Proverbs 18:23

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[Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD.	The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.	A man [that hath] friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend [that] sticketh closer than a brother.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The poor^H7326 useth^H1696 intreaties^H8469; but the rich^H6223 answereth^H6030 roughly^H5794.

Original Hebrew

תַּחֲנוּנִים יְדַבֶּר־רָשׁ וְעָשִׁיר יַעֲנֶה עַזֹּות׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
תַּחֲנוּנִ֥ים	ta.cha.nu.Nim	H8469	HNcmpa	supplications
יְדַבֶּר	ye.da.ber-	H1696	HVpi3ms	he speaks
רָ֑שׁ	Rash	H7326	HVqrmsa	a poor (person)
וְ֝/עָשִׁ֗יר	ve./'a.Shir	H6223	HC/Aamsa	and/ a rich (person)
יַעֲנֶ֥ה	ya.'a.Neh	H6030	HVqi3ms	he answers
עַזּֽוֹת	a.Zot	H5794	HAafpa	strong (words)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H1696 — דָבַר (dâbar, daw-bar'): a primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.
H5794 — עַז (ʻaz, az): from עָזַז; strong, vehement, harsh; fierce, [phrase] greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
H6030 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root; properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce; give account, afflict (by mistake for עָנָה), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for עָנָה), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also בֵּית עֲנוֹת, בֵּית עֲנָת.
H6223 — עָשִׁיר (ʻâshîyr, aw-sheer'): from עָשַׁר; rich, whether literal or figurative (noble); rich (man).
H7326 — רוּשׁ (rûwsh, roosh): a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
H8469 — תַּחֲנוּן (tachănûwn, takh-an-oon'): or (feminine) תַּחֲנוּנָה; from חָנַן; earnest prayer; intreaty, supplication.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

poor — 1 Samuel 2:36, 2 Kings 4:1-2, Isaiah 66:2, Matthew 5:3, James 1:9-11
rich — Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:30, Exodus 5:2, 1 Samuel 25:10, 1 Samuel 25:17, James 2:3

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