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

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָ֭כְמוֹת	ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ	Wisdom	H2454
1	בָּנְתָ֣ה	bā·nə·ṯāh	has built	H1129
2	בֵיתָ֑הּ､	ḇê·ṯāh;	her house	H1004
3	חָצְבָ֖ה	ḥā·ṣə·ḇāh	she has hewn out	H2672
4	עַמּוּדֶ֣יהָ–	‘am·mū·ḏe·hā	her pillars	H5982
5	שִׁבְעָֽה׃.	šiḇ·‘āh.	seven	H7651

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	טָבְחָ֣ה	ṭā·ḇə·ḥāh	She has slaughtered	H2873
1	טִ֭בְחָהּ–	ṭiḇ·ḥāh	her meat	H2874
2	מָסְכָ֣ה	mā·sə·ḵāh	she has mixed	H4537
3	יֵינָ֑הּ–	yê·nāh;	her wine	H3196
4	אַ֝֗ף	’ap̄,	also	H0637
5	עָֽרְכָ֥ה	‘ā·rə·ḵāh	she has furnished	H6186
6	שֻׁלְחָנָֽהּ׃.	šul·ḥā·nāh.	her table	H7979

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	שָֽׁלְחָ֣ה	šā·lə·ḥāh	She has sent out	H7971
1	נַעֲרֹתֶ֣יהָ､	na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā	her maidens	H5291
2	תִקְרָ֑א	ṯiq·rā;	she cries out	H7121
3	עַל־	‘al-	from	H5921
4	גַּ֝פֵּ֗י	gap·pê,	the places	H1610
5	מְרֹ֣מֵי	mə·rō·mê	highest	H4791
6	קָֽרֶת׃､	qā·reṯ.	of the city	H7176

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִי־	mî-	who [is]	H4310
1	פֶ֭תִי､	p̄e·ṯî	simple	H6612
2	יָסֻ֣ר	yā·sur	let him turn	H5493
3	הֵ֑נָּה!	hên·nāh;	in here	H2008
4	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	[As for] him lacking	H2638
5	לֵ֝֗ב､	lêḇ,	understanding	H3820
6	אָ֣מְרָה	’ā·mə·rāh	she says	H0559
7	לּֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	to him

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לְ֭כוּ､	lə·ḵū	Come	H1980
1	לַחֲמ֣וּ	la·ḥă·mū	eat	H3898
2	בְֽלַחֲמִ֑י､	ḇə·la·ḥă·mî;	of my bread	H3899
3	וּ֝שְׁת֗וּ	ū·šə·ṯū,	and drink	H8354
4	בְּיַ֣יִן	bə·ya·yin	of the wine	H3196
5	מָסָֽכְתִּי׃.	mā·sā·ḵə·tî.	I have mixed	H4537

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	עִזְב֣וּ	‘iz·ḇū	Forsake	H5800
1	פְתָאיִ֣ם､	p̄ə·ṯā·yim	foolishness	H6612
2	וִֽחְי֑וּ–	wiḥ·yū;	and live	H2421
3	וְ֝אִשְׁר֗וּ	wə·’iš·rū,	and go	H0833
4	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	in the way	H1870
5	בִּינָֽה׃.	bî·nāh.	of understanding	H0998

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	יֹ֤סֵ֨ר ׀	yō·sêr	He who corrects	H3256
1	לֵ֗ץ	lêṣ,	a scoffer	H3887
2	לֹקֵ֣חַֽ	lō·qê·aḥ	gets	H3947
3	ל֣וֹ	lōw	for himself
4	קָל֑וֹן–	qā·lō·wn;	shame	H7036
5	וּמוֹכִ֖יחַ	ū·mō·w·ḵî·aḥ	and he who rebukes	H3198
6	לְרָשָׁ֣ע	lə·rā·šā‘	a wicked [man]	H7563
7	מוּמֽוֹ׃.	mū·mōw.	[only] harms himself	H3971

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַל־	’al-	Not	H0408
1	תּ֣וֹכַח	tō·w·ḵaḥ	do correct	H3198
2	לֵ֭ץ､	lêṣ	a scoffer	H3887
3	פֶּן־	pen-	lest	H6435
4	יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ	yiś·nā·’e·kā;	he hate you	H8130
5	הוֹכַ֥ח	hō·w·ḵaḥ	Rebuke	H3198
6	לְ֝חָכָ֗ם､	lə·ḥā·ḵām,	a wise [man]	H2450
7	וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ׃.	wə·ye·’ĕ·hā·ḇe·kā.	and he will love you	H0157

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תֵּ֣ן	tên	Give [instruction]	H5414
1	לְ֭חָכָם	lə·ḥā·ḵām	to a wise [man]	H2450
2	וְיֶחְכַּם־､	wə·yeḥ·kam-	and he will be wiser	H2449
3	ע֑וֹד	‘ō·wḏ;	still	H5750
4	הוֹדַ֥ע	hō·w·ḏa‘	Teach	H3045
5	לְ֝צַדִּ֗יק	lə·ṣad·dîq,	a just [man]	H6662
6	וְי֣וֹסֶף	wə·yō·w·sep̄	and he will increase	H3254
7	לֶֽקַח׃.	le·qaḥ.	in learning	H3948
8	פ	p̄	-

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תְּחִלַּ֣ת	tə·ḥil·laṯ	[is] the beginning	H8462
1	חָ֭כְמָה､	ḥāḵ·māh	of wisdom	H2451
2	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	the fear	H3374
3	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh;	of Yahweh	H3069
4	וְדַ֖עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	and the knowledge	H1847
5	קְדֹשִׁ֣ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	of the Holy one	H6918
6	בִּינָֽה׃.	bî·nāh.	[is] understanding	H0998

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	בִ֭י	ḇî	by me
2	יִרְבּ֣וּ､	yir·bū	will be multiplied	H7235
3	יָמֶ֑יךָ	yā·me·ḵā;	your days	H3117
4	וְיוֹסִ֥יפוּ.	wə·yō·w·sî·p̄ū	and will be added	H3254
5	לְּ֝ךָ֗	lə·ḵā,	To you
6	שְׁנ֣וֹת	šə·nō·wṯ	years	H8141
7	חַיִּֽים׃.	ḥay·yîm.	of life	H2416

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	If	H0518
1	חָ֭כַמְתָּ､	ḥā·ḵam·tā	you are wise	H2449
2	חָכַ֣מְתָּ	ḥā·ḵam·tā	you are wise	H2449
3	לָּ֑ךְ	lāḵ;	for yourself
4	וְ֝לַ֗צְתָּ､	wə·laṣ·tā,	and [if] you scoff	H3887
5	לְֽבַדְּךָ֥	lə·ḇad·də·ḵā	you alone	H0905
6	תִשָּֽׂא׃.	ṯiś·śā.	will bear [it]	H5375

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	A woman is	H0802
1	כְּ֭סִילוּת	kə·sî·lūṯ	foolish	H3687
2	הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה､	hō·mî·yāh;	clamorous	H1993
3	פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת､	pə·ṯay·yūṯ,	[She is] simple	H6615
4	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	and not	H1077
5	יָ֥דְעָה	yā·ḏə·‘āh	knows	H3045
6	מָּֽה׃.	māh.	what	H4100

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה	wə·yā·šə·ḇāh	For she sits	H3427
1	לְפֶ֣תַח	lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ	at the door	H6607
2	בֵּיתָ֑הּ､	bê·ṯāh;	of her house	H1004
3	עַל־	‘al-	On	H5921
4	כִּ֝סֵּ֗א	kis·sê,	a seat [by]	H3678
5	מְרֹ֣מֵי	mə·rō·mê	the highest places	H4791
6	קָֽרֶת׃､	qā·reṯ.	of the city	H7176

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לִקְרֹ֥א	liq·rō	to call	H7121
1	לְעֹֽבְרֵי־	lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê-	to	H5674
2	דָ֑רֶךְ	ḏā·reḵ;	those who pass by	H1870
3	הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים	ham·yaš·šə·rîm,	who go straight	H3474
4	אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃–	’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām.	on their way	H0734

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מִי־	mî-	who [is]	H4310
1	פֶ֭תִי､	p̄e·ṯî	simple	H6612
2	יָסֻ֣ר	yā·sur	let him turn	H5493
3	הֵ֑נָּה､	hên·nāh;	in here	H2008
4	וַחֲסַר־	wa·ḥă·sar-	and [as for] him lacking	H2638
5	לֵ֝֗ב､	lêḇ,	understanding	H3820
6	וְאָ֣מְרָה	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	and she says	H0559
7	לּֽוֹ׃.	lōw.	to him

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	מַֽיִם־	ma·yim-	Water	H4325
1	גְּנוּבִ֥ים	gə·nū·ḇîm	Stolen	H1589
2	יִמְתָּ֑קוּ､	yim·tā·qū;	is sweet	H4985
3	וְלֶ֖חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	and bread [eaten]	H3899
4	סְתָרִ֣ים	sə·ṯā·rîm	in secret	H5643
5	יִנְעָֽם׃.	yin·‘ām.	is pleasant	H5276

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	But not	H3808
1	יָ֭דַע	yā·ḏa‘	he does know	H3045
2	כִּֽי־	kî-	that	H3588
3	רְפָאִ֣ים	rə·p̄ā·’îm	the dead [are]	H7496
4	שָׁ֑ם–	šām;	there	H8033
5	בְּעִמְקֵ֖י	bə·‘im·qê	in the depths	H6012
6	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	of hell	H7585
7	קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃.	qə·ru·’e·hā.	[That] her guests [are]	H7121
8	פ	p̄	-