Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Proverbs.29.9", "source": "אִֽישׁ־חָכָ֗ם נִ֭שְׁפָּט אֶת־אִ֣ישׁ אֱוִ֑יל וְרָגַ֥ז וְ֝שָׂחַ֗ק וְאֵ֣ין נָֽחַת׃", "text": "*ʾîš*-*ḥāḵām* *nišpāṭ* *ʾet*-*ʾîš* *ʾĕwîl* *wə*-*rāgaz* *wə*-*śāḥaq* *wə*-*ʾên* *nāḥat*", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise", "*nišpāṭ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - enters into judgment/contends", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*ʾĕwîl*": "adjective/substantive, masculine singular - foolish/fool", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāgaz*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is agitated/trembles", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*śāḥaq*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - laughs/mocks", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*nāḥat*": "noun, feminine singular - rest/quiet" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš-ḥāḵām*": "wise man/sage", "*nišpāṭ*": "contends/goes to law/enters into judgment", "*ʾîš ʾĕwîl*": "foolish man/fool", "*wə-rāgaz*": "and he rages/whether he rages", "*wə-śāḥaq*": "and laughs/or laughs", "*wə-ʾên nāḥat*": "and there is no rest/there is no peace/there is no resolution" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 10:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.13", "source": "תְּחִלַּ֥ת דִּבְרֵי־פִ֖יהוּ סִכְל֑וּת וְאַחֲרִ֣ית פִּ֔יהוּ הוֹלֵל֖וּת רָעָֽה׃", "text": "*təḥillat dibrê-pîhû siklût* *wə-ʾaḥărît pîhû hôlēlût rāʿâ*", "grammar": { "*təḥillat*": "feminine singular construct - beginning of", "*dibrê-pîhû*": "masculine plural construct + masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - words of his mouth", "*siklût*": "feminine singular noun - foolishness", "*wə-ʾaḥărît*": "conjunction + feminine singular construct - and end of", "*pîhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth", "*hôlēlût*": "feminine singular noun - madness", "*rāʿâ*": "feminine singular adjective - evil/harmful" }, "variants": { "*təḥillat*": "beginning/start", "*dibrê-pîhû*": "words of his mouth/his speech", "*siklût*": "foolishness/folly/stupidity", "*ʾaḥărît*": "end/outcome/latter part", "*hôlēlût*": "madness/insanity/senselessness", "*rāʿâ*": "evil/harmful/wicked" } }
  • Matt 7:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Matthew.7.6", "source": "Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς κυσίν, μηδὲ βάλητε τοὺς μαργαρίτας ὑμῶν ἔμπροσθεν τῶν χοίρων, μήποτε καταπατήσωσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν, καὶ στραφέντες ῥήξωσιν ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Mē dōte* the *hagion tois kysin*, *mēde balēte tous margaritas hymōn emprosthen tōn choirōn*, *mēpote katapatēsōsin autous en tois posin autōn*, and *straphentes rhēxōsin hymas*.", "grammar": { "*Mē*": "negative particle with subjunctive - not", "*dōte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might give", "*to hagion*": "accusative singular neuter - the holy thing", "*tois kysin*": "dative plural masculine - to the dogs", "*mēde*": "negative conjunction - and not/nor", "*balēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might throw/cast", "*tous margaritas*": "accusative plural masculine - the pearls", "*hymōn*": "genitive plural - your", "*emprosthen*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*tōn choirōn*": "genitive plural masculine - the pigs/swine", "*mēpote*": "negative conjunction - lest/so that not", "*katapatēsōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might trample", "*autous*": "accusative plural masculine - them", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in/with", "*tois posin*": "dative plural masculine - the feet", "*autōn*": "genitive plural - their", "*straphentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative plural masculine - having turned", "*rhēxōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural - they might tear/rend", "*hymas*": "accusative plural - you" }, "variants": { "*hagion*": "holy thing/sacred object/consecrated item", "*kysin*": "dogs [often symbolic of unclean/impure]", "*margaritas*": "pearls/valuable objects", "*choirōn*": "pigs/swine [considered unclean animals]", "*katapatēsōsin*": "trample down/tread under foot", "*straphentes*": "having turned/having turned around/having turned back", "*rhēxōsin*": "tear to pieces/rend/break/attack" } }
  • Matt 11:17-19 : 17 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.17", "source": "Καὶ λέγουσιν, Ηὐλήσαμεν ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐκ ὠρχήσασθε· ἐθρηνήσαμεν ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἐκόψασθε.", "text": "And *legousin*, We *ēulēsamen* to you, and you did not *ōrchēsasthe*; we *ethrēnēsamen* to you, and you did not *ekopsasthe*.", "grammar": { "*legousin*": "present, active, 3rd plural - they say", "*ēulēsamen*": "aorist, active, 1st plural - we played the flute", "*ōrchēsasthe*": "aorist, middle, 2nd plural - you danced", "*ethrēnēsamen*": "aorist, active, 1st plural - we lamented/sang dirges", "*ekopsasthe*": "aorist, middle, 2nd plural - you beat your breasts/mourned" }, "variants": { "*legousin*": "they say/speak/tell", "*ēulēsamen*": "we played the flute/made music", "*ōrchēsasthe*": "you danced", "*ethrēnēsamen*": "we lamented/sang dirges/mourned", "*ekopsasthe*": "you beat your breasts/mourned/lamented" } } 18 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.18", "source": "Ἦλθεν γὰρ Ἰωάννης μήτε ἐσθίων μήτε πίνων, καὶ λέγουσιν, Δαιμόνιον ἔχει.", "text": "For *ēlthen* *Iōannēs* neither *esthiōn* nor *pinōn*, and they *legousin*, *Daimonion* *echei*.", "grammar": { "*ēlthen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - came", "*Iōannēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - John", "*esthiōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - eating", "*pinōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - drinking", "*legousin*": "present, active, 3rd plural - they say", "*Daimonion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - demon", "*echei*": "present, active, 3rd singular - he has" }, "variants": { "*ēlthen*": "came/arrived", "*esthiōn*": "eating/consuming", "*pinōn*": "drinking", "*legousin*": "they say/speak/tell", "*Daimonion*": "demon/evil spirit", "*echei*": "he has/possesses" } } 19 { "verseID": "Matthew.11.19", "source": "Ἦλθεν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων, καὶ λέγουσιν, Ἰδού ἄνθρωπος φάγος, καὶ οἰνοπότης, τελωνῶν φίλος καὶ ἁμαρτωλῶν. Καὶ ἐδικαιώθη ἡ σοφία ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων αὐτῆς.", "text": "*Ēlthen* the *Huios* of the *anthrōpou* *esthiōn* and *pinōn*, and they *legousin*, *Idou* *anthrōpos* *phagos*, and *oinopotēs*, of *telōnōn* *philos* and of *hamartōlōn*. And *edikaiōthē* the *sophia* from the *teknōn* of her.", "grammar": { "*Ēlthen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - came", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of man", "*esthiōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - eating", "*pinōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - drinking", "*legousin*": "present, active, 3rd plural - they say", "*Idou*": "aorist imperative, middle, 2nd singular - behold/look", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*phagos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - glutton", "*oinopotēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - wine-drinker", "*telōnōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of tax collectors", "*philos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - friend", "*hamartōlōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of sinners", "*edikaiōthē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - was justified/vindicated", "*sophia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - wisdom", "*teknōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of children" }, "variants": { "*Ēlthen*": "came/arrived", "*Huios*": "Son", "*anthrōpou*": "of man/human", "*esthiōn*": "eating/consuming", "*pinōn*": "drinking", "*legousin*": "they say/speak/tell", "*Idou*": "behold/look/see", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human being", "*phagos*": "glutton/big eater", "*oinopotēs*": "wine-drinker/drunkard", "*telōnōn*": "of tax collectors/publicans", "*philos*": "friend/associate", "*hamartōlōn*": "of sinners/wrongdoers", "*edikaiōthē*": "was justified/vindicated/proven right", "*sophia*": "wisdom/insight", "*teknōn*": "of children/offspring" } }
  • Prov 26:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Proverbs.26.4", "source": "אַל־תַּ֣עַן כְּ֭סִיל כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ פֶּֽן־תִּשְׁוֶה־לּ֥וֹ גַם־אָֽתָּה׃", "text": "Not-*ta'an* *kesil* according-to-*ivvalto*, *pen*-*tishveh*-to-him also-you.", "grammar": { "*al*": "negative particle for prohibition - do not", "*ta'an*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - answer", "*kesil*": "noun, masculine, singular - fool", "*ke*": "preposition - according to", "*ivvalto*": "noun, feminine, singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his folly", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest", "*tishveh*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will be equal", "*lo*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*gam*": "adverb - also", "*attah*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you" }, "variants": { "*ta'an*": "answer/respond to", "*kesil*": "fool/stupid person", "*ivvalto*": "his folly/his stupidity", "*pen*": "lest/otherwise", "*tishveh*": "you will be equal/you will be like/you will become comparable" } }