Proverbs 11:24 Go deeper

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There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. (KJV)

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יֵ֣שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 1

מְ֭פַזֵּרMe.fa.zer[is one who] scatters

Lemma: פָּזַר (pa.zar) · Strong's: H6340

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 10 times. Also: Esther 3:8, Psalms 53:5, Psalms 89:10, Psalms 112:9, Psalms 141:7, Psalms 147:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6340; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 2

וְנוֹסָ֥ףve.no.Safand [who is] increased

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 3

ע֑וֹדodstill

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 4

וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְve.cho.Sekhand [one who] withholds

Lemma: חָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) · Strong's: H2820

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

Meaning: to withhold

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 39:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2820; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 5

מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרmi.Yo.sherfrom uprightness

Lemma: יֹ֫שֶׁר (yo.sher) · Strong's: H3476

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: uprightness

Used 14 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:5, 1 Kings 9:4, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Job 6:25, Job 33:3, Job 33:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3476; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 6

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 7

לְמַחְסֽוֹר\׃le.mach.Sorto poverty

Lemma: מַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) · Strong's: H4270

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: need

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:8, Judges 18:10, Judges 19:19, Judges 19:20, Psalms 34:9, Proverbs 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4270; TAHOT Proverbs 11:24 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

One gives freely	→	פָּזַר H6340 to scatter
yet gains	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
even more	→	עוֹד H5750 still
another withholds	→	חָשַׂךְ H2820 to withhold
what is right	→	יֹ֫שֶׁר H3476 uprightness
only	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
to become poor	→	מַחְסוֹר H4270 need

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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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