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The heartלֵבknowsיוֹדֵעַthe bitternessמָרַּתof its soul,נַפְשׁוֹand in its joyוּבְשִׂמְחָתוֹnoלֹאstrangerזָרshares.יִתְעָרַב
Proverbs 14:10
Study it in the app“The heart knows the bitterness of its soul, and in its joy no stranger shares.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:10, word by word
- The heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- knowsיוֹדֵעַyodea
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yodea” appears- the bitternessמָרַּתmarat
bitterness
Bitterness, deep grief.
Where else “marat” appears- of its soulנַפְשׁnafsh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafsh” appears- and in its joyשִׂמְחָתsimchat
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simchat” appears- strangerזָרzar
stranger
An outsider, not part of the group.
Where else “zar” appears- sharesיִתְעָרַבyitarav
mingle
To mingle with others until one is no longer distinct.
Where else “yitarav” appears
The context
9Fools mock at guilt, but among the upright there is favor.
10 · This verse (above)
11The house of the wicked will be destroyed, but the tent of the upright will flourish.