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It will goיֵרוֹעַbadlyרַעfor one whoכִּיbecomes suretyעָרַבfor a stranger,זָרbut whoever hatesוְשֹׂנֵאstriking palmsתֹקְעִיםis secure.בּוֹטֵחַ
Proverbs 11:15
Study it in the app“It will go badly for one who becomes surety for a stranger, but whoever hates striking palms is secure.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 11:15, word by word
- It will goיֵרוֹעַyeroa
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “yeroa” appears- badlyרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- becomes suretyעָרַבarav
be surety
To guarantee another's debt.
Where else “arav” appears- for a strangerזָרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- but whoever hatesשֹׂנֵאsone
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “sone” appears- striking palmsתֹקְעִיםtokim
clap
To shake hands to seal a deal.
Where else “tokim” appears- is secureבּוֹטֵחַboteach
be secure
To live at ease, without fear or suspicion.
Where else “boteach” appears
The context
14Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but there is salvation in an abundance of counselors.
15 · This verse (above)
16A gracious woman holds fast to honor, and tyrants hold fast to riches.