Proverbs 28:11 Go deeper

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. (KJV)

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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 28:11 word 1

בְּ֭עֵינָיוBe.'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 28:11 word 2

אִ֣ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:11 word 3

עָשִׁ֑יר'a.Shirrich

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

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

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Proverbs 28:11 word 4

וְדַ֖לve.Daland a poor [person]

Lemma: דַּל (dal) · Strong's: H1800

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: poor

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 23:3, Exodus 30:15, Leviticus 14:21, Leviticus 19:15, Judges 6:15, Ruth 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1800; TAHOT Proverbs 28:11 word 5

מֵבִ֣יןme.Vinunderstanding

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 28:11 word 6

יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ\׃yach.ke.Re.nuhe examines thoroughly him

Lemma: חָקַר (cha.qar) · Strong's: H2713

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to search

Used 27 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:14, Judges 18:2, 1 Samuel 20:12, 2 Samuel 10:3, 1 Kings 7:47, 1 Chronicles 19:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2713; TAHOT Proverbs 28:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A rich	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
is wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
in his own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
but a poor man	→	דַּל H1800 poor
with discernment	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
sees through him	→	חָקַר H2713 to search

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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