Proverbs 28:25 Go deeper
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He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat. (KJV)
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רְחַב\־re.chav-a [person] arrogant of
Lemma: רָחָב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7342I
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: broad: arrogant
Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 21:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7342I; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 1
נֶ֭פֶשׁNe.feshself
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: soul: person
Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 14:21, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 36:6, Genesis 46:15, Genesis 46:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315J; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 2
יְגָרֶ֣הye.ga.Rehhe stirs up
Lemma: גָּרָה (ga.rah) · Strong's: H1624
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to stir up
Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:24, 2 Kings 14:10, 2 Chronicles 25:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1624; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 3
מָד֑וֹןma.Donstrife
Lemma: מָדוֹן (ma.don) · Strong's: H4066
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strife
Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 80:6, Proverbs 15:18, Proverbs 16:28, Proverbs 17:14, Proverbs 22:10, Proverbs 26:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4066; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 4
וּבוֹטֵ֖חַu.vo.Te.achand [one who] relies
Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to trust
Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 6
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 7
יְדֻשָּֽׁן\׃ye.du.Shanhe will be made fat
Lemma: דָּשֵׁן (da.shen) · Strong's: H1878
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)
Meaning: to prosper
Used 11 times. Also: Exodus 27:3, Numbers 4:13, Deuteronomy 31:20, Psalms 20:3, Psalms 23:5, Proverbs 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1878; TAHOT Proverbs 28:25 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A greedy man | → | רָחָב H7342I broad: arrogant |
| . . . | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315J soul: person |
| stirs up | → | גָּרָה H1624 to stir up |
| strife | → | מָדוֹן H4066 strife |
| but he who trusts | → | בָּטַח H0982 to trust |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will prosper | → | דָּשֵׁן H1878 to prosper |
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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