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Proverbs 26:16
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The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
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The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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He that passeth by, [and] meddleth with strife [belonging] not to him, [is like] one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The sluggardH6102 is wiserH2450 in his own conceitH5869 than seven menH7651 that can renderH7725 a reasonH2940.
Original Hebrew
חָכָם עָצֵל בְּעֵינָיו מִשִּׁבְעָה מְשִׁיבֵי טָעַם׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
חָכָ֣ם |
cha.Kham | H2450 | HAamsa | (is) wise |
עָצֵ֣ל |
'a.Tzel | H6102 | HAamsa | a sluggard |
בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו |
be./'ei.Na/v | H5869 | HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms | in/ own eyes/ his |
מִ֝/שִּׁבְעָ֗ה |
mi./shiv.'Ah | H7651 | HR/Acmsa | more than/ seven (people) |
מְשִׁ֣יבֵי |
me.Shi.vei | H7725 | HVhrmpc | (who) bring back |
טָֽעַם |
Ta.'am | H2940 | HNcmsa | (of) discernment |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
- H2940 — טַעַם (ṭaʻam, tah'-am): from טָעַם; properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate; advice, behaviour, decree, discretion, judgment, reason, taste, understanding.
- H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
- H6102 — עָצֵל (ʻâtsêl, aw-tsale'): from עָצַל; indolent; slothful, sluggard.
- H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
- H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (5): 2 Kings 5:20, Proverbs 21:25, Proverbs 28:11, Isaiah 5:21, Romans 11:25
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SEVEN, SLUGGARD, THE
- Torrey’s: IDLENESS AND SLOTH
- Nave’s: CONCEIT, IDLENESS, PRIDE, SARCASM, SEVEN, SLOTHFULNESS
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