Proverbs 17:8 Go deeper

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אֶֽבֶן\־'e.ven-[is] a stone of

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

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

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 1

חֵ֣ןchenfavor

Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580

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

Meaning: favor

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 2

הַ֭שֹּׁחַדHa.sho.chadthe bribe

Lemma: שֹׁ֫חַד (sha.chad) · Strong's: H7810

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

Meaning: bribe

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7810; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 3

בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 4

בְעָלָ֑יוve.'a.Lavowners its

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167J

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

Meaning: master: owning

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Nehemiah 6:18, Proverbs 16:22, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Isaiah 41:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167J; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 5

אֶֽל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 6

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 7

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 8

יִפְנֶ֣הyif.Nehhe turns

Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G

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

Meaning: to turn

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:8 word 9

יַשְׂכִּֽיל\׃yas.Kilhe prospers

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

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

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 17:8 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

A bribe	→	שֹׁ֫חַד H7810 bribe
is a charm	→	חֵן H2580 favor
. . .	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
to	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
its giver	→	בַּעַל H1167J master: owning
wherever	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
. . .	→	כֹּל H3605 all
he turns	→	פָּנָה H6437G to turn
he succeeds	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

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).

All attributions and changes