Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 29:3 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Proverbs 29:3, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אִֽישׁH376Whosoa 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)
2אֹהֵ֣בH157lovethto have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
3חָ֭כְמָהH2451wisdomwisdom (in a good sense)
4יְשַׂמַּ֣חH8055rejoicethprobably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
5אָבִ֑יוH1his fatherfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
6וְרֹעֶ֥הH7462but he that keepeth companyto tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
7ז֝וֹנ֗וֹתH2181with harlotsto commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
8יְאַבֶּדH6spendethproperly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
9הֽוֹן׃H1952his substancewealth; by implication, enough

Verse Context

Proverbs 29:2are in authority When the righteous rejoice the people beareth rule but when the wicked...
Proverbs 29:3 (current)Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance
Proverbs 29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land but he that receiveth gifts...

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