King James Version
Proverbs 29:3 in the King James Version says “Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.”
Proverbs 29:3 · KJV
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. He: Heb. A man of reproofs
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. in: or, increased
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. he: Heb. a man of oblations
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Whoso”
H376a 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)
“rejoiceth”
H8055probably to brighten up, i.e., (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
“but he that keepeth company”
H7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
“with harlots”
H2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (
“spendeth”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
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