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Ecclesiastes 7:7
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For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.
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Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift destroyeth the heart.
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Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Surely oppressionH6233 maketh a wise manH2450 madH1984; and a giftH4979 destroyethH6 the heartH3820.
Original Hebrew
כִּי הָעֹשֶׁק יְהֹולֵל חָכָם וִיאַבֵּד אֶת־לֵב מַתָּנָה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּ֥י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
הָ/עֹ֖שֶׁק |
ha./'O.shek | H6233 | HTd/Ncmsa | (the)/ oppression |
יְהוֹלֵ֣ל |
ye.ho.Lel | H1984 | HVmi3ms | it will make look foolish |
חָכָ֑ם |
cha.Kham | H2450 | HAamsa | a wise (person) |
וִֽ/יאַבֵּ֥ד |
vi./'a.Bed | H6 | HC/Vpi3ms | so/ it may destroy |
אֶת |
'et- | H853 | HTo | (obj.) |
לֵ֖ב |
lev | H3820 | HNcmsa | a heart |
מַתָּנָֽה |
ma.ta.Nah | H4979 | HNcfsa | a bribe |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H6 — אָבַד (ʼâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
- H1984 — הָלַל (hâlal, haw-lal'): a primitive root; to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify; (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
- H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
- H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
- H4979 — מַתָּנָה (mattânâh, mat-taw-naw'): feminine of מַתָּן; a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe; gift.
- H6233 — עֹשֶׁק (ʻôsheq, o'-shek): from עָשַׁק; injury, fraud, (subjectively) distress, (concretely) unjust gain; cruelly, extortion, oppression, thing (deceitfully gotten).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a gift — Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, 1 Samuel 12:3, Proverbs 17:23, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 33:15
- oppression — Deuteronomy 28:33-34, Deuteronomy 28:65
Reciprocal references (4): 1 Samuel 21:13, 1 Samuel 21:14, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Hosea 4:11
Related Topics
- Nave’s: BRIBERY, JUSTICE, OPPRESSION
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