Proverbs 14:35 Go deeper

The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. (KJV)

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רְֽצוֹן\־re.tzon-[the] favor of

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

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

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 1

מֶ֭לֶךְMe.lekha king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 2

לְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.ved[belongs] to a servant

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 3

מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.Kil[who] acts prudently

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 4

וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹve.'ev.ra.Toand fury his

Lemma: עֶבְרָה (ev.rah) · Strong's: H5678

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

Meaning: fury

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 49:7, Job 21:30, Job 40:11, Psalms 7:6, Psalms 78:49, Psalms 85:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5678; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 5

תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit belongs

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 6

מֵבִֽישׁ\׃me.Vish[one who] acts shamefully

Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be ashamed

Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Proverbs 14:35 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
delights in	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance
a wise	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
but his anger	→	עֶבְרָה H5678 fury
falls	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
on the shameful	→	בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed

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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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