Proverbs 3:34 Go deeper
← Proverbs 3 · ← verse 33 · verse 35 →
Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. (KJV)
Hebrew words tap a word
אִם\־'im-though
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely yes
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 1
לַלֵּצִ֥יםla.le.Tzim<to the> mockers
Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887
Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)
Meaning: to mock
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 2
הֽוּא\־hu'-he
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 3
יָלִ֑יץya.Litzhe mocks
Lemma: לִיץ (luts) · Strong's: H3887
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to mock
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 42:23, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Job 16:20, Job 33:23, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 119:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3887; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 4
יִתֶּן\־yi.ten-he gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 5
חֵֽן\׃Chenfavor
Lemma: חֵן (chen) · Strong's: H2580
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: favor
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 6:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 32:5, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2580; TAHOT Proverbs 3:34 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| mocks | → | לִיץ H3887 to mock |
| the mockers | → | לִיץ H3887 to mock |
| but gives | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| grace | → | חֵן H2580 favor |
| to the humble | → | עָנִי H6041 afflicted |
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page