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Proverbs 26:3
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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
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A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
A whipH7752 for the horseH5483, a bridleH4964 for the assH2543, and a rodH7626 for the fool'sH3684 backH1460.
Original Hebrew
שֹׁוט לַסּוּס מֶתֶג לַחֲמֹור וְשֵׁבֶט לְגֵו כְּסִילִים׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
שׁ֣וֹט |
Shot | H7752 | HNcmsa | a whip |
לַ֭/סּוּס |
La./sus | H5483 | HRd/Ncmsa | for (the)/ horse |
מֶ֣תֶג |
Me.teg | H4964 | HNcmsa | a bridle |
לַ/חֲמ֑וֹר |
la./cha.Mor | H2543 | HRd/Ncbsa | for (the)/ a donkey |
וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶט |
ve./She.vet | H7626 | HC/Ncmsa | and/ a rod |
לְ/גֵ֣ו |
le./Gev | H1460 | HR/Ncmsc | for/ (the) back of |
כְּסִילִֽים |
ke.si.Lim | H3684 | HAampa | fools |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1460 — גֵּו (gêv, gave): from גָּאָה (corresponding to גַב); the back; by analogy, the middle; [phrase] among, back, body.
- H2543 — חֲמוֹר (chămôwr, kham-ore'): or (shortened) חֲמֹר; from חָמַר; a male ass (from its dun red); (he) ass.
- H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
- H4964 — מֶתֶג (metheg, meh-theg): from an unused root meaning to curb; a bit; bit, bridle.
- H5483 — סוּס (çûwç, soos): or סֻס; from an unused root meaning to skip (properly, for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight); crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare פָּרָשׁ.
- H7626 — שֵׁבֶט (shêbeṭ, shay'-bet): from an unused root probably meaning to branch off; a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan; [idiom] correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
- H7752 — שׁוֹט (shôwṭ, shote): from שׁוּט; a lash (literally or figuratively); scourge, whip.
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