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Proverbs 6— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּ֭נִיbə·nîMy sonH1121
1אִם־’im-ifH0518
2עָרַ֣בְתָּ‘ā·raḇ·tāyou become suretyH6148
3לְרֵעֶ֑ךָlə·rê·‘e·ḵā;for your friendH7453
4תָּקַ֖עְתָּtā·qa‘·tā[If] you have shaken in pledgeH8628
5לַזָּ֣רlaz·zārfor a strangerH2114
6כַּפֶּֽיךָ׃.kap·pe·ḵā.handsH3709

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נוֹקַ֥שְׁתָּnō·w·qaš·tāYou are snaredH3369
1בְאִמְרֵי־ḇə·’im·rê-by the wordsH0561
2פִ֑יךָp̄î·ḵā;of your mouthH6310
3נִ֝לְכַּ֗דְתָּnil·kaḏ·tā,You are takenH3920
4בְּאִמְרֵי־bə·’im·rê-by the wordsH0561
5פִֽיךָ׃.p̄î·ḵā.of your mouthH6310

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֲשֵׂ֨ה‘ă·śêhDoH6213
1זֹ֥אתzōṯthisH2063
2אֵפ֪וֹא ׀’ê·p̄ō·wsoH0645
3בְּנִ֡יbə·nîmy sonH1121
4וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗לwə·hin·nā·ṣêl,and deliver yourselfH5337
5כִּ֘יforH3588
6בָ֤אתָḇā·ṯāyou have comeH0935
7בְכַף־ḇə·ḵap̄-into the handH3709
8רֵעֶ֑ךָrê·‘e·ḵā;of your friendH7453
9לֵ֥ךְlêḵgoH1980
10הִ֝תְרַפֵּ֗סhiṯ·rap·pês,and humble yourselfH7511
11וּרְהַ֥בū·rə·haḇand Plead withH7292
12רֵעֶֽיךָ׃.rê·‘e·ḵā.your friendH7453

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NoH0408
1תִּתֵּ֣ןtit·tênGiveH5414
2שֵׁנָ֣הšê·nāhsleepH8142
3לְעֵינֶ֑יךָlə·‘ê·ne·ḵā;to your eyesH5869
4וּ֝תְנוּמָ֗הū·ṯə·nū·māh,nor slumberH8572
5לְעַפְעַפֶּֽיךָ׃.lə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·ḵā.to your eyelidsH6079

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הִ֭נָּצֵלhin·nā·ṣêlDeliver yourselfH5337
1כִּצְבִ֣יkiṣ·ḇîlike a gazelleH6643
2מִיָּ֑דmî·yāḏ;from the hand the [of the hunter]H3027
3וּ֝כְצִפּ֗וֹרū·ḵə·ṣip·pō·wr,and like a birdH6833
4מִיַּ֥דmî·yaḏfrom the handH3027
5יָקֽוּשׁ׃.yā·qūš.of fowlerH3353
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Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵֽךְ־lêḵ-Go youH1980
1אֶל־’el-toH0413
2נְמָלָ֥הnə·mā·lāhthe antH5244
3עָצֵ֑ל‘ā·ṣêl;sluggardH6102
4רְאֵ֖הrə·’êhand ConsiderH7200
5דְרָכֶ֣יהָḏə·rā·ḵe·hāher waysH1870
6וַחֲכָֽם׃wa·ḥă·ḵām.and be wiseH2449

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šerwhichH0834
1אֵֽין־’ên-having noH0369
2לָ֥הּlāhto
3קָצִ֗יןqā·ṣîn,captainH7101
4שֹׁטֵ֥רšō·ṭêrOverseerH7860
5וּמֹשֵֽׁל׃ū·mō·šêl.or rulerH4910

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תָּכִ֣יןtā·ḵînProvidesH3559
1בַּקַּ֣יִץbaq·qa·yiṣin the summerH7019
2לַחְמָ֑הּlaḥ·māh;her suppliesH3899
3אָגְרָ֥ה’ā·ḡə·rāh[And] gathersH0103
4בַ֝קָּצִ֗ירḇaq·qā·ṣîr,in the harvestH7105
5מַאֲכָלָֽהּ׃.ma·’ă·ḵā·lāh.her foodH3978

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עַד־‘aḏ-HowH5704
1מָתַ֖יmā·ṯaylongH4970
2עָצֵ֥ל ׀؟‘ā·ṣêlsluggardH6102
3תִּשְׁכָּ֑בtiš·kāḇ;will you slumberH7901
4מָ֝תַ֗יmā·ṯay,whenH4970
5תָּק֥וּםtā·qūmwill you riseH6965
6מִשְּׁנָתֶֽךָ׃؟miš·šə·nā·ṯe·ḵā.from your sleepH8142

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מְעַ֣טmə·‘aṭlittleH4592
1שֵׁ֭נוֹתnō·wṯa sleepH8142
2מְעַ֣טmə·‘aṭlittleH4592
3תְּנוּמ֑וֹתtə·nū·mō·wṯ;a slumberH8572
4מְעַ֓ט ׀mə·‘aṭlittleH4592
5חִבֻּ֖קḥib·buqa foldingH2264
6יָדַ֣יִםyā·ḏa·yimof the handsH3027
7לִשְׁכָּֽב׃liš·kāḇ.to sleepH7901

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבָֽא־ū·ḇā-so shall comeH0935
1כִמְהַלֵּ֥ךְḵim·hal·lêḵlike a prowlerH1980
2רֵאשֶׁ֑ךָrê·še·ḵā;your poverty on youH7389
3וּ֝מַחְסֹֽרְךָ֗ū·maḥ·sō·rə·ḵā,and your needH4270
4כְּאִ֣ישׁkə·’îšlike an manH0376
5מָגֵֽן׃.mā·ḡên.armedH4043
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Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אָדָ֣ם’ā·ḏāmA personH0120
1בְּ֭לִיַּעַלbə·lî·ya·‘alworthlessH1100
2אִ֣ישׁ’îša manH0376
3אָ֑וֶן’ā·wen;wickedH0205
4ה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְhō·w·lêḵ,WalksH1980
5עִקְּשׁ֥וּת‘iq·qə·šūṯwith a perverseH6143
6פֶּֽה׃.peh.mouthH6310

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0קֹרֵ֣ץqō·rêṣHe winksH7169
1בְּ֭עֵינָו‪‬‪‬bə·‘ê·nāwwith his eyesH5869
2מֹלֵ֣לmō·lêlHe shufflesH4448
3בְּרַגְלָ֑ו‪‬‪‬bə·raḡ·lāw;his feetH7272
4מֹ֝רֶ֗הmō·reh,He pointsH3384
5בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃bə·’eṣ·bə·‘ō·ṯāw.with his fingersH0676

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תַּֽהְפֻּכ֨וֹת ׀tah·pu·ḵō·wṯPerversity [is]H8419
1בְּלִבּ֗וֹbə·lib·bōw,in his heartH3820
2חֹרֵ֣שׁḥō·rêšHe devisesH2790
3רָ֣עrā‘evilH7451
4בְּכָל־bə·ḵālcontinuallyH3605
5עֵ֑ת‘êṯ;continuallyH6256
6[מדנים]mə·ḏā·nîm-
7(מִדְיָנִ֥ים)miḏ·yā·nîmdiscordH4066
8יְשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃.yə·šal·lê·aḥ.He sowsH7971

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עַל־‘al-UponH5921
1כֵּ֗ןkên,thusH3651
2פִּ֭תְאֹםpiṯ·’ōmsuddenlyH6597
3יָב֣וֹאyā·ḇō·wshall comeH0935
4אֵיד֑וֹ’ê·ḏōw;his calamityH0343
5פֶּ֥תַעpe·ṯa‘suddenlyH6621
6יִ֝שָּׁבֵ֗רyiš·šā·ḇêr,he shall be brokenH7665
7וְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênand withoutH0369
8מַרְפֵּֽא׃.mar·pê.remedyH4832
9פ-

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שֶׁשׁ־šeš-Six [things]H8337
1הֵ֭נָּהhên·nāhThoseH2007
2שָׂנֵ֣אśā·nêhatesH8130
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;YahwehH3068
4וְ֝שֶׁ֗בַעwə·še·ḇa‘,and Yes seven [are]H7651
5[תועבות]tō·w·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ-
6(תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת‪‬)tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯan abomination toH8441
7נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃nap̄·šōw.HimH5315

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עֵינַ֣יִם‘ê·na·yima lookH5869
1רָ֭מוֹתrā·mō·wṯproudH7311
2לְשׁ֣וֹןlə·šō·wna tongueH3956
3שָׁ֑קֶרšā·qer;lyingH8267
4וְ֝יָדַ֗יִםwə·yā·ḏa·yim,and HandsH3027
5שֹׁפְכ֥וֹתšō·p̄ə·ḵō·wṯthat shedH8210
6דָּם־dām-bloodH1818
7נָקִֽי׃.nā·qî.innocentH5355

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֵ֗בlêḇ,A heartH3820
1חֹ֭רֵשׁḥō·rêšthat devisesH2790
2מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmaḥ·šə·ḇō·wṯplansH4284
3אָ֑וֶן’ā·wen;wickedH0205
4רַגְלַ֥יִםraḡ·la·yimFeetH7272
5מְ֝מַהֲר֗וֹתmə·ma·hă·rō·wṯ,that are swiftH4116
6לָר֥וּץlā·rūṣin runningH7323
7לָֽרָעָה׃‪‬lā·rā·‘āh.to evilH7451

Verse 19

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יָפִ֣יחַyā·p̄î·aḥ[who] speaksH6315
1כְּ֭זָבִיםkə·zā·ḇîmliesH3577
2עֵ֣ד‘êḏa witnessH5707
3שָׁ֑קֶרšā·qer;FALSEH8267
4וּמְשַׁלֵּ֥חַū·mə·šal·lê·aḥand one who sowsH7971
5מְ֝דָנִ֗יםmə·ḏā·nîm,discordH4090
6בֵּ֣יןbênamongH0996
7אַחִֽים׃.’a·ḥîm.brothersH0251
8פ-

Verse 20

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נְצֹ֣רnə·ṣōrKeepH5341
1בְּ֭נִיbə·nîMy sonH1121
2מִצְוַ֣תmiṣ·waṯcommandH4687
3אָבִ֑יךָ’ā·ḇî·ḵā;of your fatherH0001
4וְאַל־wə·’al-and notH0408
5תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁtiṭ·ṭōš,do forsakeH5203
6תּוֹרַ֥תtō·w·raṯthe lawH8451
7אִמֶּֽךָ׃’im·me·ḵā.of your motherH0517

Verse 21

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0קָשְׁרֵ֣םqā·šə·rêmBind themH7194
1עַל־‘al-uponH5921
2לִבְּךָ֣lib·bə·ḵāyour heartH3820
3תָמִ֑ידṯā·mîḏ;continuallyH8548
4עָ֝נְדֵ֗ם‘ā·nə·ḏêm,Tie themH6029
5עַל־‘al-aroundH5921
6גַּרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃.gar·gə·rō·ṯe·ḵā.your neckH1621

Verse 22

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ֨ ׀bə·hiṯ·hal·leḵ·ḵāWhen you roamH1980
1תַּנְחֶ֬הtan·ḥehshe will leadH5148
2אֹתָ֗ךְ’ō·ṯāḵ,youH0853
3בְּֽ֭שָׁכְבְּךָbə·šā·ḵə·bə·ḵāwhen you sleepH7901
4תִּשְׁמֹ֣רtiš·mōrshe will keepH8104
5עָלֶ֑יךָ‘ā·le·ḵā;youH5921
6וַ֝הֲקִיצ֗וֹתָwa·hă·qî·ṣō·w·ṯā,and [when] you awakeH6974
7הִ֣יאsheH1931
8תְשִׂיחֶֽךָ׃.ṯə·śî·ḥe·ḵā.will speak with youH7878

Verse 23

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1נֵ֣רnêra lampH5216
2מִ֭צְוָהmiṣ·wāhthe commandment [is]H4687
3וְת֣וֹרָהwə·ṯō·w·rāhand the lawH8451
4א֑וֹר’ō·wr;a lightH0216
5וְדֶ֥רֶךְwə·ḏe·reḵand [are] the wayH1870
6חַ֝יִּ֗יםḥay·yîm,of lifeH2416
7תּוֹכְח֥וֹתtō·wḵ·ḥō·wṯReproofsH8433
8מוּסָֽר׃.mū·sār.of instructionH4148

Verse 24

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לִ֭שְׁמָרְךָliš·mā·rə·ḵāTo keep youH8104
1מֵאֵ֣שֶׁתmê·’ê·šeṯfrom the womanH0802
2רָ֑עrā‘;evilH7451
3מֵֽ֝חֶלְקַ֗תmê·ḥel·qaṯ,from flatteringH2513
4לָשׁ֥וֹןlā·šō·wnthe tongueH3956
5נָכְרִיָּֽה׃.nā·ḵə·rî·yāh.of a seductressH5237

Verse 25

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תַּחְמֹ֣דtaḥ·mōḏdo lustH2530
2יָ֭פְיָהּyā·p̄ə·yāhafter her beautyH3308
3בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil·ḇā·ḇe·ḵā;in your heartH3824
4וְאַל־wə·’al-norH0408
5תִּ֝קָּֽחֲךָ֗tiq·qā·ḥă·ḵā,let her allure youH3947
6בְּעַפְעַפֶּֽיהָ׃.bə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pe·hā.with her eyelidsH6079

Verse 26

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֤יForH3588
1בְעַד־ḇə·‘aḏ-by meansH1157
2אִשָּׁ֥ה’iš·šāhofH0802
3זוֹנָ֗הzō·w·nāh,a harlotH2181
4עַֽד־‘aḏ-[A man is reduced] toH5704
5כִּכַּ֫רkik·kara crustH3603
6לָ֥חֶםlā·ḥemof breadH3899
7וְאֵ֥שֶׁתwə·’ê·šeṯandH0802
8אִ֑ישׁ’îš;an adulteressH0376
9נֶ֖פֶשׁ.ne·p̄ešupon his lifeH5315
10יְקָרָ֣הyə·qā·rāhPreciousH3368
11תָצֽוּד׃.ṯā·ṣūḏ.will preyH6679
12פ-

Verse 27

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0הֲיַחְתֶּ֤הhă·yaḥ·tehCan takeH2846
1אִ֓ישׁ’îša manH0376
2אֵ֬שׁ’êšfireH0784
3בְּחֵיק֑וֹbə·ḥê·qōw;to his bosomH2436
4וּ֝בְגָדָ֗יוū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏāw,and his clothesH0899
5לֹ֣אnotH3808
6תִשָּׂרַֽפְנָה׃؟ṯiś·śā·rap̄·nāh.be burnedH8313

Verse 28

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-canH0518
1יְהַלֵּ֣ךְyə·hal·lêḵcan walkH1980
2אִ֭ישׁ’îšoneH0376
3עַל־‘al-onH5921
4הַגֶּחָלִ֑יםhag·ge·ḥā·lîm;hot coalsH1513
5וְ֝רַגְלָ֗יוwə·raḡ·lāw,and his feetH7272
6לֹ֣אnotH3808
7תִכָּוֶֽינָה׃؟ṯik·kā·we·nāh.be searedH3554

Verse 29

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כֵּ֗ןkên,soH3651
1הַ֭בָּאhab·bā[is] he who goes inH0935
2אֶל־’el-toH0413
3אֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯwifeH0802
4רֵעֵ֑הוּrê·‘ê·hū;of his neighborH7453
5לֹ֥אnotH3808
6יִ֝נָּקֶ֗ה.yin·nā·qeh,shall be innocentH5352
7כָּֽל־kāl-WhoeverH3605
8הַנֹּגֵ֥עַhan·nō·ḡê·a‘touchesH5060
9בָּֽהּ׃.bāh.her

Verse 30

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹא־lō-NotH3808
1יָב֣וּזוּyā·ḇū·zū[People] do despiseH0936
2לַ֭גַּנָּבlag·gan·nāḇa thiefH1590
3כִּ֣יifH3588
4יִגְנ֑וֹבyiḡ·nō·wḇ;he stealsH1589
5לְמַלֵּ֥אlə·mal·lêto satisfyH4390
6נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnap̄·šōw,himselfH5315
7כִּ֣יwhenH3588
8יִרְעָֽב׃yir·‘āḇ.he is starvingH7456

Verse 31

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְ֭נִמְצָאwə·nim·ṣāand yet [when] he is foundH4672
1יְשַׁלֵּ֣םyə·šal·lêmhe must restoreH7999
2שִׁבְעָתָ֑יִםšiḇ·‘ā·ṯā·yim;sevenfoldH7659
3אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
4כָּל־kāl-allH3605
5ה֖וֹןhō·wnthe substanceH1952
6בֵּית֣וֹbê·ṯōwof his houseH1004
7יִתֵּֽן׃.yit·tên.He may have to give upH5414

Verse 32

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נֹאֵ֣ףnō·’êp̄Whoever commits adulteryH5003
1אִשָּׁ֣ה’iš·šāhwith a womanH0802
2חֲסַר־ḥă·sar-is lackingH2638
3לֵ֑בlêḇ;understandingH3820
4מַֽשְׁחִ֥יתmaš·ḥîṯdestroysH7843
5נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹnap̄·šōw,his own soulH5315
6ה֣וּאHeH1931
7יַעֲשֶֽׂנָּה׃.ya·‘ă·śen·nāh.[who] does soH6213

Verse 33

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0נֶֽגַע־ne·ḡa‘-WoundsH5061
1וְקָל֥וֹןwə·qā·lō·wnand dishonorH7036
2יִמְצָ֑אyim·ṣā;he will getH4672
3וְ֝חֶרְפָּת֗וֹwə·ḥer·pā·ṯōw,and his reproachH2781
4לֹ֣אnotH3808
5תִמָּחֶֽה׃.ṯim·mā·ḥeh.be will wiped awayH4229

Verse 34

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1קִנְאָ֥הqin·’āhjealousy [is]H7068
2חֲמַת־ḥă·maṯ-furyH2534
3גָּ֑בֶרgā·ḇer;of a husbandH1397
4וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-therefore notH3808
5יַ֝חְמ֗וֹלyaḥ·mō·wl,he will spareH2550
6בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
7נָקָֽם׃.nā·qām.of vengeanceH5359

Verse 35

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לֹא־lō-NoH3808
1יִ֭שָּׂאyiś·śāHe will acceptH5375
2פְּנֵ֣יpə·nê-H6440
3כָל־ḵālanyH3605
4כֹּ֑פֶרkō·p̄er;recompenseH3724
5וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-norH3808
6יֹ֝אבֶ֗הyō·ḇeh,will he be appeasedH0014
7כִּ֣יthoughH3588
8תַרְבֶּה־ṯar·beh-you give manyH7235
9שֹֽׁחַד׃.šō·ḥaḏ.giftsH7810
10פ-

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