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By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches, and honour, and life. (KJV)
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עֵ֣קֶב'E.kev[the] consequence of
Lemma: עֵ֫קֶב (e.qev) · Strong's: H6118
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: consequence
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Numbers 14:24, Deuteronomy 7:12, Deuteronomy 8:20, 2 Samuel 12:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6118; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 1
עֲ֭נָוָה'A.na.vahhumility
Lemma: עֲנָוָה (a.na.vah) · Strong's: H6038
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: humility
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:36, Proverbs 15:33, Proverbs 18:12, Zephaniah 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6038; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 2
יִרְאַ֣תyir.'At[the] fear of
Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fear
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 3
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 4
עֹ֖שֶׁר'O.sher[is] wealth
Lemma: עֹ֫שֶׁר (o.sher) · Strong's: H6239
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: riches
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 31:16, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Kings 3:11, 1 Kings 3:13, 1 Kings 10:23, 1 Chronicles 29:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6239; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 5
וְכָב֣וֹדve.kha.Vodand 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 22:4 word 6
וְחַיִּֽים\׃ve.chai.Yimand life
Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: life
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 22:4 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The rewards | → | עֵ֫קֶב H6118 consequence |
| of humility | → | עֲנָוָה H6038 humility |
| [and] the fear | → | יִרְאָה H3374 fear |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| [are] wealth | → | עֹ֫שֶׁר H6239 riches |
| and honor | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| and life | → | חַיִּים H2416E life |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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