Proverbs 25:7 Go deeper

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For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen. (KJV)

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כִּ֤יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 1

ט֥וֹבTov[is] better

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

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

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 2

אֲמָר\־'a.mor-to say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 3

עֲֽלֵ֫ה'aLehcome up

Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G

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

Meaning: to ascend: rise

Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 4

הֵ֥נָּהHe.nahhere

Lemma: הֵ֫נָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2008

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: here/thus

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Genesis 21:23, Genesis 42:15, Genesis 44:28, Genesis 45:5, Genesis 45:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2008; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 5

מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָme.hash.Pi.le.khathan to set low you

Lemma: שָׁפֵל (sha.phel) · Strong's: H8213

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

Meaning: to abase

Used 31 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:7, 2 Samuel 22:28, Job 22:29, Job 40:11, Psalms 18:27, Psalms 75:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8213; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 6

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 7

נָדִ֑יבna.Diva noble [person]

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

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

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 8

אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhom

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 9

רָא֣וּra.'Uthey have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 10

עֵינֶֽיךָ\׃'ei.Nei.khaeyes your

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 25:7 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

for	→	כִּי H3588A for
it is better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
to be told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→
Come up	→	עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise
here	→	הֵ֫נָּה H2008 here/thus
than to be demoted	→	שָׁפֵל H8213 to abase
in the presence	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
of the prince	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble
Even what	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
you have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
with your own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye

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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