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A manאִישׁwho lovesאֹהֵבwisdomחָכְמָהmakes his father glad,יְשַׂמַּח אָבִיוbutוְa companionרֹעֶהof prostitutesזוֹנוֹתsquandersיְאַבֶּדwealth.הוֹן
Proverbs 29:3
Study it in the app“A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders wealth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:3, 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- who lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- makes his father gladיְשַׂמַּחyesamach
gladden
To make someone feel glad and cheered.
Where else “yesamach” appears- makes his father gladאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- a companionרֹעֶהroe
keep company
To go about in company with someone, treat him as a friend.
Where else “roe” appears- of prostitutesזוֹנוֹתzonot
prostitute oneself
To give one's body to others outside marriage, often for pay; the woman who does so.
Where else “zonot” appears- squandersיְאַבֶּדyeabed
destroy
To make someone or something disappear completely.
Where else “yeabed” appears- wealthהוֹןhon
wealth
What someone owns in money, land and livestock; his fortune.
Where else “hon” appears
The context
2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.
3 · This verse (above)
4A king by justice makes the land stand firm, but a man of contributions tears it down.