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Proverbs 15:24
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A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word [spoken] in due season, how good [is it]!
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The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
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The LORD will destroy the house of the proud: but he will establish the border of the widow.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The wayH734 of lifeH2416 is aboveH4605 to the wiseH7919, that he may departH5493 from hellH7585 beneathH4295.
Original Hebrew
אֹרַח חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְׂכִּיל לְמַעַן סוּר מִשְּׁאֹול מָטָּה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אֹ֣רַח |
'O.rach | H734 | HNcbsc | (the) path of |
חַ֭יִּים |
Chai.yim | H2416 | HNcmpa | life |
לְ/מַ֣עְלָ/ה |
le./Ma'.la/h | H4605 | HR/D/Sd | (is) (to)/ upwards/ (towards) |
לְ/מַשְׂכִּ֑יל |
le./mas.Kil | H7919 | HR/Vhrmsa | for/ (one who) acts prudently |
לְמַ֥עַן |
le.Ma.'an | H4616 | HR | so as |
ס֝֗וּר |
Sur | H5493 | HVqc | to turn aside |
מִ/שְּׁא֥וֹל |
mi./she.'ol | H7585 | HR/Np | from/ Sheol |
מָֽטָּה |
Ma.tah | H4295 | HD | beneath |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H734 — אֹרַח (ʼôrach, o'-rakh): from אָרַח; a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan; manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.
- H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
- H4295 — מַטָּה (maṭṭâh, mat'-taw): from עָוַר with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes; beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).
- H4605 — מַעַל (maʻal, mah'al): from עָלָה; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.; above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.
- H5493 — סוּר (çûwr, soor): or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
- H7585 — שְׁאוֹל (shᵉʼôwl, sheh-ole'): or שְׁאֹל; from שָׁאַל; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates; grave, hell, pit.
- H7919 — שָׂכַל (sâkal, saw-kal'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent; consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- above — Colossians 3:1-2
- that — Proverbs 2:18, Proverbs 5:5, Proverbs 7:27, Proverbs 9:8, Proverbs 23:14
- way — Psalms 16:11, Psalms 139:24, Proverbs 6:23, Jeremiah 21:8, Matthew 7:14, John 14:6
Reciprocal references (8): Psalms 10:5, Psalms 71:19, Proverbs 8:9, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 24:7, Proverbs 28:5, Isaiah 14:9, Luke 16:23
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