Proverbs

[John Reece]

Proverbs 3:28c

Text (BHS):

וְיֵשׁ אִתָּךְ

Transliteration (Accordance):

wᵉyēš ʾittāḵ

Translation (NRSV):

when it is in your power to do it.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְיֵשׁ אִתָּךְ (wᵉyēš ʾittāḵ) : conjunction וְ (wᵉ) + substantive יֵשׁ (yēš) + prep. אֵת (ʾēṯ) + pausal vocalization of pronominal 2 m.s. suffix : and there is with you = in your power (BDB).

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Proverbs 3:29a

Text (BHS):

אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ עַל־רֵעֲךָ רָעָה

Transliteration (Accordance):

ʾal-taḥᵃrōš ʿal-rēʿᵃḵā rāʿāh

Translation (NRSV):

Do not plan harm against your neighbor

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אַל־תַּחֲרֹשׁ (ʾal-taḥᵃrōš) : negation אַל (ʾal) + Qal imperfect 2 m.s. of חָרַשׁ (ḥāraš) : do not plan.
עַל־רֵעֲךָ (ʿal-rēʿᵃḵā) : prep. עַל (ʿal) + noun רֵעַ (rēaʿ) + pronominal 2 m.s. suffix : against your neighbor.
רָעָה (rāʿāh) : evil/harm.

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Proverbs 3:29b

Text (BHS):

וְהוּא־יוֹשֵׁב לָבֶטַח אִתָּךְ

Transliteration (Accordance):

wᵉhûʾ-yôšēḇ lāḇeṭaḥ ʾittāḵ

Translation (NRSV):

who lives trustingly beside you.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְהוּא־יוֹשֵׁב (wᵉhûʾ-yôšēḇ) : conjunction וְ (wᵉ) + personal pronoun 3 m.s. הוּא (hûʾ) + Qal participle of יָשַׁב (yāšaḇ) : who lives/dwells.
לָבֶטַח (lāḇeṭaḥ) : prep. לְ (lᵉ) + noun בָּטַח (bāṭaḥ) (trust) : trustingly.
אִתָּךְ (ʾittāḵ) : prep. אֵת (ʾēṯ) + pronominal 2 m.s. suffix : with/beside you.

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Proverbs 3:30a

Text (BHS):

אַל־תָּרִיב עִם־אָדָם חִנָּם

Transliteration (Accordance):

ʾal-tārı̂ḇ ʿim-ʾāḏām ḥinnām

Translation (REB):

Do not pick a quarrel with a man for no reason

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אַל־תָּרִיב (ʾal-tārı̂ḇ) : negation אַל (ʾal) + Qal imperfect 2 m.s. of רִיב (rı̂ḇ) : do not contend.
עִם־אָדָם (ʿim-ʾāḏām) : prep. עִם (ʿim) + noun אָדָם (ʾāḏām) : with a man/person.
חִנָּם (ḥinnām) : adverb : for no reason.

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Proverbs 3:30b

Text (BHS):

אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ רָעָה

Transliteration (Accordance):

ʾim-lōʾ g̱ᵉmolḵā rāʿāh

Translation (REB):

when he has done you no harm.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אִם־לֹא גְמָלְךָ (ʾim-lōʾ g̱ᵉmolḵā) : hypothetical particle אִם (ʾim) + negation לֹא (lōʾ) + Qal perfect 3 m.s. of גָּמַל (gāmal) + 2 m.s. suffix : when he has done you no.
רָעָה (rāʿāh) : harm.

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Proverbs 3:31a

Text (BHS):

אַל־תְּקַנֵּא בְּאִישׁ חָמָס

Transliteration (Accordance):

ʾal-tᵉqannēʾ bᵉʾı̂š ḥāmās

Translation (RSV):

Do not envy a man of violence

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אַל־תְּקַנֵּא (ʾal-tᵉqannēʾ) : negation אַל (ʾal) + Piel imperfect 2 m.s. of קָנָא (qānāʾ) : do not envy.
בְּאִישׁ חָמָס (bᵉʾı̂š ḥāmās) : prep. בְּ (bᵉ) + construct אִישׁ (ʾı̂š) + noun חָמָס (ḥāmās) : a man of violence.

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Proverbs 3:31b

Text (BHS):

וְאַל־תִּבְחַר בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו

Transliteration (Accordance):

wᵉʾal-tiḇḥar bᵉḵol-dᵉrāḵāyw

Translation (RSV):

and do not choose any of his ways

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְאַל־תִּבְחַר (wᵉʾal-tiḇḥar) : conjunction וְ (wᵉ) + negation אַל (ʾal) + Qal imperfect 2 m.s. of בָּחַר (bāḥar) : and do not choose.
בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו (bᵉḵol-dᵉrāḵāyw) : prep. בְּ (bᵉ) + construct of כֹּל (kōl) + plural of דֶּרֶךְ (dereḵ) + pronominal 3 m.s. suffix : any of his ways.

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Proverbs 3:32a

Text (BHS):

כִּי תוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה נָלוֹז

Transliteration (Accordance):

kı̂ ṯôʿᵃḇaṯ YHWH nālôz

Translation (RSV):

for the perverse man is an abomination to the Lord

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

כִּי תוֹעֲבַת (kı̂ ṯôʿᵃḇaṯ) : conjunction כִּי (kı̂) + construct of תּוֹעֵבָה (tôʿēḇāh) : for an abomination to.
יְהוָה (YHWH) : proper name : Yahweh/the LORD.
נָלוֹז (nālôz) : Niphal participle of לוּז (lûz) : [is] a devious/crooked/perverse person.

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Proverbs 3:32b

Text (BHS):

וְאֶת־יְשָׁרִים סוֹדוֹ

Transliteration (Accordance):

wᵉʾeṯ-yᵉšārı̂m sôḏô

Translation (RSV):

but the upright are in his confidence.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְאֶת־יְשָׁרִים (wᵉʾeṯ-yᵉšārı̂m) : conjunction וְ (wᵉ) + prep. אֶת (ʾeṯ) + plural of יָשָׁר (yāšār) : but with the upright.
סוֹדוֹ (sôḏô) : noun סוֹד (sôḏ) + pronominal 3 m.s. suffix : [is] his intimacy (familiar converse with God BDB).

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Proverbs 3:33a

Text (BHS):

מְאֵרַת יְהוָה בְּבֵית רָשָׁע

Transliteration (Accordance):

mᵉʾēraṯ YHWH bᵉḇêṯ rāšāʿ

Translation (RSV):

The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

מְאֵרַת יְהוָה (mᵉʾēraṯ YHWH) : construct of מְאֵרָה (mᵉʾērāh) + proper name יְהוָה (YHWH) : the curse of Yahweh/the LORD.
בְּבֵית רָשָׁע (bᵉḇêṯ rāšāʿ) : prep. בְּ (bᵉ) + construct of בַּיִת (bayiṯ) + noun רָשָׁע (rāšāʿ) : [is] on the house of the wicked.

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Proverbs 3:33b

Text (BHS):

וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים יְבָרֵךְ

Transliteration (Accordance):

ûnᵉwêh ṣaddı̂qı̂m yᵉḇārēḵ

Translation (RSV):

but he blesses the abode of the righteous.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וּנְוֵה צַדִּיקִים (ûnᵉwêh ṣaddı̂qı̂m) : conjunction וּ (û) + construct of נָוֶה (nāweh) + plural of צַדִּיק (ṣaddı̂q).
יְבָרֵךְ (yᵉḇārēḵ) : Piel imperfect 3 m.s. of בָּרַךְ (bāraḵ) : he blesses.

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Proverbs 3:34a

Text (BHS):

אִם־לַלֵּצִים הוּא־יָלִיץ

Transliteration (Accordance):

ʾim-lallēṣı̂m hûʾ-yālı̂ṣ

Translation (Waltke):

If it is a matter of mockers, he mocks

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

אִם־לַלֵּצִים (ʾim-lallēṣı̂m) : hypothetical particle אִם (ʾim) + prep. לְ (lᵉ) + definite article + Qal participle m.p. of לִיץ (lı̂ṣ) : if it is a matter of mockers.
הוּא־יָלִיץ (hûʾ-yālı̂ṣ) : personal pronoun 3 m.s. הוּא (hûʾ) + Qal imperfect 3 m.s. of לִיץ (lı̂ṣ) : he mocks.

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Proverbs 3:34b

Text (BHS):

וְלַעֲנִיִּים יִתֶּן־חֵן

Transliteration (Accordance):

wᵉlaʿᵃnı̂ı̂m yitten-ḥēn

Translation (RSV):

but to the humble he shows favor.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וְלַעֲנִיִּים (wᵉlaʿᵃnı̂yı̂m) : conjunction וְ (wᵉ) + prep. לְ (lᵉ) + definite article + plural of עָנִי (ʿānı̂) : but to the humble.
יִתֶּן־חֵן (yitten-ḥēn) : Qal imperfect 3 m.s. of נָתַן (nāṯan) + noun חֵן (ḥēn) : he gives grace.

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Proverbs 3:35a

Text (BHS):

כָּבוֹד חֲכָמִים יִנְחָלוּ

Transliteration (Accordance):

kāḇôḏ ḥᵃḵāmı̂m yinḥālû

Translation (NRSV):

The wise will inherit honor

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

כָּבוֹד (kāḇôḏ) : honor.
חֲכָמִים ( ḥᵃḵāmı̂m) : plural of חָכְמָה (ḥoḵmâ) : the wise.
יִנְחָלוּ (yinḥālû) : Qal imperfect 3 m.p. pausal vocalization of נָחַל (nāḥal) : will inherit.

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Proverbs 3:35b

Text (BHS):

וּכְסִילִים מֵרִים קָלוֹן

Transliteration (Accordance):

ûḵᵉsı̂lı̂m mērı̂m qālôn

Translation (NRSV):

but stubborn fools, disgrace.

Glossary & Analysis (meanings in this context):

וּכְסִילִים (ûḵᵉsı̂lı̂m) : conjunction וּ (û) + plural of כְּסִיל (kᵉsı̂l) : but fools.
מֵרִים (mērı̂m) : Hiphil participle of רוּם (rûm) : get (Hebrew exalt).
קָלוֹן ( qālôn) : disgrace