Proverbs 11:15 Go deeper

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

רַע\־ra'-harm

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 111 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 44:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451B; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 1

יֵ֭רוֹעַYe.ro.a'he is harmed

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 2

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 3

עָ֣רַב'A.ravhe stood surety for

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 4

זָ֑רZara stranger

Lemma: זוּר (zur) · Strong's: H2114A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: be a stranger

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 29:33, Exodus 30:9, Exodus 30:33, Leviticus 10:1, Leviticus 22:10, Leviticus 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2114A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 5

וְשֹׂנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'and [one who] hates

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

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

Meaning: to hate

Used 144 times. Also: Genesis 24:60, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 29:33, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 37:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8130; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 6

תֹקְעִ֣יםto.ke.'Imthose striking hands

Lemma: תָּקַע (ta.qa) · Strong's: H8628

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: to blow

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Exodus 10:19, Numbers 10:3, Numbers 10:4, Numbers 10:5, Numbers 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8628; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 7

בּוֹטֵֽחַ\׃bo.Te.ach[is] secure

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

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

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Proverbs 11:15 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He who puts up security	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
for a stranger	→	זוּר H2114A be a stranger
will surely suffer	→	רַע H7451B bad: evil
. . .	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
but the one who hates	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
indebtedness	→	תָּקַע H8628 to blow
is secure	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust

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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