶּ֝֗רֶם	ke·rem,	the vineyard	H3754
7	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	of the [man ]	H0120
8	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	lacking	H2638
9	לֵֽב׃–	lêḇ.	understanding	H3820

Verse 31

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְהִנֵּ֨ה､	wə·hin·nêh	and there it was	H2009
1	עָ֘לָ֤ה	‘ā·lāh	overgrown	H5927
2	כֻלּ֨וֹ ׀	ḵul·lōw	all	H3605
3	קִמְּשֹׂנִ֗ים	qim·mə·śō·nîm,	with thorns	H2738
4	כָּסּ֣וּ	kās·sū	was covered	H3680
5	פָנָ֣יו	p̄ā·nāw	Its surface	H6440
6	חֲרֻלִּ֑ים､	ḥă·rul·lîm;	with nettles	H7063
7	וְגֶ֖דֶר	wə·ḡe·ḏer	and Its wall	H1444
8	אֲבָנָ֣יו	’ă·ḇā·nāw	stone	H0068
9	נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃.	ne·hĕ·rā·sāh.	was broken down	H2040

Verse 32

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וָֽאֶחֱזֶ֣ה､	wā·’e·ḥĕ·zeh	And when saw [it]	H2372
1	אָ֭נֹכִֽי	’ā·nō·ḵî	I	H0595
2	אָשִׁ֣ית	’ā·šîṯ	I considered [it]	H7896
3	לִבִּ֑י–	lib·bî;	well	H3820
4	רָ֝אִ֗יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî,	I looked on [it]	H7200
5	לָקַ֥חְתִּי	lā·qaḥ·tî	[and] received	H3947
6	מוּסָֽר׃.	mū·sār.	instruction	H4148

Verse 33

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	Little	H4592
1	שֵׁ֭נוֹת､	nō·wṯ	a sleep	H8142
2	מְעַ֣ט	mə·‘aṭ	little	H4592
3	תְּנוּמ֑וֹת､	tə·nū·mō·wṯ;	a slumber	H8572
4	מְעַ֓ט ׀	mə·‘aṭ	little	H4592
5	חִבֻּ֖ק	ḥib·buq	a folding	H2264
6	יָדַ֣יִם	yā·ḏa·yim	of the hands	H3027
7	לִשְׁכָּֽב׃､	liš·kāḇ.	to rest	H7901

Verse 34

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּבָֽא־	ū·ḇā-	so shall come	H0935
1	מִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ–	miṯ·hal·lêḵ	[like] a prowler	H1980
2	רֵישֶׁ֑ךָ	rê·še·ḵā;	your poverty	H7389
3	וּ֝מַחְסֹרֶ֗יךָ	ū·maḥ·sō·re·ḵā,	and your need	H4270
4	כְּאִ֣ישׁ	kə·’îš	like man	H0376
5	מָגֵֽן׃.	mā·ḡên.	an armed	H4043
6	פ	p̄	-