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Proverbs 27— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַֽל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תִּ֭תְהַלֵּל	tiṯ·hal·lêl	do boast	H1984
2	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	about	H3117
3	מָחָ֑ר–	mā·ḥār;	tomorrow	H4279
4	כִּ֤י	kî	for	H3588
5	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
6	תֵ֝דַ֗ע	ṯê·ḏa‘,	you do know	H3045
7	מַה־	mah-	what	H4100
8	יֵּ֥לֶד	yê·leḏ	may bring forth	H3205
9	יֽוֹם׃.	yō·wm.	a day	H3117

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יְהַלֶּלְךָ֣	yə·hal·lel·ḵā	Let praise you	H1984
1	זָ֣ר	zār	another man	H2114
2	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	and not	H3808
3	פִ֑יךָ–	p̄î·ḵā;	your own mouth	H6310
4	נָ֝כְרִ֗י､	nā·ḵə·rî,	a stranger	H5237
5	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	and not	H0408
6	שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃.	śə·p̄ā·ṯe·ḵā.	your own lips	H8193

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כֹּֽבֶד־､	kō·ḇeḏ-	Heavy	H3514
1	אֶ֭בֶן	’e·ḇen	a stone [is]	H0068
2	וְנֵ֣טֶל–	wə·nê·ṭel	and weighty	H5192
3	הַח֑וֹל	ha·ḥō·wl;	sand [is]	H2344
4	וְכַ֥עַס	wə·ḵa·‘as	but a wrath [is]	H3708
5	אֱ֝וִ֗יל	’ĕ·wîl,	of fool	H0191
6	כָּבֵ֥ד	kā·ḇêḏ	heavier	H3515
7	מִשְּׁנֵיהֶֽם׃.	miš·šə·nê·hem.	than the two of them	H8147

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַכְזְרִיּ֣וּת､	’aḵ·zə·rî·yūṯ	Cruel	H0395
1	חֵ֭מָה	ḥê·māh	Wrath [is]	H2534
2	וְשֶׁ֣טֶף–	wə·še·ṭep̄	and a torrent	H7858
3	אָ֑ף	’āp̄;	anger	H0639
4	וּמִ֥י	ū·mî	but who	H4310
5	יַ֝עֲמֹד	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	[is] able to stand	H5975
6	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	before	H6440
7	קִנְאָֽה׃؟	qin·’āh.	jealousy	H7068

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	ט֭וֹבָה‪‬	ṭō·w·ḇāh	better	H2896
1	תּוֹכַ֣חַת	tō·w·ḵa·ḥaṯ	rebuke [is]	H8433
2	מְגֻלָּ֑ה	mə·ḡul·lāh;	Open	H1540
3	מֵֽאַהֲבָ֥ה	mê·’a·hă·ḇāh	Than love	H0160
4	מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃.	mə·sut·tā·reṯ.	carefully concealed	H5641

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נֶ֭אֱמָנִים	ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm	Faithful [are]	H0539
1	פִּצְעֵ֣י	piṣ·‘ê	the wounds	H6482
2	אוֹהֵ֑ב–	’ō·w·hêḇ;	of a friend	H0157
3	וְ֝נַעְתָּר֗וֹת	wə·na‘·tā·rō·wṯ,	but [are] deceitful	H6280
4	נְשִׁיק֥וֹת	nə·šî·qō·wṯ	the kisses	H5390
5	שׂוֹנֵֽא׃.	śō·w·nê.	of an enemy	H8130

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	A soul	H5315
1	שְׂ֭בֵעָה	ḇê·‘āh	satisfied	H7649
2	תָּב֣וּס	tā·ḇūs	loathes	H0947
3	נֹ֑פֶת–	nō·p̄eṯ;	the honeycomb	H5317
4	וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ	wə·ne·p̄eš	but to a soul	H5315
5	רְ֝עֵבָ֗ה	rə·‘ê·ḇāh,	hungry	H7457
6	כָּל־	kāl-	every thing	H3605
7	מַ֥ר	mar	bitter	H4751
8	מָתֽוֹק׃.	mā·ṯō·wq.	[is] sweet	H4966

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כְּ֭צִפּוֹר	kə·ṣip·pō·wr	Like a bird	H6833
1	נוֹדֶ֣דֶת	nō·w·ḏe·ḏeṯ	that wanders	H5074
2	מִן־	min-	from	H4480
3	קִנָּ֑הּ､	qin·nāh;	its nest	H7064
4	כֵּֽן־	kên-	So	H3651
5	אִ֝֗ישׁ	’îš,	[Is] a man	H0376
6	נוֹדֵ֥ד	nō·w·ḏêḏ	who wanders	H5074
7	מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃.	mim·mə·qō·w·mōw.	from his place	H4725

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שֶׁ֣מֶן	še·men	Ointment	H8081
1	וּ֭קְטֹרֶת	ū·qə·ṭō·reṯ	and perfume	H7004
2	יְשַׂמַּֽח־	yə·śam·maḥ-	delight	H8055
3	לֵ֑ב–	lêḇ;	the heart	H3820
4	וּמֶ֥תֶק	ū·me·ṯeq	and the sweetness	H4986
5	רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū,	of a [man's] friend	H7453
6	מֵֽעֲצַת־	mê·‘ă·ṣaṯ-	[gives delight] by counsel	H6098
7	נָֽפֶשׁ׃.	nā·p̄eš.	hearty	H5315

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	רֵֽעֲךָ֨､	rê·‘ă·ḵā	Your own friend	H7453
1	[ורעה]	wə·rê·‘eh	-
2	(וְרֵ֪עַ)	wə·rê·a‘	or friend	H7463
3	אָבִ֡יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	of your father	H0001
4	אַֽל־–	’al-	not	H0408
5	תַּעֲזֹ֗ב	ta·‘ă·zōḇ,	do forsake	H5800
6	וּבֵ֥ית	ū·ḇêṯ	and house	H1004
7	אָחִ֗יךָ	’ā·ḥî·ḵā,	of your brother	H0251
8	אַל־	’al-	nor	H0408
9	תָּ֭בוֹא	tā·ḇō·w	go to	H0935
10	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	in the day	H3117
11	אֵידֶ֑ךָ–	’ê·ḏe·ḵā;	of your calamity	H0343
12	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Better [is]	H2896
13	שָׁכֵ֥ן	šā·ḵên	a neighbor	H7934
14	קָ֝ר֗וֹב	qā·rō·wḇ,	nearby	H7138
15	מֵאָ֥ח	mê·’āḥ	than a brother	H0251
16	רָחֽוֹק׃.	rā·ḥō·wq.	far away	H7350

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חֲכַ֣ם､	ḥă·ḵam	Be wise	H2449
1	בְּ֭נִי､	bə·nî	My son	H1121
2	וְשַׂמַּ֣ח	wə·śam·maḥ	and make glad	H8056
3	לִבִּ֑י	lib·bî;	my heart	H3820
4	וְאָשִׁ֖יבָה	wə·’ā·šî·ḇāh	that I may answer	H7725
5	חֹרְפִ֣י	ḥō·rə·p̄î	him who reproaches me	H2778
6	דָבָֽר׃.	ḏā·ḇār.	act	H1697

Verse 12

#	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	נִסְתָּ֑ר–	nis·tār;	[and] hides himself	H5641
4	פְּ֝תָאיִ֗ם	pə·ṯā·yim,	the simple	H6612
5	עָבְר֥וּ､	‘ā·ḇə·rū	pass on	H5674
6	נֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃.	ne·‘ĕ·nā·šū.	[and] are punished	H6064

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	קַח־	qaḥ-	Take	H3947
1	בִּ֭גְדוֹ	biḡ·ḏōw	the garment of him	H0899
2	כִּי־	kî-	who	H3588
3	עָ֣רַב	‘ā·raḇ	is surety	H6148
4	זָ֑ר､	zār;	for a stranger	H2114
5	וּבְעַ֖ד	ū·ḇə·‘aḏ	and for	H1157
6	נָכְרִיָּ֣ה	nā·ḵə·rî·yāh	a seductress	H5237
7	חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃.	ḥaḇ·lê·hū.	hold it in pledge [when] he is surety	H2254

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ	mə·ḇā·rêḵ	He who blesses	H1288
1	רֵעֵ֨הוּ ׀	rê·‘ê·hū	his friend	H7453
2	בְּק֣וֹל､	bə·qō·wl	with a voice	H6963
3	גָּ֭דוֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	loud	H1419
4	בַּבֹּ֣קֶר､	bab·bō·qer	in the morning	H1242
5	הַשְׁכֵּ֑ים	haš·kêm;	rising early	H7925
6	קְ֝לָלָ֗ה	qə·lā·lāh,	a curse	H7045
7	תֵּחָ֥שֶׁב	tê·ḥā·šeḇ	it will be counted	H2803
8	לֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	to him

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	דֶּ֣לֶף	de·lep̄	A dripping	H1812
1	ט֭וֹרֵד	ṭō·w·rêḏ	continual	H2956
2	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	on a day	H3117
3	סַגְרִ֑יר	saḡ·rîr;	very rainy	H5464
4	וְאֵ֥שֶׁת	wə·’ê·šeṯ	and a woman	H0802
5	[מדונים]	mi·ḏō·w·nîm	-
6	(מִ֝דְיָנִ֗ים)	miḏ·yā·nîm,	contentious	H4066
7	נִשְׁתָּוָֽה׃.	niš·tā·wāh.	are alike	H7737

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ	ṣō·p̄ə·ne·hā	Whoever restrains her	H6845
1	צָֽפַן־	ṣā·p̄an-	restrains	H6845
2	ר֑וּחַ､	rū·aḥ;	the wind	H7307
3	וְשֶׁ֖מֶן	wə·še·men	and oil with	H8081
4	יְמִינ֣וֹ､	yə·mî·nōw	his right hand	H3225
5	יִקְרָֽא׃.	yiq·rā.	grasps	H7121

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	בַּרְזֶ֣ל	bar·zel	[As] iron	H1270
1	בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל–	bə·ḇar·zel	iron	H1270
2	יָ֑חַד	yā·ḥaḏ;	sharpens	H2300
3	וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš,	so a man	H0376
4	יַ֣חַד	ya·ḥaḏ	sharpens	H2300
5	פְּנֵֽי־	pə·nê-	the countenance	H6440
6	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃.	rê·‘ê·hū.	of his friend	H7453

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	נֹצֵ֣ר	nō·ṣêr	Whoever keeps	H5341
1	תְּ֭אֵנָה	tə·’ê·nāh	the fig tree	H8384
2	יֹאכַ֣ל	yō·ḵal	will eat	H0398
3	פִּרְיָ֑הּ	pir·yāh;	its fruit	H6529
4	וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר	wə·šō·mêr	so he who waits	H8104
5	אֲדֹנָ֣יו	’ă·ḏō·nāw	on his master	H0113
6	יְכֻבָּֽד׃.	yə·ḵub·bāḏ.	will be honored	H3513

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כַּ֭מַּיִם	kam·ma·yim	As in water	H4325
1	הַפָּנִ֣ים	hap·pā·nîm	face [reflects]	H6440
2	לַפָּנִ֑ים､	lap·pā·nîm;	face	H6440
3	כֵּ֤ן	kên	so	H3651
4	לֵֽב־	lêḇ-	heart [reveals]	H3820
5	הָ֝אָדָ֗ם	hā·’ā·ḏām,	of a man	H0120
6	לָאָדָֽם׃.	lā·’ā·ḏām.	the man	H0120

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Hell	H7585
1	[ואבדה]	wa·’ă·ḇad·dōh	destruction
2	(וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹ)	wa·’ă·ḇad·dōw	and Destruction	H0010
3	לֹ֣א	lō	never	H3808
4	תִשְׂבַּ֑עְנָה–	ṯiś·ba‘·nāh;	are full	H7646
5	וְעֵינֵ֥י	wə·‘ê·nê	so the eyes	H5869
6	הָ֝אָדָ֗ם	hā·’ā·ḏām,	of man	H0120
7	לֹ֣א	lō	never	H3808
8	תִשְׂבַּֽעְנָה׃.	ṯiś·ba‘·nāh.	are satisfied	H7646

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַצְרֵ֣ף	maṣ·rêp̄	The refining pot [is]	H4715
1	לַ֭כֶּסֶף､	lak·ke·sep̄	for silver	H3701
2	וְכ֣וּר	wə·ḵūr	and the furnace	H3564
3	לַזָּהָ֑ב–	laz·zā·hāḇ;	for gold	H2091
4	וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš,	and a man [is valued]	H0376
5	לְפִ֣י	lə·p̄î	by	H6310
6	מַהֲלָלֽוֹ׃.	ma·hă·lā·lōw.	his praise	H4110

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִ֥ם	’im	Though	H0518
1	תִּכְתּֽוֹשׁ־	tiḵ·tō·wōš-	you grind	H3806
2	אֶת־	’eṯ-	-	H0853
3	הָאֱוִ֨יל ׀	hā·’ĕ·wîl	a fool	H0191
4	בַּֽמַּכְתֵּ֡שׁ	bam·maḵ·têš	in a mortar	H4388
5	בְּת֣וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	along	H8432
6	הָ֭רִיפוֹת	hā·rî·p̄ō·wṯ	with crushed grain	H7383
7	בַּֽעֱלִ֑י､	ba·‘ĕ·lî;	with a pestle	H5940
8	לֹא־	lō-	not	H3808
9	תָס֥וּר	ṯā·sūr	[Yet] will depart	H5493
10	מֵ֝עָלָ֗יו	mê·‘ā·lāw,	from him	H5921
11	אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃.	’iw·wal·tōw.	his foolishness	H0200
12	פ	p̄	-

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יָדֹ֣עַ	yā·ḏō·a‘	Be diligent	H3045
1	תֵּ֭דַע	tê·ḏa‘	to know	H3045
2	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	the state	H6440
3	צֹאנֶ֑ךָ､	ṣō·ne·ḵā;	of your flocks	H6629
4	שִׁ֥ית	šîṯ	[And] attend	H7896
5	לִ֝בְּךָ֗	lib·bə·ḵā,	well	H3820
6	לַעֲדָרִֽים׃.	la·‘ă·ḏā·rîm.	to your herds	H5739

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	לֹ֣א	lō	not	H3808
2	לְעוֹלָ֣ם､	lə·‘ō·w·lām	forever	H5769
3	חֹ֑סֶן	ḥō·sen;	riches [are]	H2633
4	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	nor does [endure]	H0518
5	נֵ֝֗זֶר	nê·zer,	a crown	H5145
6	לְד֣וֹר؟	lə·ḏō·wr	to	H1755
7	[דור]	ḏō·wr	-
8	(וָדֽוֹר׃)؟	wā·ḏō·wr.	all generations	H1755

Verse 25

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גָּלָ֣ה､	gā·lāh	is removed	H1540
1	חָ֭צִיר	ḥā·ṣîr	[when] the hay	H2682
2	וְנִרְאָה־､	wə·nir·’āh-	and shows itself	H7200
3	דֶ֑שֶׁא	ḏe·še;	the tender grass	H1877
4	וְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּ	wə·ne·’es·p̄ū,	and are gathered in	H0622
5	עִשְּׂב֥וֹת	‘iś·śə·ḇō·wṯ	the herbs	H6212
6	הָרִֽים׃.	hā·rîm.	of the mountains	H2022

Verse 26

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כְּבָשִׂ֥ים	kə·ḇā·śîm	The lambs [will provide]	H3532
1	לִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָ､	lil·ḇū·še·ḵā;	your clothing	H3830
2	וּמְחִ֥יר	ū·mə·ḥîr	and the price	H4242
3	שָׂ֝דֶ֗ה	ḏeh,	of a field	H7704
4	עַתּוּדִֽים׃.	‘at·tū·ḏîm.	the goats	H6260

Verse 27

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְדֵ֤י ׀	wə·ḏê	And [You shall have] enough	H1767
1	חֲלֵ֬ב	ḥă·lêḇ	milk	H2461
2	עִזִּ֗ים	‘iz·zîm,	goats'	H5795
3	לְֽ֭לַחְמְךָ､	lə·laḥ·mə·ḵā	for your food	H3899
4	לְלֶ֣חֶם	lə·le·ḥem	for the food	H3899
5	בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ､	bê·ṯe·ḵā;	of your household	H1004
6	וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים	wə·ḥay·yîm,	and the nourishment	H2416
7	לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃.	lə·na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā.	of your maidservants	H5291