1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh; the oracle. The man saith unto Ithiel, unto Ithiel and Ucal:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Agur H94 (אָגוּר) — Agur, a fanciful name for Solomon
- the 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,…
- of Jakeh H3348 (יָקֶה) — Jakeh, a symbolical name (for Solomon)
- the prophecy H4853 (מַשָּׂא) — a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly a doom, especially singing; mental, desire
- the man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- spake H5002 (נְאֻם) — an oracle
- unto Ithiel H384 (אִיתִיאֵל) — Ithiel, the name of an Israelite, also of a symbolical person
- even unto Ithiel H384 (אִיתִיאֵל) — Ithiel, the name of an Israelite, also of a symbolical person
- and Ucal H401 (אֻכָל) — Ucal, a fancy name
2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, And have not the understanding of a man;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- more brutish H1198 (בַּעַר) — properly, foot (as consumed); i.e. (by exten.) of cattle brutishness; (concretely) stupid
- 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)
- and have not the understanding H998 (בִּינָה) — understanding
- of a man H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
3 And I have not learned wisdom, Neither have I the knowledge of the Holy One.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- I neither learned H3925 (לָמַד) — properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
- wisdom H2451 (חׇכְמָה) — wisdom (in a good sense)
- nor have H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- the knowledge H1847 (דַּעַת) — knowledge
- of the holy H6918 (קָדוֹשׁ) — sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary
4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who hath gathered the wind in his fists? Who hath bound the waters in his garment? Who hath established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou knowest?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Who hath ascended up H5927 (עָלָה) — to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
- into 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)
- or descended H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- who hath gathered H622 (אָסַף) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
- the 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…
- in his fists H2651 (חֹפֶן) — a fist (only in the dual)
- who hath bound H6887 (צָרַר) — to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive
- the waters H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- in a garment H8071 (שִׂמְלָה) — a dress, especially a mantle
- who hath established H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- all the ends H657 (אֶפֶס) — cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot
- of the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- his name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- his son’s 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,…
- name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- if thou canst tell H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
5 Every word of God is tried: He is a shield unto them that take refuge in him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Every word H565 (אִמְרָה)
- of God H433 (אֱלוֹהַּ) — a deity or the Deity
- pure H6884 (צָרַף) — to fuse (metal), i.e. refine (literally or figuratively)
- a shield H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- unto them that put their trust H2620 (חָסָה) — to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
6 Add thou not unto his words, Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Add H3254 (יָסַף) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- thou not unto his words H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- lest he reprove H3198 (יָכַח) — to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
- thee, and thou be found a liar H3576 (כָּזַב) — to lie (i.e. deceive), literally or figuratively
7 Two things have I asked of thee; Deny me them not before I die:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- have I required H7592 (שָׁאַל) — to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
- of thee; deny H4513 (מָנַע) — to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
- not before I die H4191 (מוּת) — to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
8 Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Remove far H7368 (רָחַק) — to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
- from me vanity H7723 (שָׁוְא) — evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also…
- and lies H3577 (כָּזָב) — falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
- and lies H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me neither poverty H7389 (רֵישׁ) — poverty
- nor riches H6239 (עֹשֶׁר) — wealth
- feed H2963 (טָרַף) — to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)
- me with food H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- convenient H2706 (חֹק) — an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lest I be full H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- and deny H3584 (כָּחַשׁ) — to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
- and say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- or lest I be poor H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- and steal H1589 (גָּנַב) — to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- and take H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- the name H8034 (שֵׁם) — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
- of my 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…
10 Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Accuse H3960 (לָשַׁן) — to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate
- not a servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- unto his master H113 (אָדוֹן) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
- lest he curse H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- thee, and thou be found guilty H816 (אָשַׁם) — to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish
11 There is a generation that curse their father, And bless not their mother.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- curseth H7043 (קָלַל) — to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
- their father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and doth not bless H1288 (בָּרַךְ) — to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- their mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, And yet are not washed from their filthiness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- pure H2889 (טָהוֹר) — pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
- in their own eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- is not washed H7364 (רָחַץ) — to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)
- from their filthiness H6675 (צוֹאָה) — excrement; generally, dirt; figuratively, pollution
13 There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! And their eyelids are lifted up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- O how lofty H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- are their eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- and their eyelids H6079 (עַפְעַף) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
- are lifted up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, To devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- whose teeth H8127 (שֵׁן) — a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- swords H2719 (חֶרֶב) — drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- and their jaw teeth H4973 (מְתַלְּעָה) — properly, a biter, i.e. a tooth
- knives H3979 (מַאֲכֶלֶת) — something to eat with, i.e. a knife
- to devour H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- the poor H6041 (עָנִי) — depressed, in mind or circumstances
- from off the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- and the needy H34 (אֶבְיוֹן) — destitute
- men H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, Yea, four that say not, Enough:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The horseleach H5936 (עֲלוּקָה) — the leech
- hath two H8147 (שְׁנַיִם) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold
- daughters H1323 (בַּת) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- Give H3051 (יָהַב) — to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come
- There are three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- are never satisfied H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- say H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- enough H1952 (הוֹן) — wealth; by implication, enough
16 Sheol; and the barren womb; The earth that is not satisfied with water; And the fire that saith not, Enough.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The grave H7585 (שְׁאוֹל) — hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
- and the barren H6115 (עֹצֶר) — closure; also constraint
- womb H7356 (רַחַם) — compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- is not filled H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- with water H4325 (מַיִם) — water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
- and the fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- enough H1952 (הוֹן) — wealth; by implication, enough
17 The eye that mocketh at his father, And despiseth to obey his mother, The ravens of the valley shall pick it out, And the young eagles shall eat it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The eye H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- mocketh H3932 (לָעַג) — to deride; by implication (as if imitating a foreigner) to speak unintelligibly
- father H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- and despiseth H936 (בּוּז) — to disrespect
- to obey H3349 (יִקָּהָה) — obedience
- mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
- the ravens H6158 (עֹרֵב) — a raven (from its dusky hue)
- of the valley H5158 (נַחַל) — a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
- shall pick it out H5365 (נָקַר) — to bore (penetrate, quarry)
- and the young 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,…
- eagles H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- shall eat H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
18 There are three things which are too wonderful for me, Yea, four which I know not:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There be three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- are too wonderful H6381 (פָּלָא) — properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguish (literally or figuratively); by implication, to be (causatively, make) great, difficult, wonderful
- for me, yea, four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- which I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
19 The way of an eagle in the air; The way of a serpent upon a rock; The way of a ship in the midst of the sea; And the way of a man with a maiden.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of an eagle H5404 (נֶשֶׁר) — the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
- in the air 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)
- of a serpent H5175 (נָחָשׁ) — a snake (from its hiss)
- upon a rock H6697 (צוּר) — properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
- of a ship H591 (אֳנִיָּה) — a ship
- in the midst 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 the sea H3220 (יָם) — a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin…
- and the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- with a maid H5959 (עַלְמָה) — a lass (as veiled or private)
20 So is the way of an adulterous woman; She eateth, and wipeth her mouth, And saith, I have done no wickedness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of an adulterous H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- she eateth H398 (אָכַל) — to eat (literally or figuratively)
- and wipeth H4229 (מָחָה) — properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
- her 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…
- and saith H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- I have done H6466 (פָּעַל) — to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise
- no wickedness H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
21 For three things the earth doth tremble, And for four, which it cannot bear:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- is disquieted H7264 (רָגַז) — to quiver (with any violent emotion, especially anger or fear)
- and for four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- it cannot H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- bear H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
22 For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For a servant H5650 (עֶבֶד) — a servant
- when he reigneth H4427 (מָלַךְ) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
- and a fool H5036 (נָבָל) — stupid; wicked (especially impious)
- when he is filled H7646 (שָׂבַע) — to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
- with meat H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
23 For an odious woman when she is married; And a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For an odious H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- when she is married H1166 (בָּעַל) — to be master; hence, to marry
- and an handmaid H8198 (שִׁפְחָה) — a female slave (as a member of the household)
- that is heir H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- to her mistress H1404 (גְּבֶרֶת) — mistress
24 There are four things which are little upon the earth, But they are exceeding wise:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There be four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- little H6996 (קָטָן) — abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance)
- upon the earth H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- exceeding H2449 (חָכַם) — to be wise (in mind, word or act)
- wise H2450 (חָכָם) — wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
25 The ants are a people not strong, Yet they provide their food in the summer;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The ants H5244 (נְמָלָה) — an ant (probably from its almost bisected form)
- a people H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- not strong H5794 (עַז) — strong, vehement, harsh
- yet they prepare 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…
- their meat H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- in the summer H7019 (קַיִץ) — harvest (as the crop), whether the product (grain or fruit) or the (dry) season
26 The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The conies H8227 (שָׁפָן) — a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax
- a feeble H6099 (עָצוּם) — powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous
- folk H5971 (עַם) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
- yet make H7760 (שׂוּם) — to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
- they their houses H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- in the rocks H5553 (סֶלַע) — a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
27 The locusts have no king, Yet go they forth all of them by bands;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The locusts H697 (אַרְבֶּה) — a locust (from its rapid increase)
- have no king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- yet go they forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- all of them by bands H2686 (חָצַץ) — properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
28 The lizard taketh hold with her hands, Yet is she in kings’ palaces.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The spider H8079 (שְׂמָמִית) — a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness)
- taketh hold H8610 (תָּפַשׂ) — to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
- with her hands 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…
- and is in kings’ H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- palaces H1964 (הֵיכָל) — a large public building, such as a palace or temple
29 There are three things which are stately in their march, Yea, four which are stately in going:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- There be three H7969 (שָׁלוֹשׁ) — three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
- which go H6806 (צַעַד) — a pace or regular step
- well H3190 (יָטַב) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- yea, four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- are comely H2895 (טוֹב) — to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense
- in going H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
30 The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A lion H3918 (לַיִשׁ) — a lion (from his destructive blows)
- strongest H1368 (גִּבּוֹר) — powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant
- among beasts H929 (בְּהֵמָה) — properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- and turneth 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…
- for 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…
31 The greyhound; the he-goat also; And the king against whom there is no rising up.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A greyhound H2223 (זַרְזִיר) — properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)
- A greyhound H4975 (מֹתֶן) — properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- an he goat H8495 (תַּיִשׁ) — a buck or he-goat (as given to butting)
- also H176 (אוֹ) — desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
- and a king H4428 (מֶלֶךְ) — a king
- no rising up H510 (אַלְקוּם) — a non-rising (i.e. resistlessness)
32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, Or if thou hast thought evil, Lay thy hand upon thy mouth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- If thou hast done foolishly H5034 (נָבֵל) — to wilt; generally, to fall away, fail, faint; figuratively, to be foolish or (morally) wicked; causatively, to despise, disgrace
- in lifting up H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- thyself, or if thou hast thought evil H2161 (זָמַם) — to plan, usually in a bad sense
- thine 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…
- upon thy 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…
33 For the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood; So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Surely the churning H4330 (מִיץ) — pressure
- of milk H2461 (חָלָב) — milk (as the richness of kine)
- bringeth forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- butter H2529 (חֶמְאָה) — curdled milk or cheese
- and the wringing H4330 (מִיץ) — pressure
- of the nose H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- blood H1818 (דָּם) — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. dr…
- so the forcing H4330 (מִיץ) — pressure
- of wrath H639 (אַף) — properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire
- strife H7379 (רִיב) — a contest (personal or legal)