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Proverbs 9— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0חָ֭כְמוֹתḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯWisdomH2454
1בָּנְתָ֣הbā·nə·ṯāhhas builtH1129
2בֵיתָ֑הּḇê·ṯāh;her houseH1004
3חָצְבָ֖הḥā·ṣə·ḇāhshe has hewn outH2672
4עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ‘am·mū·ḏe·hāher pillarsH5982
5שִׁבְעָֽה׃.šiḇ·‘āh.sevenH7651

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0טָבְחָ֣הṭā·ḇə·ḥāhShe has slaughteredH2873
1טִ֭בְחָהּṭiḇ·ḥāhher meatH2874
2מָסְכָ֣הmā·sə·ḵāhshe has mixedH4537
3יֵינָ֑הּyê·nāh;her wineH3196
4אַ֝֗ף’ap̄,alsoH0637
5עָֽרְכָ֥ה‘ā·rə·ḵāhshe has furnishedH6186
6שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃.šul·ḥā·nāh.her tableH7979

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שָֽׁלְחָ֣הšā·lə·ḥāhShe has sent outH7971
1נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָna·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hāher maidensH5291
2תִקְרָ֑אṯiq·rā;she cries outH7121
3עַל־‘al-fromH5921
4גַּ֝פֵּ֗יgap·pê,the placesH1610
5מְרֹ֣מֵיmə·rō·mêhighestH4791
6קָֽרֶת׃qā·reṯ.of the cityH7176

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מִי־mî-who [is]H4310
1פֶ֭תִיp̄e·ṯîsimpleH6612
2יָסֻ֣רyā·surlet him turnH5493
3הֵ֑נָּה!hên·nāh;in hereH2008
4חֲסַר־ḥă·sar-[As for] him lackingH2638
5לֵ֝֗בlêḇ,understandingH3820
6אָ֣מְרָה’ā·mə·rāhshe saysH0559
7לּֽוֹ׃.lōw.to him

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לְ֭כוּlə·ḵūComeH1980
1לַחֲמ֣וּla·ḥă·mūeatH3898
2בְֽלַחֲמִ֑יḇə·la·ḥă·mî;of my breadH3899
3וּ֝שְׁת֗וּū·šə·ṯū,and drinkH8354
4בְּיַ֣יִןbə·ya·yinof the wineH3196
5מָסָֽכְתִּי׃.mā·sā·ḵə·tî.I have mixedH4537

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0עִזְב֣וּ‘iz·ḇūForsakeH5800
1פְתָאיִ֣םp̄ə·ṯā·yimfoolishnessH6612
2וִֽחְי֑וּwiḥ·yū;and liveH2421
3וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּwə·’iš·rū,and goH0833
4בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbə·ḏe·reḵin the wayH1870
5בִּינָֽה׃.bî·nāh.of understandingH0998

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀yō·sêrHe who correctsH3256
1לֵ֗ץlêṣ,a scofferH3887
2לֹקֵ֣חַֽlō·qê·aḥgetsH3947
3ל֣וֹlōwfor himself
4קָל֑וֹןqā·lō·wn;shameH7036
5וּמוֹכִ֖יחַū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥand he who rebukesH3198
6לְרָשָׁ֣עlə·rā·šā‘a wicked [man]H7563
7מוּמֽוֹ׃.mū·mōw.[only] harms himselfH3971

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תּ֣וֹכַחtō·w·ḵaḥdo correctH3198
2לֵ֭ץlêṣa scofferH3887
3פֶּן־pen-lestH6435
4יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּyiś·nā·’e·kā;he hate youH8130
5הוֹכַ֥חhō·w·ḵaḥRebukeH3198
6לְ֝חָכָ֗םlə·ḥā·ḵām,a wise [man]H2450
7וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃.wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā.and he will love youH0157

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תֵּ֣ןtênGive [instruction]H5414
1לְ֭חָכָםlə·ḥā·ḵāmto a wise [man]H2450
2וְיֶחְכַּם־wə·yeḥ·kam-and he will be wiserH2449
3ע֑וֹד‘ō·wḏ;stillH5750
4הוֹדַ֥עhō·w·ḏa‘TeachH3045
5לְ֝צַדִּ֗יקlə·ṣad·dîq,a just [man]H6662
6וְי֣וֹסֶףwə·yō·w·sep̄and he will increaseH3254
7לֶֽקַח׃.le·qaḥ.in learningH3948
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Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0תְּחִלַּ֣תtə·ḥil·laṯ[is] the beginningH8462
1חָ֭כְמָהḥāḵ·māhof wisdomH2451
2יִרְאַ֣תyir·’aṯthe fearH3374
3יְהוָ֑הYah·weh;of YahwehH3069
4וְדַ֖עַתwə·ḏa·‘aṯand the knowledgeH1847
5קְדֹשִׁ֣יםqə·ḏō·šîmof the Holy oneH6918
6בִּינָֽה׃.bî·nāh.[is] understandingH0998

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּי־kî-ForH3588
1בִ֭יḇîby me
2יִרְבּ֣וּyir·būwill be multipliedH7235
3יָמֶ֑יךָyā·me·ḵā;your daysH3117
4וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ.wə·yō·w·sî·p̄ūand will be addedH3254
5לְּ֝ךָ֗lə·ḵā,To you
6שְׁנ֣וֹתšə·nō·wṯyearsH8141
7חַיִּֽים׃.ḥay·yîm.of lifeH2416

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אִם־’im-IfH0518
1חָ֭כַמְתָּḥā·ḵam·tāyou are wiseH2449
2חָכַ֣מְתָּḥā·ḵam·tāyou are wiseH2449
3לָּ֑ךְlāḵ;for yourself
4וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּwə·laṣ·tā,and [if] you scoffH3887
5לְֽבַדְּךָ֥lə·ḇad·də·ḵāyou aloneH0905
6תִשָּֽׂא׃.ṯiś·śā.will bear [it]H5375

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵ֣שֶׁת’ê·šeṯA woman isH0802
1כְּ֭סִילוּתkə·sî·lūṯfoolishH3687
2הֹֽמִיָּ֑הhō·mî·yāh;clamorousH1993
3פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּתpə·ṯay·yūṯ,[She is] simpleH6615
4וּבַל־ū·ḇal-and notH1077
5יָ֥דְעָהyā·ḏə·‘āhknowsH3045
6מָּֽה׃.māh.whatH4100

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָהwə·yā·šə·ḇāhFor she sitsH3427
1לְפֶ֣תַחlə·p̄e·ṯaḥat the doorH6607
2בֵּיתָ֑הּbê·ṯāh;of her houseH1004
3עַל־‘al-OnH5921
4כִּ֝סֵּ֗אkis·sê,a seat [by]H3678
5מְרֹ֣מֵיmə·rō·mêthe highest placesH4791
6קָֽרֶת׃qā·reṯ.of the cityH7176

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0לִקְרֹ֥אliq·rōto callH7121
1לְעֹֽבְרֵי־lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê-toH5674
2דָ֑רֶךְḏā·reḵ;those who pass byH1870
3הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗יםham·yaš·šə·rîm,who go straightH3474
4אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām.on their wayH0734

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מִי־mî-who [is]H4310
1פֶ֭תִיp̄e·ṯîsimpleH6612
2יָסֻ֣רyā·surlet him turnH5493
3הֵ֑נָּהhên·nāh;in hereH2008
4וַחֲסַר־wa·ḥă·sar-and [as for] him lackingH2638
5לֵ֝֗בlêḇ,understandingH3820
6וְאָ֣מְרָהwə·’ā·mə·rāhand she saysH0559
7לּֽוֹ׃.lōw.to him

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מַֽיִם־ma·yim-WaterH4325
1גְּנוּבִ֥יםgə·nū·ḇîmStolenH1589
2יִמְתָּ֑קוּyim·tā·qū;is sweetH4985
3וְלֶ֖חֶםwə·le·ḥemand bread [eaten]H3899
4סְתָרִ֣יםsə·ṯā·rîmin secretH5643
5יִנְעָֽם׃.yin·‘ām.is pleasantH5276

Verse 18

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְֽלֹא־wə·lō-But notH3808
1יָ֭דַעyā·ḏa‘he does knowH3045
2כִּֽי־kî-thatH3588
3רְפָאִ֣יםrə·p̄ā·’îmthe dead [are]H7496
4שָׁ֑םšām;thereH8033
5בְּעִמְקֵ֖יbə·‘im·qêin the depthsH6012
6שְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wlof hellH7585
7קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃.qə·ru·’e·hā.[That] her guests [are]H7121
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