1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- the poor H7326 (רוּשׁ) — to be destitute
- that walketh H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- in his integrity H8537 (תֹּם) — completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
- perverse H6141 (עִקֵּשׁ) — distorted; hence, false
- in his lips H8193 (שָׂפָה) — the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
- and is a fool H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
2 Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- without knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- not good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- and he that hasteth H213 (אוּץ) — to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw
- feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- sinneth H2398 (חָטָא) — properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The foolishness H200 (אִוֶּלֶת) — silliness
- of man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- perverteth H5557 (סָלַף) — properly, to wrench, i.e. (figuratively) to subvert
- his way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and his heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- fretteth H2196 (זָעַף) — properly, to boil up, i.e. (figuratively) to be peevish or angry
- against Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
4 Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Wealth H1952 (הוֹן) — wealth; by implication, enough
- maketh H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- friends H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- but the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- is separated H6504 (פָּרַד) — to break through, i.e. spread or separate (oneself)
- from his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
5 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall not escape.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A false H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- shall not be unpunished H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- speaketh H6315 (פּוּחַ) — to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
- lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- shall not escape H4422 (מָלַט) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit spa…
6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- will intreat H2470 (חָלָה) — properly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
- the favour H6440 (פָּנִים) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (befo…
- of the prince H5081 (נָדִיב) — properly, voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant)
- a friend H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- to him H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- that giveth gifts H4976 (מַתָּן) — a present
7 All the brethren of the poor do hate him: How much more do his friends go far from him! He pursueth them with words, but they are gone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- All the brethren H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
- of the poor H7326 (רוּשׁ) — to be destitute
- do hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- him: how much more do his friends H4828 (מֵרֵעַ) — a friend
- go far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from him? he pursueth H7291 (רָדַף) — to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
- words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that getteth H7069 (קָנָה) — to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
- wisdom H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- loveth H157 (אָהַב) — to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
- his own soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- he that keepeth H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- understanding H8394 (תָּבוּן) — intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
- shall find H4672 (מָצָא) — properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
- good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A false H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- shall not be unpunished H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
- speaketh H6315 (פּוּחַ) — to puff, i.e. blow with the breath or air; hence, to fan (as a breeze), to utter, to kindle (a fire), to scoff
- lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- shall perish H6 (אָבַד) — properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
10 Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Delight H8588 (תַּעֲנוּג) — luxury
- is not seemly H5000 (נָאוֶה) — suitable, or beautiful
- for a fool H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- much less for a servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- to have rule H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
- over princes H8269 (שַׂר) — a head person (of any rank or class)
11 The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The discretion H7922 (שֶׂכֶל) — intelligence; by implication, success
- of a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- deferreth H748 (אָרַךְ) — to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
- his anger H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- his glory H8597 (תִּפְאָרָה) — ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
- to pass over H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- a transgression H6588 (פֶּשַׁע) — a revolt (national, moral or religious)
12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The king’s H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- wrath H2197 (זַעַף) — anger
- as the roaring H5099 (נַהַם) — a snarl
- of a lion H3715 (כְּפִיר) — a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)
- but his favour H7522 (רָצוֹן) — delight (especially as shown)
- as dew H2919 (טַל) — dew (as covering vegetation)
- upon the grass H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) — grass (or any tender shoot)
13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A foolish H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
- son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- the calamity H1942 (הַוָּה) — by implication, of falling); desire; also ruin
- of his father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and the contentions H4079 (מִדְיָן)
- of a wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- a continual H2956 (טָרַד) — to drive on; figuratively, to follow close
- dropping H1812 (דֶּלֶף) — a dripping
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers; But a prudent wife is from Jehovah.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- House H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- and riches H1952 (הוֹן) — wealth; by implication, enough
- the inheritance H5159 (נַחֲלָה) — properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
- of fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and a prudent H7919 (שָׂכַל) — to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- from Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Slothfulness H6103 (עַצְלָה) — (as abstractly) indolence
- casteth H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- into a deep sleep H8639 (תַּרְדֵּמָה) — a lethargy or (by implication) trance
- and an idle H7423 (רְמִיָּה) — remissness, treachery
- soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- shall suffer hunger H7456 (רָעֵב) — to hunger
16 He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; But he that is careless of his ways shall die.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that keepeth H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- the commandment H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- keepeth H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- his own soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- he that despiseth H959 (בָּזָה) — to disesteem
- his ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- shall die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that hath pity H2603 (חָנַן) — properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- upon the poor H1800 (דַּל) — properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- lendeth H3867 (לָוָה) — properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lend
- unto Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and that which he hath given H1576 (גְּמוּל) — treatment, i.e. an act (of good or ill); by implication, service or requital
- will he pay him again H7999 (שָׁלַם) — to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in variou…
18 Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope; And set not thy heart on his destruction.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Chasten H3256 (יָסַר) — to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct
- thy son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- while there is H3426 (יֵשׁ) — there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- hope H8615 (תִּקְוָה) — literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy
- and let not thy soul H5315 (נֶפֶשׁ) — properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- spare H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- for his crying H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
19 A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty; For if thou deliver him, thou must do it yet again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A man H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- of great H1632 (גָּרֹל) — harsh
- wrath H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- shall suffer H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- punishment H6066 (עֹנֶשׁ) — a fine
- for if thou deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- yet thou must do it again H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
20 Hear counsel, and receive instruction, That thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
- and receive H6901 (קָבַל) — to admit, i.e. take (literally or figuratively)
- instruction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- that thou mayest be wise H2449 (חָכַם) — to be wise (in mind, word or act)
- in thy latter end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- many H7227 (רַב) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
- devices H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- in a man’s H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- heart H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- nevertheless the counsel H6098 (עֵצָה) — advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that shall stand H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
22 That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The desire H8378 (תַּאֲוָה) — a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)
- of a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- his kindness H2617 (חֶסֶד) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
- and a poor man H7326 (רוּשׁ) — to be destitute
- better H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- than H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- a liar H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
23 The fear of Jehovah tendeth to life; And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The fear H3374 (יִרְאָה) — fear (also used as infinitive); morally, reverence
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- to life H2416 (חַי) — alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing),…
- shall abide H3885 (לוּן) — to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
- satisfied H7649 (שָׂבֵעַ) — satiated (in a pleasant or disagreeable sense)
- he shall not be visited H6485 (פָּקַד) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.
- with evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A slothful H6102 (עָצֵל) — indolent
- hideth H2934 (טָמַן) — to hide (by covering over)
- his hand H3027 (יָד) — a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of a…
- bosom H6747 (צַלַּחַת) — something advanced or deep, i.e. a bowl; figuratively, the bosom
- and will not so much as bring H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- it to his mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
25 Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Smite H5221 (נָכָה) — to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
- a scorner H3887 (לוּץ) — properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
- and the simple H6612 (פְּתִי) — silly (i.e. seducible)
- will beware H6191 (עָרַם) — properly, to be (or make) bare; but used only in the derivative sense (through the idea perhaps of smoothness) to be cunning (usually in a bad sense)
- and reprove H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- one that hath understanding H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- he will understand H995 (בִּין) — to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
- knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
26 He that doeth violence to his father, and chaseth away his mother, Is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He that wasteth H7703 (שָׁדַד) — properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- chaseth away H1272 (בָּרַח) — to bolt, i.e. figuratively, to flee suddenly
- mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- a son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- that causeth shame H954 (בּוּשׁ) — properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
- and bringeth reproach H2659 (חָפֵר) — to blush; figuratively, to be ashamed, disappointed; causatively, to shame, reproach
27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction Only to err from the words of knowledge.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Cease H2308 (חָדַל) — properly, to be flabby, i.e. (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
- my son H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- to hear H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- the instruction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- to err H7686 (שָׁגָה) — to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel,…
- from the words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
- of knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
28 A worthless witness mocketh at justice; And the mouth of the wicked swalloweth iniquity.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- An ungodly H1100 (בְּלִיַּעַל) — without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
- witness H5707 (עֵד) — concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. prince
- scorneth H3887 (לוּץ) — properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
- judgment H4941 (מִשְׁפָּט) — properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or…
- and the mouth H6310 (פֶּה) — the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) acc…
- of the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- devoureth H1104 (בָּלַע) — to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
- iniquity H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Judgments H8201 (שֶׁפֶט) — a sentence, i.e. infliction
- are prepared H3559 (כּוּן) — properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, a…
- for scorners H3887 (לוּץ) — properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede
- and stripes H4112 (מַהֲלֻמָּה) — a blow
- for the back H1460 (גֵּו) — the back; by analogy, the middle
- of fools H3684 (כְּסִיל) — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly