Proverbs 18:17 Go deeper

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. (KJV)

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צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik[is] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 18:17 word 1

הָרִאשׁ֣וֹןha.ri.Shonthe first

Lemma: רִאשׁוֹן (ri.shon) · Strong's: H7223G

Parsing: Aomsa (Aomsa)

Meaning: first

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 8:13, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 28:19, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 33:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7223G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:17 word 2

בְּרִיב֑וֹbe.ri.Voin case his

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Proverbs 18:17 word 3

רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּRe.'e.huneighbor 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 18:17 word 4

וַחֲקָרֽוֹ\׃va.cha.ka.Roand he will examine him

Lemma: חָקַר (cha.qar) · Strong's: H2713

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to search

Used 27 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:14, Judges 18:2, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 19:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2713; TAHOT Proverbs 18:17 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

The first	→	רִאשׁוֹן H7223G first
to state his case	→	רִיב H7379 strife
seems right	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
until another	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
comes	→	H0935
and cross-examines him	→	חָקַר H2713 to search

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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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