1 These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- also proverbs H4912 (מָשָׁל) — properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
- of Solomon H8010 (שְׁלֹמֹה) — Shelomah, David's successor
- which the men H582 (אֱנוֹשׁ) — properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
- of Hezekiah H2396 (חִזְקִיָּה) — Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
- king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- of Judah H3063 (יְהוּדָה) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
- copied out H6275 (עָתַק) — to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe
2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of God H430 (אֱלֹהִים) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference…
- to conceal H5641 (סָתַר) — to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
- a thing H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- but the honour H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- of kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- to search out H2713 (חָקַר) — properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately
- a matter H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- for height H7312 (רוּם) — (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation
- and the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- for depth H6011 (עֹמֶק) — depth
- and the 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
- of kings H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- unsearchable H2714 (חֵקֶר) — examination, enumeration, deliberation
4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Take away H1898 (הָגָה) — to remove
- the dross H5509 (סִיג) — scoria
- from the silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- and there shall come forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- a vessel H3627 (כְּלִי) — something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
- for the finer H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Take away H1898 (הָגָה) — to remove
- the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- before 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…
- the king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and his throne H3678 (כִּסֵּא) — properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- shall be established 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…
- in righteousness H6664 (צֶדֶק) — the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Put not forth H1921 (הָדַר) — to swell up (literally or figuratively, active or passive); by implication, to favor or honour, be high or proud
- thyself in the presence 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 king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- and stand H5975 (עָמַד) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
- not in the place H4725 (מָקוֹם) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
- of great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
7 For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For 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…
- that it be said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto thee, Come up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower H8213 (שָׁפֵל) — to depress or sink (especially figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)
- in the presence 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)
- whom thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- have seen H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
8 Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Go not forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- hastily H4118 (מַהֵר) — properly, hurrying; hence (adverbially) in a hurry
- to strive H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- what to do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- in the end H319 (אַחֲרִית) — the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity
- thereof, when thy neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- hath put thee to shame H3637 (כָּלַם) — properly, to wound; but only figuratively, to taunt or insult
9 Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself, And disclose not the secret of another;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Debate H7378 (רִיב) — properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
- thy cause H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)
- with thy neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- and discover H1540 (גָּלָה) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- not a secret H5475 (סוֹד) — a session, i.e. company of persons (in close deliberation); by implication, intimacy, consultation, a secret
- to another H312 (אַחֵר) — properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.
10 Lest he that heareth it revile thee, And thine infamy turn not away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lest he that heareth H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- put thee to shame H2616 (חָסַד) — properly, perhaps to bow (the neck only [compare 2603] in courtesy to an equal), i.e. to be kind; also (by euphemistically [compare 1288], but rarely) to reprov…
- and thine infamy H1681 (דִּבָּה) — slander
- turn not away 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…
11 A word fitly spoken Is like apples of gold in network of silver.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- fitly H655 (אֹפֶן) — a turn, i.e. a season
- fitly H212 (אוֹפָן) — a wheel
- spoken H1696 (דָבַר) — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- apples H8598 (תַּפּוּחַ) — an apple (from its fragrance), i.e. the fruit or the tree (probably includ. others of the pome order, as the quince, the orange, etc.)
- of gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- in pictures H4906 (מַשְׂכִּית) — a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination
- of silver H3701 (כֶּסֶף) — silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
12 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- an earring H5141 (נֶזֶם) — a nose-ring
- of gold H2091 (זָהָב) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky
- and an ornament H2481 (חֲלִי) — a trinket (as polished)
- of fine gold H3800 (כֶּתֶם) — properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
- a wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
- reprover H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- upon an obedient H8085 (שָׁמַע) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
- ear H241 (אֹזֶן) — broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, So is a faithful messenger to them that send him; For he refresheth the soul of his masters.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- As the cold H6793 (צִנָּה) — a hook (as pointed); also a (large) shield (as if guarding by prickliness); also cold (as piercing)
- of snow H7950 (שֶׁלֶג) — snow (probably from its whiteness)
- in the time H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of harvest H7105 (קָצִיר) — severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
- a faithful H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- messenger H6735 (צִיר) — a hinge (as pressed in turning); also a throe (as a phys. or mental pressure); also a herald or errand-doer (as constrained by the principal)
- to them that send H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- him: for he refresheth 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…
- 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)
- of his masters H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
14 As clouds and wind without rain, So is he that boasteth himself of his gifts falsely.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Whoso 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)
- boasteth H1984 (הָלַל) — to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to ce…
- himself of a false H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- gift H4991 (מַתָּת) — a present
- clouds H5387 (נָשִׂיא) — properly, an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheik; also a rising mist
- and wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- without rain H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם) — a shower
15 By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- By long H753 (אֹרֶךְ) — length
- forbearing H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- is a prince H7101 (קָצִין) — a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
- persuaded H6601 (פָּתָה) — to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude
- and a soft H7390 (רַךְ) — tender (literally or figuratively); by implication, weak
- tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
- breaketh H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- the bone H1634 (גֶּרֶם) — a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very
16 Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, Lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Hast thou found 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
- honey H1706 (דְּבַשׁ) — honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
- eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- so much as is sufficient H1767 (דַּי) — enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
- for thee, lest thou be filled H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- therewith, and vomit H6958 (קוֹא) — to vomit
17 Let thy foot be seldom in thy neighbor’s house, Lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Withdraw H3365 (יָקַר) — properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
- thy foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- from thy neighbour’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- lest he be weary H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
18 A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A man 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 beareth H6030 (עָנָה) — properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, 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
- against his neighbour H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- a maul H4650 (מֵפִיץ) — a breaker, i.e. mallet
- and a sword H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and a sharp H8150 (שָׁנַן) — to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
- arrow H2671 (חֵץ) — properly, a piercer, i.e. an arrow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, (of God) thunder-bolt; the shaft of a spear
19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Confidence H4009 (מִבְטָח) — properly, a refuge, i.e. (objective) security, or (subjective) assurance
- in an unfaithful man H898 (בָּגַד) — to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
- in time H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- of trouble H6869 (צָרָה) — tightness (i.e. figuratively, trouble); transitively, a female rival
- a broken H7465 (רֹעָה) — breakage
- tooth H8127 (שֵׁן) — a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- and a foot H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- out of joint H4154 (מוּעֶדֶת) — properly, made to slip, i.e. dislocated
20 As one that taketh off a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon soda, So is he that singeth songs to a heavy heart.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- he that taketh away H5710 (עָדָה) — to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
- a garment H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- in cold H7135 (קָרָה) — coolness
- weather H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- vinegar H2558 (חֹמֶץ) — vinegar
- upon nitre H5427 (נֶתֶר) — mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)
- he that singeth H7891 (שִׁיר) — to sing
- songs H7892 (שִׁיר) — a song; abstractly, singing
- to an heavy H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- 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
21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If thine enemy H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- be hungry H7457 (רָעֵב) — hungry (more or less intensely)
- give him bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- to eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and if he be thirsty H6771 (צָמֵא) — thirsty (literally or figuratively)
- give him water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- to drink H8248 (שָׁקָה) — to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For thou shalt heap H2846 (חָתָה) — to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
- coals of fire H1513 (גֶּחֶל) — an ember
- upon his head H7218 (רֹאשׁ) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
- And Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- shall reward 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…
23 The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The north H6828 (צָפוֹן) — properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown)
- wind H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- driveth away H2342 (חוּל) — properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively,…
- rain H1653 (גֶּשֶׁם) — a shower
- an angry H2194 (זָעַם) — properly, to foam at the mouth, i.e. to be enraged
- countenance 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…
- a backbiting H5643 (סֵתֶר) — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
- tongue H3956 (לָשׁוֹן) — the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of…
24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.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…
- to dwell H3427 (יָשַׁב) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
- in the corner H6438 (פִּנָּה) — an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain
- of the housetop H1406 (גָּג) — a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar
- than with a brawling H4066 (מָדוֹן) — a contest or quarrel
- than with a brawling H4079 (מִדְיָן)
- woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- and in a wide H2267 (חֶבֶר) — a society; also a spell
- house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- cold H7119 (קַר) — cool; figuratively, quiet
- waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- to a thirsty H5889 (עָיֵף) — languid
- 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)
- 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…
- news H8052 (שְׁמוּעָה) — something heard, i.e. an announcement
- from a far H4801 (מֶרְחָק) — remoteness, i.e. (concretely) a distant place; often (adverbially) from afar
- country H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A righteous H6662 (צַדִּיק) — just
- man falling down H4131 (מוֹט) — to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
- before 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…
- the wicked H7563 (רָשָׁע) — morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
- a troubled H7515 (רָפַשׂ) — to trample, i.e. roil water
- fountain H4599 (מַעְיָן) — a fountain (also collectively), figuratively, a source (of satisfaction)
- and a corrupt H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- spring H4726 (מָקוֹר) — properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figurativel…
27 It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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…
- to eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- much H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- honey H1706 (דְּבַשׁ) — honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
- to search H2714 (חֵקֶר) — examination, enumeration, deliberation
- their own glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
- glory H3519 (כָּבוֹד) — properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
28 He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He 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)
- no rule H4623 (מַעְצָר) — subjectively, control
- over his own spirit H7307 (רוּחַ) — wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by re…
- a city H5892 (עִיר) — a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
- broken down H6555 (פָּרַץ) — to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
- without walls H2346 (חוֹמָה) — a wall of protection