Proverbs 23:4 Go deeper

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. (KJV)

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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 23:4 word 1

תִּיגַ֥עti.Ga'you labor

Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ga) · Strong's: H3021

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)

Meaning: be weary/toil

Used 26 times. Also: Joshua 7:3, Joshua 24:13, 2 Samuel 23:10, Job 9:29, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 69:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3021; TAHOT Proverbs 23:4 word 2

לְֽהַעֲשִׁ֑ירle.ha.'a.Shirto gain riches

Lemma: עָשַׁר (a.shar) · Strong's: H6238

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to enrich

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 17:25, Job 15:29, Psalms 49:16, Psalms 65:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6238; TAHOT Proverbs 23:4 word 3

מִֽבִּינָתְךָ֥mi.bi.na.te.Khafrom understanding your

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Proverbs 23:4 word 4

חֲדָֽל\׃cha.Dalcease

Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to cease

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Proverbs 23:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

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

Do not	→	אַל H0408 not
wear yourself out	→	יָגֵעַ H3021 be weary/toil
to get rich	→	עָשַׁר H6238 to enrich
be wise enough	→	בִּינָה H0998 understanding
to restrain yourself	→	חָדַל H2308 to cease

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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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