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Proverbs 28:17
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The prince that wanteth understanding [is] also a great oppressor: [but] he that hateth covetousness shall prolong [his] days.
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A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
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Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
A manH120 that doeth violenceH6231 to the bloodH1818 of any personH5315 shall fleeH5127 to the pitH953; let no man stayH8551 him.
Original Hebrew
אָדָם עָשֻׁק בְּדַם־נָפֶשׁ עַד־בֹּור יָנוּס אַל־יִתְמְכוּ־בֹו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אָ֭דָם |
'A.dom | H120 | HNcmsa | a person |
עָשֻׁ֣ק |
'a.Shuk | H6231 | HVqsmsa | oppressed |
בְּ/דַם |
be./dam- | H1818 | HR/Ncmsc | by/ (the) blood of |
נָפֶשׁ |
Na.fesh | H5315 | HNcbsa | a life |
עַד |
'ad- | H5704 | HR | to |
בּ֥וֹר |
Bor | H953 | HNcmsa | (the) pit |
יָ֝נ֗וּס |
ya.Nus | H5127 | HVqi3ms | he will flee |
אַל |
'al- | H408 | HTn | may not |
יִתְמְכוּ |
yit.me.khu- | H8551 | HVqj3mp | people support |
בֽ/וֹ |
v/o | HR/Sp3ms | (in)/ him |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H120 — אָדָם (ʼâdâm, aw-dawm'): from אָדַם; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.); [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
- H953 — בּוֹר (bôwr, bore): from בּוּר (in the sense of בֹּאר); a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison); cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
- H1818 — דָּם (dâm, dawm): from דָּמַם (compare אָדַם); blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood); blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.
- H5127 — נוּס (nûwç, noos): a primitive root; to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver); [idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.
- H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
- H6231 — עָשַׁק (ʻâshaq, aw-shak'): a primitive root (compare עָשַׂק); to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow; get deceitfully, deceive, defraud, drink up, (use) oppress(-ion), -or), do violence (wrong).
- H8551 — תָּמַךְ (tâmak, taw-mak'): a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close; (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H408 — אַל (ʼal, al): a negative particle (akin to לֹא); not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing; nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.
- H5704 — עַד (ʻad, ad): properly, the same as עַד (used as a preposition, adverb or conjunction; especially with a preposition); as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with); against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.
Cross References
Reciprocal references (18): Genesis 42:21, Genesis 44:16, Numbers 35:20, Deuteronomy 19:11, Deuteronomy 21:1, 2 Samuel 3:30, 2 Samuel 13:34, 1 Kings 2:6, 1 Kings 2:31, 2 Kings 15:13, 2 Chronicles 18:34, Psalms 140:10, Proverbs 1:18, Jeremiah 41:15, Ezekiel 28:8, Habakkuk 2:17, Matthew 2:16, 1 Timothy 1:9
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