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Proverbs 29:3 Interlinear

“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance”

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Proverbs 29 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אִֽישׁ	H376	Whoso	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
2	אֹהֵ֣ב	H157	loveth	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
3	חָ֭כְמָה	H2451	wisdom	wisdom (in a good sense)
4	יְשַׂמַּ֣ח	H8055	rejoiceth	probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
5	אָבִ֑יו	H1	his father	father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
6	וְרֹעֶ֥ה	H7462	but he that keepeth company	to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
7	ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת	H2181	with harlots	to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
8	יְאַבֶּד	H6	spendeth	properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
9	הֽוֹן׃	H1952	his substance	wealth; by implication, enough

Proverbs 29:3 (current)Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance