Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 11:15 Interlinear

“ He that is surety for a stranger for it and he that hateth suretiship is sure”

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Proverbs 11 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	רַע	H7451		bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
2	יֵ֭רוֹעַ	H7489		properly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good for nothing, i.e., bad (physically, socially or morally)
3	כִּי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4	עָ֣רַב	H6148	He that is surety	to braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
5	זָ֑ר	H2114	for a stranger	to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
6	וְשֹׂנֵ֖א	H8130	for it and he that hateth	to hate (personally)
7	תֹקְעִ֣ים	H8628	suretiship	to clatter, i.e., slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become
8	בּוֹטֵֽחַ׃	H982	is sure	properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

Proverbs 11:15 (current) He that is surety for a stranger for it and he that hateth suretiship is sure