Proverbs 26:16 Go deeper

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

חָכָ֣םcha.Kham[is] wise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 26:16 word 1

עָצֵ֣ל'a.Tzela sluggard

Lemma: עָצֵל (a.tsel) · Strong's: H6102

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

Meaning: sluggish

Used 14 times. Also: Proverbs 6:6, Proverbs 6:9, Proverbs 10:26, Proverbs 13:4, Proverbs 15:19, Proverbs 19:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6102; TAHOT Proverbs 26:16 word 2

בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes his

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 26:16 word 3

מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗הmi.shiv.'Ahmore than seven [people]

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: seven

Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Proverbs 26:16 word 4

מְשִׁ֣יבֵיme.Shi.vei[who] bring back

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725M

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)

Meaning: to return: reply

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 19:8, Judges 5:29, 2 Samuel 3:11, 1 Kings 12:6, 1 Kings 12:9, 1 Kings 12:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725M; TAHOT Proverbs 26:16 word 5

טָֽעַם\׃Ta.'am<of> discernment

Lemma: טַ֫עַם (ta.am) · Strong's: H2940

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

Meaning: taste

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 16:31, Numbers 11:8, 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Samuel 25:33, Job 6:6, Job 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2940; TAHOT Proverbs 26:16 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The slacker	→	עָצֵל H6102 sluggish
[is] wiser	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
in his own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
than seven men	→	שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven
who answer	→	שׁוּב H7725M to return: reply
discreetly	→	טַ֫עַם H2940 taste

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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