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Proverbs 25:3
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[It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.
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The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings [is] unsearchable.
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Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The heavenH8064 for heightH7312, and the earthH776 for depthH6011, and the heartH3820 of kingsH4428 is unsearchableH2714.
Original Hebrew
שָׁמַיִם לָרוּם וָאָרֶץ לָעֹמֶק וְלֵב מְלָכִים אֵין חֵקֶר׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
שָׁמַ֣יִם |
sha.Ma.yim | H8064 | HNcmpa | heaven |
לָ֭/רוּם |
La./rum | H7312 | HRd/Ncmsa | for (the)/ height |
וָ/אָ֣רֶץ |
va./'A.retz | H776 | HC/Ncbsa | and/ earth |
לָ/עֹ֑מֶק |
la./'O.mek | H6011 | HRd/Ncmsa | for (the)/ depth |
וְ/לֵ֥ב |
ve./Lev | H3820 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) heart of |
מְ֝לָכִ֗ים |
me.la.Khim | H4428 | HNcmpa | kings |
אֵ֣ין |
'ein | H369 | HTn | there not |
חֵֽקֶר |
Che.ker | H2714 | HNcmsa | (is) inquiry |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
- H2714 — חֵקֶר (chêqer, khay'-ker): from חָקַר; examination, enumeration, deliberation; finding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).
- 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.
- H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
- H6011 — עֹמֶק (ʻômeq, o'-mek): from עָמַק; depth; depth.
- H7312 — רוּם (rûwm, room): or רֻם; from רוּם; (literally) elevation or (figuratively) elation; haughtiness, height, [idiom] high.
- H8064 — שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim, shaw-mah'-yim): dual of an unused singular שָׁמֶה; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve); air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- heaven — Psalms 103:11, Isaiah 7:11, Isaiah 55:9, Romans 8:39
- is unsearchable — 1 Kings 4:29, 1 Peter 1:7
Reciprocal references (5): 1 Samuel 20:12, Job 11:8, Psalms 15:3, Isaiah 55:8, Romans 11:33
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: EARTH, THE
- Nave’s: RULERS
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