Proverbs 11:23

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Proverbs 11:23


← Proverbs 11:22 Proverbs 11:23 (KJV) Proverbs 11:24 →
As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The desireH8378 of the righteousH6662 is only goodH2896: but the expectationH8615 of the wickedH7563 is wrathH5678.


Original Hebrew

תַּאֲוַת צַדִּיקִים אַךְ־טֹוב תִּקְוַת רְשָׁעִים עֶבְרָה׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
תַּאֲוַ֣ת
ta.'a.Vat H8378 HNcfsc (the) desire of
צַדִּיקִ֣ים
tza.di.Kim H6662 HAampa righteous (people)
אַךְ
'akh- H389 HTa only
ט֑וֹב
Tov H2896 HAamsa (is) good
תִּקְוַ֖ת
tik.Vat H8615 HNcfsc (the) hope of
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
re.sha.'Im H7563 HAampa wicked (people)
עֶבְרָֽה
'ev.Rah H5678 HNcfsa (is) fury
Strong's References
  • H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
  • H5678 — עֶבְרָה (ʻebrâh, eb-raw'): feminine of עֵבֶר (ʻêber) H5676; an outburst of passion; anger, rage, wrath.
  • H6662 — צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq, tsad-deek'): from צָדַק (tsâdaq) H6663; just; just, lawful, righteous (man).
  • H7563 — רָשָׁע (râshâʻ, raw-shaw'): from רָשַׁע (râshaʻ) H7561; morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person; [phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
  • H8378 — תַּאֲוָה (taʼăvâh, tah-av-aw'): from אָוָה (ʼâvâh) H183 (abbreviated); a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm); dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה (Qibrôwth hat-Taʼă-vâh) H6914.
  • H8615 — תִּקְוָה (tiqvâh, tik-vaw'): from קָוָה (qâvâh) H6960; (compare קָוֶה (qâveh) H6961); literally a cord (as an attachment); figuratively, expectancy; expectation(-ted), hope, live, thing that I long for.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H389 — אַךְ (ʼak, ak): akin to אָכֵן (ʼâkên) H403; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only; also, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).
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