Proverbs 15:25 Go deeper

The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow. (KJV)

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בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 1

גֵּ֭אִיםGe.'improud [people]

Lemma: גֵּאֶה (ge.eh) · Strong's: H1343

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: proud

Used 8 times. Also: Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 140:5, Proverbs 16:19, Isaiah 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1343; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 2

יִסַּ֥ח\׀yi.Sachhe tears down

Lemma: נָסַח (na.sach) · Strong's: H5255

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to pull

Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:63, Psalms 52:5, Proverbs 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5255; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 3

יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 4

וְ֝יַצֵּ֗בve.ya.Tzevand he will establish

Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to stand

Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 5

גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory of

Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G

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

Meaning: border: boundary

Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 6

אַלְמָנָֽה\׃'al.ma.Naha widow

Lemma: אַלְמָנָה (al.ma.nah) · Strong's: H0490

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: widow

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 38:11, Exodus 22:22, Exodus 22:24, Leviticus 21:14, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0490; TAHOT Proverbs 15:25 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
tears down	→	נָסַח H5255 to pull
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
of the proud	→	גֵּאֶה H1343 proud
but He protects	→	נָצַב H5324 to stand
the boundaries	→	גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary
of the widow	→	אַלְמָנָה H0490 widow

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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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