Proverbs 15:27 Go deeper

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live. (KJV)

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עֹכֵ֣ר'o.Kher[is] troubling

Lemma: עָכַר (a.khar) · Strong's: H5916

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

Meaning: to trouble

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:25, Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 14:29, 1 Kings 18:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5916; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 1

בֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toown house his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 2

בּוֹצֵ֣עַbo.Tze.a'[one who] gains unjustly

Lemma: בָּצַע (ba.tsa) · Strong's: H1214I

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

Meaning: to cut off: to gain

Used 9 times. Also: Psalms 10:3, Proverbs 1:19, Jeremiah 6:13, Jeremiah 8:10, Lamentations 2:17, Ezekiel 22:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1214I; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 3

בָּ֑צַעBa.tza'unjust gain

Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215

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

Meaning: unjust-gain

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Job 22:3, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 4

וְשׂוֹנֵ֖אve.so.Ne'and [one who] hates

Lemma: שָׂנֵא (sa.ne) · Strong's: H8130

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

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 15:27 word 5

מַתָּנֹ֣תma.ta.Notgifts

Lemma: מַתָּנָה (mat.ta.nah) · Strong's: H4979

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: gift

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 23:38, Numbers 18:6, Numbers 18:7, Numbers 18:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4979; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 6

יִחְיֶֽה\׃yich.Yehhe will live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

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

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Proverbs 15:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He who is greedy	→	בָּצַע H1214I to cut off: to gain
for unjust gain	→	בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain
brings trouble	→	עָכַר H5916 to trouble
on his household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
but he who hates	→	שָׂנֵא H8130 to hate
bribes	→	מַתָּנָה H4979 gift
will live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

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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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