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Proverbs 18:17 Interlinear

“seemeth just He that is first in his own cause cometh but his neighbour and searcheth”

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Proverbs 18 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	צַדִּ֣יק	H6662	seemeth just	just
2	הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן	H7223	He that is first	first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
3	בְּרִיב֑וֹ	H7379	in his own cause	a contest (personal or legal)
4	יּבָֽא	H935	cometh	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
5	רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ	H7453	but his neighbour	an associate (more or less close)
6	וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃	H2713	and searcheth	properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

Proverbs 18:17 (current)seemeth just He that is first in his own cause cometh but his neighbour and searcheth