Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 11:24 Interlinear

There is that scattereth and yet increaseth and there is that withholdeth more than is meet but it tendeth to poverty

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1יֵ֣שׁH3426There isthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
2מְ֭פַזֵּרH6340that scatterethto scatter, whether in enmity or bounty
3וְנוֹסָ֥ףH3254and yet increasethto add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
4ע֑וֹדH5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
5וְחֹשֵׂ֥ךְH2820and there is that withholdethto restrain or (reflexive) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
6מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁרH3476more than is meetthe right
7אַךְH389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
8לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃H4270but it tendeth to povertydeficiency; hence, impoverishment

Verse Context

Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good but the expectation of the wicked...
Proverbs 11:24 (current)There is that scattereth and yet increaseth and there is that withholdeth more than is meet but it tendeth to poverty
Proverbs 11:25soul The liberal shall be made fat and he that watereth ...

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