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To recognizeהַכֵּרfacesפָּנִיםis notלֹאgood,טוֹבandוְforעַלa pieceפַּתof breadלֶחֶםa manגָּבֶרwill transgress.יִפְשַׁע
Proverbs 28:21
Study it in the app“To recognize faces is not good, and for a piece of bread a man will transgress.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:21, word by word
- To recognizeהַכֵּרhaker
recognize
To realize who someone is, or notice them.
Where else “haker” appears- facesפָּנִיםpanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panim” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- a pieceפַּתpat
piece, morsel
Piece, morsel, bit of bread.
Where else “pat” appears- of breadלֶחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- a manגָּבֶרgaver
man
Man, a grown man in his strength.
Where else “gaver” appears- will transgressיִפְשַׁעyifsha
transgress
To break with God and his law.
Where else “yifsha” appears
The context
20A man of faithfulness is rich in blessings, but whoever hurries to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 · This verse (above)
22A man evil of eye hurries after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.