Proverbs 28:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַשְׁרֵ֣י אָ֭דָם מְפַחֵ֣ד תָּמִ֑יד וּמַקְשֶׁ֥ה לִ֝בּ֗וֹ יִפּ֥וֹל בְּרָעָֽה׃

Transliteration

'ašrê 'āḏām məp̄aḥēḏ tāmîḏ ûmaqšeh libbô yippôl bərā'āh

Grammar Details

*'ašrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - blessed/happy
*'āḏām*: noun, masculine singular - man/person
*məp̄aḥēḏ*: Piel participle, masculine singular - fearing
*tāmîḏ*: adverb - continually/always
*ûmaqšeh*: conjunction + Hiphil participle, masculine singular - but one hardening
*libbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his heart
*yippôl*: Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will fall
*bərā'āh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - into evil/calamity

Word Meanings

*'ašrê*: blessed/happy/fortunate
*'āḏām*: man/person
*məp̄aḥēḏ*: fearing/dreading/being in awe
*tāmîḏ*: continually/always/constantly
*maqšeh*: hardening/making stubborn
*libbô*: his heart/his mind
*yippôl*: will fall/will collapse
*rā'āh*: evil/distress/calamity

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 23:17 : 17 Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Isa 66:2 : 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Jer 32:40 : 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Rom 2:4 : 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Rom 11:20 : 20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
Heb 4:1 : 1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
1 Pet 1:17 : 17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Exod 7:22 : 22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
Exod 14:23 : 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Job 9:4 : 4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
Ps 2:11 : 11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Ps 16:8 : 8 I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
Ps 95:8 : 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Ps 112:1 : 1 Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Prov 29:1 : 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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