Proverbs 14:21 Go deeper

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. (KJV)

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בָּז\־boz-[one who] despises

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0936

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

Meaning: to despise

Used 12 times. Also: Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 6:30, Proverbs 11:12, Proverbs 13:13, Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0936; TAHOT Proverbs 14:21 word 1

לְרֵעֵ֥הוּle.re.'E.hu<to> neighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 14:21 word 2

חוֹטֵ֑אcho.Te'[is] sinning

Lemma: חָטָא (cha.ta) · Strong's: H2398

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

Meaning: to sin

Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 20:9, Genesis 31:39, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 40:1, Genesis 42:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2398; TAHOT Proverbs 14:21 word 3

וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ןu.me.cho.Nenand [one who] shows favor to

Lemma: חָנַן (cha.nan) · Strong's: H2603A

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

Meaning: be gracious

Used 76 times. Also: Genesis 33:5, Genesis 33:11, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 43:29, Exodus 33:19, Numbers 6:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2603A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:21 word 4

אַשְׁרָֽיו\׃'ash.Ravhow blessed [is] he

Lemma: אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) · Strong's: H0835

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: blessed

Used 45 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0835; TAHOT Proverbs 14:21 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

He who despises	→	בּוּז H0936 to despise
his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
sins	→	חָטָא H2398 to sin
but blessed is	→	אֶ֫שֶׁר H0835 blessed
he who shows kindness	→	חָנַן H2603A be gracious
to the poor	→	עָנִי H6041 afflicted

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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