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Whoever returnsמֵשִׁיבevilרָעָהforתַּחַתgood,טוֹבָהevilרָעָהwill notלֹאdepartתָמוּשׁfrom his house.מִבֵּיתוֹ
Proverbs 17:13
Study it in the app“Whoever returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:13, word by word
- Whoever returnsמֵשִׁיבmeshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “meshiv” appears- evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- departתָמוּשׁtamush
depart
To shift from its place.
Where else “tamush” appears- from his houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears
The context
12Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs, and not a senseless man in his folly.
13 · This verse (above)
14Like releasing water is the beginning of strife; so before the dispute breaks out, leave it.