Proverbs 23:17 Go deeper

Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 1

יְקַנֵּ֣אye.ka.Ne'it be jealous

Lemma: קָנָא (qa.na) · Strong's: H7065

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpj3ms)

Meaning: be jealous

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 26:14, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 37:11, Numbers 5:14, Numbers 5:30, Numbers 11:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7065; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 2

לִ֭בְּךָLi.be.khaheart of your

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 3

בַּֽחַטָּאִ֑יםba.cha.ta.'Im<in> sinners

Lemma: חַטָּא (chat.ta) · Strong's: H2400

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: sinner

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 13:13, Numbers 16:38, Numbers 32:14, 1 Samuel 15:18, 1 Kings 1:21, Psalms 1:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2400; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 4

כִּ֥יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 5

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 6

בְּיִרְאַת\־be.yir.'at-in [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 23:17 word 7

יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.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 23:17 word 8

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

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 23:17 word 9

הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

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

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Proverbs 23:17 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
let your heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
envy	→	קָנָא H7065 be jealous
sinners	→	חַטָּא H2400 sinner
but	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
always continue	→	כֹּל H3605 all
. . .	→	יוֹם H3117G day
in the fear	→	יִרְאָה H3374 fear
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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