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A manאִישׁof wantמַחְסוֹרis whoever lovesאֹהֵבjoy;שִׂמְחָהwhoever lovesאֹהֵבwineיַיִןand oilוָשֶׁמֶןwill notלֹאgrow rich.יַעֲשִׁיר
Proverbs 21:17
Study it in the app“A man of want is whoever loves joy; whoever loves wine and oil will not grow rich.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 21:17, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of wantמַחְסוֹרmachsor
need, lack
Need, lack: what someone is missing.
Where else “machsor” appears- is whoever lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- joyשִׂמְחָהsimcha
joy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appears- wineיַיִןyayin
wine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appears- and oilשֶׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- grow richיַעֲשִׁירyaashir
make rich, become rich
Make rich; grow rich.
Where else “yaashir” appears
The context
16A man who wanders from the way of prudence will rest in the assembly of the shades.
17 · This verse (above)
18A ransom for the righteous is the wicked, and in place of the upright, the treacherous.