Verse 27

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.14.27", "source": "יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*yirʾat* *YHWH* *məqôr* *ḥayyîm* to *lāsûr* from *mōqəšê* *māwet*", "grammar": { "*yirʾat*": "feminine singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*məqôr*": "masculine singular construct - fountain of", "*ḥayyîm*": "masculine plural noun - life", "*lāsûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to turn aside", "*mōqəšê*": "masculine plural construct - snares of", "*māwet*": "masculine singular noun - death" }, "variants": { "*yirʾat*": "fear of/respect for/reverence for", "*məqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living/existence", "*lāsûr*": "to turn aside/to depart/to avoid", "*mōqəšê*": "snares/traps/entanglements", "*māwet*": "death/dying/mortality" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.14", "source": "תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*tôrat ḥākām məqôr ḥayyîm lāsûr mimmōqəšê māwet*", "grammar": { "*tôrat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - instruction/law of", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise person", "*məqôr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fountain/source of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*lāsûr*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct - to turn away from", "*mimmōqəšê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from snares of", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death" }, "variants": { "*tôrat*": "instruction/law/teaching", "*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage", "*məqôr*": "fountain/source/wellspring", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*lāsûr*": "to turn away from/to depart from", "*mōqəšê*": "snares/traps", "*māwet*": "death/mortality" } }
  • Prov 22:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Proverbs.22.5", "source": "צִנִּ֣ים פַּ֭חִים בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עִקֵּ֑שׁ שׁוֹמֵ֥ר נַ֝פְשׁ֗וֹ יִרְחַ֥ק מֵהֶֽם׃", "text": "*ṣinnîm* *paḥîm* in *dereK* *'iqqēš*; *šômēr* *napšô* *yirḥaq* from-them.", "grammar": { "*ṣinnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - thorns/barbs", "*paḥîm*": "noun, masculine plural - snares/traps", "*dereK*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/path", "*'iqqēš*": "adjective, masculine singular - crooked/perverse", "*šômēr*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular construct - keeper/guardian of", "*napšô*": "noun with pronominal suffix, feminine singular - his soul/life", "*yirḥaq*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he keeps far/will keep far", "from-them": "preposition with pronominal suffix, *mēhem* - from them" }, "variants": { "*ṣinnîm*": "thorns/barbs/prickles", "*paḥîm*": "snares/traps/nets", "*dereK*": "way/path/road/journey", "*'iqqēš*": "crooked/perverse/twisted", "*šômēr*": "one who keeps/guards/preserves", "*napšô*": "his soul/his life/himself", "*yirḥaq*": "keeps far/stays distant/removes himself" } }
  • Eccl 7:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.26", "source": "וּמוֹצֶא אֲנִי מַר מִמָּוֶת אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא מְצוֹדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִבָּהּ אֲסוּרִים יָדֶיהָ טוֹב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים יִמָּלֵט מִמֶּנָּה וְחוֹטֵא יִלָּכֶד בָּהּ", "text": "And-*môṣēʾ* I *mar* from-*māweṯ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*ʾiššāh* that-she *məṣôḏîm* and-*ḥărāmîm* *libbāh* *ʾăsûrîm* *yāḏeyhā* *ṭôḇ* before the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *yimmālēṭ* from-her and-*ḥôṭēʾ* *yillāḵēḏ* in-her", "grammar": { "*môṣēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - finding", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*məṣôḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nets/snares", "*ḥărāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nets/seines", "*libbāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her heart", "*ʾăsûrîm*": "passive participle masculine plural - bound", "*yāḏeyhā*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hands", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the God", "*yimmālēṭ*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he escapes", "*ḥôṭēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - sinning one", "*yillāḵēḏ*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he is caught" }, "variants": { "*môṣēʾ*": "finding/discovering", "*mar* from-*māweṯ*": "more bitter than death/worse than death", "*məṣôḏîm* and-*ḥărāmîm*": "nets and snares/traps and entanglements", "*libbāh*": "her heart/her mind/her inner being", "*ʾăsûrîm*": "bound/fettered/imprisoned", "*yāḏeyhā*": "her hands/her actions", "*ṭôḇ* before the-*ʾĕlōhîm*": "good before God/pleasing to God", "*yimmālēṭ*": "escapes/is delivered/flees", "*ḥôṭēʾ*": "sinner/one who sins/transgressor", "*yillāḵēḏ*": "is caught/is captured/is ensnared" } }
  • Isa 33:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Isaiah.33.6", "source": "וְהָיָה אֱמוּנַת עִתֶּיךָ חֹסֶן יְשׁוּעֹת חָכְמַת וָדָעַת יִרְאַת יְהוָה הִיא אוֹצָרוֹ", "text": "And-*hāyâ* *ʾĕmûnat* *ʿittekā* *ḥōsen* *yəšûʿōt* *ḥākəmat* *wā-dāʿat* *yirʾat* *YHWH* *hîʾ* *ʾôṣārô*", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*ʾĕmûnat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - faithfulness/stability of", "*ʿittekā*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your times", "*ḥōsen*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/wealth", "*yəšûʿōt*": "noun, feminine plural - salvations/deliverances", "*ḥākəmat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wisdom of", "*wā-dāʿat*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and knowledge", "*yirʾat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - fear of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - she/it", "*ʾôṣārô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his treasure" }, "variants": { "*hāyâ*": "it will be/it shall become", "*ʾĕmûnat*": "faithfulness/stability/security", "*ʿittekā*": "your times/your periods", "*ḥōsen*": "strength/wealth/storehouse", "*yəšûʿōt*": "salvations/deliverances/victories", "*ḥākəmat*": "wisdom", "*dāʿat*": "knowledge/understanding", "*yirʾat*": "fear/reverence/awe", "*ʾôṣārô*": "his treasure/his storehouse/his wealth" } }
  • Rev 21:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Revelation.21.6", "source": "Καὶ εἶπέν μοι, Γέγονε. Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ὦ, ἡ ἀρχὴ καὶ τὸ τέλος. Ἐγὼ τῷ διψῶντι δώσω ἐκ τῆς πηγῆς τοῦ ὕδατος τῆς ζωῆς δωρεάν.", "text": "And he-*eipen* to-me, It-has-*gegone*. *Egō* *eimi* the *Alpha* and the *Ō*, the *archē* and the *telos*. *Egō* to-the one-*dipsōnti* will-*dōsō* from the *pēgēs* of-the *hydatos* of-the *zōēs* *dōrean*.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*gegone*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has happened/has come to pass", "*Egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I", "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - am", "*Alpha*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Alpha (first letter of Greek alphabet)", "*Ō*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Omega (last letter of Greek alphabet)", "*archē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - beginning/origin", "*telos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - end/goal/completion", "*dipsōnti*": "present active participle, dative, masculine, singular - thirsting/being thirsty", "*dōsō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - will give", "*pēgēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - spring/fountain", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - water", "*zōēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - life", "*dōrean*": "adverb - freely/as a gift" }, "variants": { "*gegone*": "has happened/has come to pass/is done", "*archē*": "beginning/origin/ruler/first principle", "*telos*": "end/goal/purpose/completion", "*dipsōnti*": "thirsting/being thirsty/longing", "*pēgēs*": "spring/fountain/source", "*hydatos*": "water/liquid", "*zōēs*": "life/existence", "*dōrean*": "freely/as a gift/without payment" } }
  • Ps 18:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.18.5", "source": "אֲפָפ֥וּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְֽנַחֲלֵ֖י בְלִיַּ֣עַל יְבַֽעֲתֽוּנִי׃", "text": "*afafuni* *chebley*-*mawet* and *nachaley* *beliya'al* *yeba'atuni*.", "grammar": { "*afafuni*": "qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they surrounded me", "*chebley*": "construct state, masculine plural - cords of/pangs of", "*mawet*": "masculine singular noun - death", "*nachaley*": "construct state, masculine plural - torrents of", "*beliya'al*": "proper noun/noun - worthlessness/destruction/wickedness", "*yeba'atuni*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they terrified me" }, "variants": { "*afafuni*": "they surrounded me/they encompassed me/they encircled me", "*chebley*": "cords of/pangs of/pains of", "*nachaley*": "torrents of/floods of/streams of", "*beliya'al*": "worthlessness/destruction/wickedness/ruin", "*yeba'atuni*": "they terrified me/they overwhelmed me/they frightened me" } }
  • Prov 2:10-18 : 10 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.10", "source": "כִּֽי־תָב֣וֹא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃", "text": "for-*ṯāḇôʾ* *ḥāḵmāh* in-*libеḵā* and-*daʿaṯ* to-*nafšəḵā* *yinʿām*", "grammar": { "*ṯāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will come", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*libеḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your heart", "*daʿaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*nafšəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul", "*yinʿām*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it will be pleasant" }, "variants": { "*ṯāḇôʾ*": "come/enter/arrive", "*ḥāḵmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*daʿaṯ*": "knowledge/understanding/perception", "*nafšəḵā*": "your soul/life/self/desire", "*yinʿām*": "be pleasant/be agreeable/be delightful" } } 11 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.11", "source": "מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃", "text": "*məzimmāh* *tišmōr* upon-you *təḇûnāh* *ṯinṣərеḵā*", "grammar": { "*məzimmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - discretion/purpose/device", "*tišmōr*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - she will guard/keep", "*ʿālеḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - upon you", "*təḇûnāh*": "noun, feminine singular - understanding", "*ṯinṣərеḵā*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - she will protect you" }, "variants": { "*məzimmāh*": "discretion/purpose/device/plan/prudence", "*tišmōr*": "guard/keep/watch/preserve", "*təḇûnāh*": "understanding/insight/discernment", "*ṯinṣərеḵā*": "protect/guard/preserve you" } } 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.12", "source": "לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃", "text": "to-*haṣṣîləḵā* from-*dеrеḵ* *rāʿ* from-*ʾîš* *məḏabbēr* *tahpuḵôṯ*", "grammar": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to deliver you", "*dеrеḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way of", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man", "*məḏabbēr*": "verb, piel participle masculine singular - speaking", "*tahpuḵôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - perversity/distortion" }, "variants": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "deliver/rescue/save you", "*dеrеḵ*": "way/path/journey", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wicked", "*məḏabbēr*": "speaking/talking", "*tahpuḵôṯ*": "perversity/distortion/twisted things" } } 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.13", "source": "הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְח֣וֹת יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "the-*ʿōzəḇîm* *ʾārəḥôṯ* *yōšеr* to-*lālеḵеṯ* in-*ḏarḵê*-*ḥōšеḵ*", "grammar": { "*ʿōzəḇîm*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural - those who abandon/forsake", "*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of", "*yōšеr*": "noun, masculine singular - uprightness", "*lālеḵеṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to walk", "*ḏarḵê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - ways of", "*ḥōšеḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness" }, "variants": { "*ʿōzəḇîm*": "abandoning/forsaking/leaving", "*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads", "*yōšеr*": "uprightness/straightness/rightness", "*lālеḵеṯ*": "to walk/to go", "*ḏarḵê*": "ways/paths", "*ḥōšеḵ*": "darkness/obscurity" } } 14 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.14", "source": "הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת רָֽע׃", "text": "the-*śəmēḥîm* to-*laʿăśôṯ* *rāʿ* *yāḡîlû* in-*tahpuḵôṯ* *rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*śəmēḥîm*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural - those who rejoice", "*laʿăśôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to do", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil", "*yāḡîlû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will rejoice", "*tahpuḵôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - perversities of", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil" }, "variants": { "*śəmēḥîm*": "rejoicing/being glad/being joyful", "*laʿăśôṯ*": "to do/to make/to perform", "*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/wicked", "*yāḡîlû*": "rejoice/be glad/exult", "*tahpuḵôṯ*": "perversities/distortions/twisted things" } } 15 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.15", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלוֹזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "who *ʾārəḥōṯêhеm* *ʿiqqəšîm* and-*nəlôzîm* in-*maʿgəlôṯām*", "grammar": { "*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their paths", "*ʿiqqəšîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - crooked", "*nəlôzîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - perverted/devious", "*maʿgəlôṯām*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tracks" }, "variants": { "*ʾārəḥōṯêhеm*": "their paths/their ways", "*ʿiqqəšîm*": "crooked/twisted/perverse", "*nəlôzîm*": "perverted/devious/twisted", "*maʿgəlôṯām*": "their tracks/their paths/their ways" } } 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.16", "source": "לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃", "text": "to-*haṣṣîləḵā* from-*ʾiššāh* *zārāh* from-*nāḵriyyāh* *ʾămārеhā* *hеḥĕlîqāh*", "grammar": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to deliver you", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular - woman", "*zārāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - strange", "*nāḵriyyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign", "*ʾămārеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her words", "*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has made smooth" }, "variants": { "*haṣṣîləḵā*": "deliver/rescue/save you", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*zārāh*": "strange/foreign/another", "*nāḵriyyāh*": "foreign/alien/strange", "*ʾămārеhā*": "her words/her sayings", "*hеḥĕlîqāh*": "made smooth/flattered/made slippery" } } 17 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.17", "source": "הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃", "text": "the-*ʿōzеḇеṯ* *ʾallûf* *nəʿûrеhā* and-*ʾеṯ*-*bərîṯ* *ʾĕlōhеhā* *šāḵēḥāh*", "grammar": { "*ʿōzеḇеṯ*": "verb, qal participle feminine singular - who forsakes", "*ʾallûf*": "noun, masculine singular construct - companion of", "*nəʿûrеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her youth", "*ʾеṯ*": "direct object marker", "*bərîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - covenant of", "*ʾĕlōhеhā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her God", "*šāḵēḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has forgotten" }, "variants": { "*ʿōzеḇеṯ*": "forsaking/abandoning/leaving", "*ʾallûf*": "companion/friend/husband/chief", "*nəʿûrеhā*": "her youth/her early life", "*bərîṯ*": "covenant/agreement/alliance", "*šāḵēḥāh*": "forgotten/ignored" } } 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.18", "source": "כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "for *šāḥāh* to-*māwеṯ* *bêṯāh* and-to-*rəfāʾîm* *maʿgəlōṯеhā*", "grammar": { "*šāḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has sunk down", "*māwеṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house", "*rəfāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - spirits of the dead/shades", "*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her tracks" }, "variants": { "*šāḥāh*": "sink down/bow down/incline", "*māwеṯ*": "death/dying", "*rəfāʾîm*": "spirits of the dead/shades/departed spirits", "*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "her tracks/her paths/her ways" } }