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Wealthהוֹןaddsיֹסִיףmanyרַבִּיםcompanions,רֵעִיםbut the poor manוְדָלis separatedיִפָּרֵדfrom his companion.מֵרֵעהוּ
Proverbs 19:4
Study it in the app“Wealth adds many companions, but the poor man is separated from his companion.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 19:4, word by word
- Wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears- addsיֹסִיףyosif
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosif” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- companionsרֵעִיםreim
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “reim” appears- but the poor manדָלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- is separatedיִפָּרֵדyipared
separate
To go one's own way, like Abram and Lot.
Where else “yipared” appears
The context
3The folly of a man perverts his way, and against YHWH his heart rages.
4 · This verse (above)
5A witness of lies will not go unpunished, and whoever utters lies will not escape.