1 My son, if thou art become surety for thy neighbor, If thou hast stricken thy hands for a stranger;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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,…
- if thou be surety H6148 (עָרַב) — to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
- for thy friend H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- thou hast stricken H8628 (תָּקַע) — to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman b…
- thy hand H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- with a stranger H2114 (זוּר) — to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, Thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Thou art snared H3369 (יָקֹשׁ) — to ensnare (literally or figuratively)
- with the words H561 (אֵמֶר) — something said
- of 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…
- thou art taken H3920 (לָכַד) — to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, Seeing thou art come into the hand of thy neighbor: Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Do H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- this now H645 (אֵפוֹ) — strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
- 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,…
- and deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- thyself, when thou art come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- into the hand H3709 (כַּף) — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); fig…
- of thy friend H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- humble H7511 (רָפַס) — to trample, i.e. prostrate
- thyself, and make sure H7292 (רָהַב) — to urge severely, i.e. (figuratively) importune, embolden, capture, act insolently
- thy friend H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, Nor slumber to thine eyelids;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- not sleep H8142 (שֵׁנָה) — sleep
- to thine eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- nor slumber H8572 (תְּנוּמָה) — drowsiness, i.e. sleep
- to thine eyelids H6079 (עַפְעַף) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, And as a bird from the hand of the fowler.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Deliver H5337 (נָצַל) — to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- thyself as a roe H6643 (צְבִי) — splendor (as conspicuous)
- from the 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…
- and as a bird H6833 (צִפּוֹר) — a little bird (as hopping)
- of the fowler H3353 (יָקוּשׁ) — properly, entangled, i.e. by implication (intransitively) a snare, or (transitive) a snarer
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Go H3212 (יָלַךְ) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
- to the ant H5244 (נְמָלָה) — an ant (probably from its almost bisected form)
- thou sluggard H6102 (עָצֵל) — indolent
- consider H7200 (רָאָה) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
- her ways H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- and be wise H2449 (חָכַם) — to be wise (in mind, word or act)
7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Which having no guide H7101 (קָצִין) — a magistrate (as deciding) or other leader
- overseer H7860 (שֹׁטֵר) — properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
- or ruler H4910 (מָשַׁל) — to rule
8 Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Provideth 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…
- her 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
- gathereth H103 (אָגַר) — to harvest
- her food H3978 (מַאֲכָל) — an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit)
- in the 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)
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- How long wilt thou sleep H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- O sluggard H6102 (עָצֵל) — indolent
- when wilt thou arise H6965 (קוּם) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- out of thy sleep H8142 (שֵׁנָה) — sleep
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- a little H4592 (מְעַט) — a little or few (often adverbial or comparative)
- sleep H8142 (שֵׁנָה) — sleep
- slumber H8572 (תְּנוּמָה) — drowsiness, i.e. sleep
- folding H2264 (חִבֻּק) — a clasping of the hands (in idleness)
- of the 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…
- to sleep H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So shall thy poverty H7389 (רֵישׁ) — poverty
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- as one that travelleth H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- and thy want H4270 (מַחְסוֹר) — deficiency; hence, impoverishment
- as an armed H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- 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)
12 A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A naughty H1100 (בְּלִיַּעַל) — without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
- person H120 (אָדָם) — ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- a wicked H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- 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)
- walketh H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- with a perverse H6143 (עִקְּשׁוּת) — perversity
- 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…
13 That winketh with his eyes, that speaketh with his feet, That maketh signs with his fingers;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He winketh H7169 (קָרַץ) — to pinch, i.e. (partially) to bite the lips, blink the eyes (as a gesture of malice), or (fully) to squeeze off (a piece of clay in order to mould a vessel from…
- with his eyes H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- he speaketh H4448 (מָלַל) — to speak (mostly poetical) or say
- with his feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- he teacheth H3384 (יָרָה) — properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the f…
- with his fingers H676 (אֶצְבַּע) — something to sieze with, i.e. a finger; by analogy, a toe
14 In whose heart is perverseness, Who deviseth evil continually, Who soweth discord.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Perverseness H8419 (תַּהְפֻּכָה) — a perversity or fraud
- in 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
- he deviseth H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- mischief H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- continually H6256 (עֵת) — time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
- he soweth H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- discord H4090 (מְדָן)
- discord H4066 (מָדוֹן) — a contest or quarrel
15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; On a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Therefore shall his calamity H343 (אֵיד) — oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin
- come H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- suddenly H6597 (פִּתְאוֹם) — instantly
- suddenly H6621 (פֶּתַע) — a wink, i.e. moment (used only [with or without preposition] adverbially, quickly or unexpectedly)
- shall he be broken H7665 (שָׁבַר) — to burst (literally or figuratively)
- without remedy H4832 (מַרְפֵּא) — properly, curative, i.e. literally (concretely) a medicine, or (abstractly) a cure; figuratively (concretely) deliverance, or (abstractly) placidity
16 There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- These six H8337 (שֵׁשׁ) — six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ordinal sixth
- doth Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- hate H8130 (שָׂנֵא) — to hate (personally)
- yea, seven H7651 (שֶׁבַע) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
- an abomination H8441 (תּוֹעֵבַה) — properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol
- unto him 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)
17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A proud H7311 (רוּם) — to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
- look H5869 (עַיִן) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
- a lying H8267 (שֶׁקֶר) — an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
- 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…
- and 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…
- that shed H8210 (שָׁפַךְ) — to spill forth (blood, a libation, liquid metal; or even a solid, i.e. to mound up); also (figuratively) to expend (life, soul, complaint, money, etc.); intensi…
- innocent H5355 (נָקִי) — innocent
- 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…
18 A heart that deviseth wicked purposes, Feet that are swift in running to mischief,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- An 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
- that deviseth H2790 (חָרַשׁ) — to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad sense); he…
- wicked H205 (אָוֶן) — strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- imaginations H4284 (מַחֲשָׁבָה) — a contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whether bad, a plot; or good, advice)
- feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- that be swift H4116 (מָהַר) — properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
- in running H7323 (רוּץ) — to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
- to mischief H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
19 A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.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
- 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)
- and he that soweth H7971 (שָׁלַח) — to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
- discord H4090 (מְדָן)
- among brethren H251 (אָח) — a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like 1])
20 My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- 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,…
- keep H5341 (נָצַר) — to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
- thy father’s H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- commandment H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- and forsake H5203 (נָטַשׁ) — properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject,…
- not the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- of thy mother H517 (אֵם) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
21 Bind them continually upon thy heart; Tie them about thy neck.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Bind H7194 (קָשַׁר) — to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)
- them continually H8548 (תָּמִיד) — properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); elliptically the regular (dai…
- upon thine 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
- tie H6029 (עָנַד) — to lace fast
- them about thy neck H1621 (גַּרְגְּרוֹת) — the throat (as used in rumination)
22 When thou walkest, it shall lead thee; When thou sleepest, it shall watch over thee; And when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- When thou goest H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- it shall lead H5148 (נָחָה) — to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
- thee; when thou sleepest H7901 (שָׁכַב) — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- it shall keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- thou awakest H6974 (קוּץ) — to awake (literally or figuratively)
- it shall talk H7878 (שִׂיחַ) — to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; And reproofs of instruction are the way of life:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For the commandment H4687 (מִצְוָה) — a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
- a lamp H5216 (נִיר) — a lamp (i.e. the burner) or light (literally or figuratively)
- and the law H8451 (תּוֹרָה) — a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
- light H216 (אוֹר) — illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
- and reproofs H8433 (תּוֹכֵחָה) — chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)
- of instruction H4148 (מוּסָר) — properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
- the way H1870 (דֶּרֶךְ) — a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- of 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),…
24 To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- To keep H8104 (שָׁמַר) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
- thee from the evil H7451 (רַע) — bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- from the flattery H2513 (חֶלְקָה) — properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
- of the 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…
- of a strange woman H5237 (נׇכְרִי) — strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)
25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Lust H2530 (חָמַד) — to delight in
- not after her beauty H3308 (יֳפִי) — beauty
- in thine heart H3824 (לֵבָב) — the heart (as the most interior organ);
- neither let her take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- thee with her eyelids H6079 (עַפְעַף) — an eyelash (as fluttering); figuratively, morning ray
26 For on account of a harlot a man is brought to a piece of bread; And the adulteress hunteth for the precious life.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For by means of H1157 (בְּעַד) — in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
- a whorish H2181 (זָנָה) — to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish…
- woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- to a piece H3603 (כִּכָּר) — a circle, i.e. (by implication) a circumjacent tract or region, especially the Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a (round) loaf; also a talent (or large [round…
- of bread H3899 (לֶחֶם) — food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- and the adulteress 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 the adulteress H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- will hunt H6679 (צוּד) — to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)
- for the precious H3368 (יָקָר) — valuable (objectively or subjectively)
- life 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)
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, And his clothes not be burned?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Can 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)
- take H2846 (חָתָה) — to lay hold of; especially to pick up fire
- fire H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- in his bosom H2436 (חֵיק) — the bosom (literally or figuratively)
- and his clothes H899 (בֶּגֶד) — a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
- not be burned H8313 (שָׂרַף) — to be (causatively, set) on fire
28 Or can one walk upon hot coals, And his feet not be scorched?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- Can one 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)
- go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- upon hot coals H1513 (גֶּחֶל) — an ember
- and his feet H7272 (רֶגֶל) — a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
- not be burned H3554 (כָּוָה) — properly, to prick or penetrate; hence, to blister (as smarting or eating into)
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbor’s wife; Whosoever toucheth her shall not be unpunished.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- So he that goeth in H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to his neighbour’s H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- wife H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- whosoever toucheth H5060 (נָגַע) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire);…
- her shall not be innocent H5352 (נָקָה) — to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- do not despise H936 (בּוּז) — to disrespect
- a thief H1590 (גַּנָּב) — a stealer
- if he steal H1589 (גָּנַב) — to thieve (literally or figuratively); by implication, to deceive
- to satisfy H4390 (מָלֵא) — to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
- his 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)
- when he is hungry H7456 (רָעֵב) — to hunger
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; He shall give all the substance of his house.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- he be 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
- he shall restore 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…
- sevenfold H7659 (שִׁבְעָתַיִם) — seven-times
- he shall give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- all the substance H1952 (הוֹן) — wealth; by implication, enough
- of his house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
32 He that committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding: He doeth it who would destroy his own soul.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- whoso committeth adultery H5003 (נָאַף) — to commit adultery; figuratively, to apostatize
- with a woman H802 (אִשָּׁה) — a woman
- lacketh H2638 (חָסֵר) — lacking; hence, without
- understanding H3820 (לֵב) — the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
- doeth H6213 (עָשָׂה) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- it destroyeth H7843 (שָׁחַת) — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- 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)
33 Wounds and dishonor shall he get; And his reproach shall not be wiped away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- A wound H5061 (נֶגַע) — a blow (figuratively, infliction); also (by implication) a spot (concretely, a leprous person or dress)
- and dishonour H7036 (קָלוֹן) — disgrace; (by implication) the pudenda
- shall he get 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
- and his reproach H2781 (חֶרְפָּה) — contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
- shall not be wiped away 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
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man; And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- For jealousy H7068 (קִנְאָה) — jealousy or envy
- the rage H2534 (חֵמָה) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever)
- of a man H1397 (גֶּבֶר) — properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simply
- therefore he will not spare H2550 (חָמַל) — to commiserate; by implication, to spare
- in the day 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 vengeance H5359 (נָקָם) — revenge
35 He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- He will not regard 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…
- He will not regard H5375 (נָשָׂא) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- any ransom H3724 (כֹּפֶר) — properly, a cover, i.e. (literally) a village (as covered in); (specifically) bitumen (as used for coating), and the henna plant (as used for dyeing); figurativ…
- neither will he rest content H14 (אָבָה) — to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent
- though thou givest many H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- gifts H7810 (שַׁחַד) — a donation (venal or redemptive)