Proverbs 14:17 Go deeper
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He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated. (KJV)
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קְֽצַר\־ke.tzar-[a person] short of
Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7116
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: short
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Kings 19:26, Job 14:1, Proverbs 14:29, Isaiah 37:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7116; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 1
אַ֭פַּיִם'A.pa.yimanger<s>
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Dual · Absolute (HNcmda)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 2
יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehhe does
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 3
אִוֶּ֑לֶת'i.Ve.letfoolishness
Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: folly
Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 4
וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand a person of
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 5
מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹתme.zi.Motevil devices
Lemma: מְזִמָּה (me.zim.mah) · Strong's: H4209
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: plot
Used 19 times. Also: Job 21:27, Job 42:2, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 10:4, Psalms 21:11, Psalms 37:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4209; TAHOT Proverbs 14:17 word 6
יִשָּׂנֵֽא\׃yi.sa.Ne'he is hated
Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
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 14:17 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A quick-tempered man | → | קָצֵר H7116 short |
| . . . | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| acts | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| foolishly | → | אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly |
| and a devious | → | מְזִמָּה H4209 plot |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| is hated | → | שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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