Proverbs 21:5 Go deeper

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. (KJV)

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מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.Vot[the] plans of

Lemma: מַחֲשָׁבָה (ma.cha.sha.vah) · Strong's: H4284

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: plot

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Exodus 31:4, Exodus 35:32, Exodus 35:33, Exodus 35:35, 2 Samuel 14:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4284; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 1

חָ֭רוּץCha.rutza diligent [person]

Lemma: חָרוּץ (cha.ruts) · Strong's: H2742A

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

Meaning: sharp

Used 10 times. Also: Leviticus 22:22, Job 41:30, Proverbs 10:4, Proverbs 12:24, Proverbs 12:27, Proverbs 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2742A; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 2

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 3

לְמוֹתָ֑רle.mo.Tarto advantage

Lemma: מוֹתָר (mo.tar) · Strong's: H4195

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

Meaning: advantage

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 14:23, Ecclesiastes 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4195; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 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 21:5 word 5

אָ֝֗ץ'Atzhasty [person]

Lemma: אוּץ (uts) · Strong's: H0213

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

Meaning: to hasten

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 19:15, Exodus 5:13, Joshua 10:13, Joshua 17:15, Proverbs 19:2, Proverbs 28:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0213; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 6

אַךְ\־'akh-only

Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: surely

Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 7

לְמַחְסֽוֹר\׃le.mach.Sorto poverty

Lemma: מַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) · Strong's: H4270

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

Meaning: need

Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:8, Judges 18:10, Judges 19:19, Judges 19:20, Psalms 34:9, Proverbs 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4270; TAHOT Proverbs 21:5 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The plans	→	מַחֲשָׁבָה H4284 plot
of the diligent	→	חָרוּץ H2742A sharp
bring plenty	→	מוֹתָר H4195 advantage
as surely	→	אַךְ H0389 surely
as haste [leads]	→	אוּץ H0213 to hasten
to poverty	→	מַחְסוֹר H4270 need

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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