Proverbs 20:3 Go deeper

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. (KJV)

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כָּב֣וֹדka.Vod[is] honor

Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519

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

Meaning: glory

Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Proverbs 20:3 word 1

לָ֭אִישׁLa.'ishto <the> person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:3 word 2

שֶׁ֣בֶתShe.vetcessation

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶת (she.vet) · Strong's: H7674

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

Meaning: cessation

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 21:19, Isaiah 30:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7674; TAHOT Proverbs 20:3 word 3

מֵרִ֑יבme.Rivfrom strife

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

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 20:3 word 4

וְכָל\־ve.kholand every

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 20:3 word 5

אֱ֝וִ֗יל'e.Vilfool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

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

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 20:3 word 6

יִתְגַּלָּֽע\׃yit.ga.La'he bursts out

Lemma: גָּלַע (ga.la) · Strong's: H1566

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVti3ms)

Meaning: to quarrel

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 18:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1566; TAHOT Proverbs 20:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

It is honorable	→	כָּבוֹד H3519 glory
for a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
to resolve	→	שֶׁ֫בֶת H7674 cessation
a dispute	→	רִיב H7379 strife
but any	→	כֹּל H3605 all
fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
will quarrel	→	גָּלַע H1566 to quarrel

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

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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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