Proverbs 21:20 Go deeper

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. (KJV)

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אוֹצָ֤ר\׀'o.Tzartreasure

Lemma: אוֹצָר (o.tsar) · Strong's: H0214

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

Meaning: treasure

Used 79 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:12, Deuteronomy 32:34, Joshua 6:19, Joshua 6:24, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0214; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 1

נֶחְמָ֣דnech.Maddesirable

Lemma: חָמַד (cha.mad) · Strong's: H2530A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to desire

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 5:21, Deuteronomy 7:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2530A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 2

וָ֭שֶׁמֶןVa.she.menand oil

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

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

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 3

בִּנְוֵ֣הbin.Veh[are] in [the] habitation of

Lemma: נָוֶה (na.veh) · Strong's: H5116A

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

Meaning: pasture

Used 34 times. Also: Exodus 15:13, 2 Samuel 7:8, 2 Samuel 15:25, 1 Chronicles 17:7, Job 5:3, Job 5:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5116A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 4

חָכָ֑םcha.Khama wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 5

וּכְסִ֖ילu.khe.Siland a fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 6

אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 7

יְבַלְּעֶֽנּוּ\׃ye.val.le.'E.nuhe swallows up it

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Proverbs 21:20 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Precious	→	חָמַד H2530A to desire
treasures	→	אוֹצָר H0214 treasure
and oil	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil
are in the dwelling	→	נָוֶה H5116A pasture
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
but a foolish	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
consumes them	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up

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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