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Proverbs 17:18 Interlinear

“A man void of understanding striketh hands and becometh surety in the presence of his friend”

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָדָ֣ם	H120	A man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
2	חֲסַר	H2638	void	lacking; hence, without
3	לֵ֭ב	H3820	of understanding	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4	תּוֹקֵ֣עַ	H8628	striketh	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
5	כָּ֑ף	H3709	hands	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-
6	עֹרֵ֥ב	H6148	and becometh	to braid, i.e., intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
7	עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה	H6161	surety	something given as security, i.e., (literally) a token (of safety) or (metaphorically) a bondsman
8	לִפְנֵ֥י	H6440	in the presence	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
9	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃	H7453	of his friend	an associate (more or less close)

Proverbs 17:18 (current)A man void of understanding striketh hands and becometh surety in the presence of his friend