Proverbs 28:22 Go deeper
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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. (KJV)
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נִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.Hal[is] hastening
Lemma: בָּהַל (ba.hal) · Strong's: H0926
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to dismay
Used 37 times. Also: Genesis 45:3, Exodus 15:15, Judges 20:41, 1 Samuel 28:21, 2 Samuel 4:1, 2 Chronicles 26:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0926; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 1
לַה֗וֹןla.Honto <the> wealth
Lemma: הוֹן (hon) · Strong's: H1952
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: substance
Used 26 times. Also: Psalms 44:12, Psalms 112:3, Psalms 119:14, Proverbs 1:13, Proverbs 3:9, Proverbs 6:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1952; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 2
אִ֭ישׁ'isha person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 28:22 word 3
רַ֣עra'evil of
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 4
עָ֑יִן'A.yineye
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: eye: appearance
Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 5
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 6
יֵ֝דַעYe.da'he knows
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 7
כִּי\־ki-that
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 28:22 word 8
חֶ֥סֶרChe.serpoverty
Lemma: חֶ֫סֶר (che.ser) · Strong's: H2639
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: poverty
Used 2 times. Also: Job 30:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2639; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 9
יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ\׃ye.vo.'E.nuit will come to him
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:22 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A stingy | → | רַע H7451H bad: evil |
| . . . | → | עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance |
| man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| hastens | → | בָּהַל H0926 to dismay |
| after wealth | → | הוֹן H1952 substance |
| and does not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| poverty | → | חֶ֫סֶר H2639 poverty |
| awaits him | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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