Proverbs 10:4 Go deeper

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. (KJV)

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רָ֗אשׁRash[is] poor

Lemma: רוּשׁ (rush) · Strong's: H7326

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: be poor

Used 24 times. Also: 1 Samuel 18:23, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:3, 2 Samuel 12:4, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 82:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7326; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 1

עֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.Seh[one who] works

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 2

כַף\־khaf-a palm of

Lemma: כַּף (kaph) · Strong's: H3709G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: palm

Used 139 times. Also: Genesis 20:5, Genesis 31:42, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 40:21, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3709G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 3

רְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.Yahlaxness

Lemma: רְמִיָּה (re.miy.yah) · Strong's: H7423B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: slackness

Used 5 times. Also: Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 19:15, Jeremiah 48:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7423B; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 4

וְיַ֖דve.Yadand [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 5

חָרוּצִ֣יםcha.ru.Tzimdiligent [people]

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: sharp

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 22:22, Job 41:30, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 21:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 6

תַּעֲשִֽׁיר\׃ta.'a.Shirit gains riches

Lemma: עָשַׁר (a.shar) · Strong's: H6238

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to enrich

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 17:25, Job 15:29, Psalms 49:16, Psalms 65:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6238; TAHOT Proverbs 10:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Idle	→	רְמִיָּה H7423B slackness
hands	→	כַּף H3709G palm
make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
one poor	→	רוּשׁ H7326 be poor
but diligent	→	חָרוּץ H2742A sharp
hands	→	יָד H3027G hand
bring wealth	→	עָשַׁר H6238 to enrich

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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