Proverbs 11:24

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Proverbs 11:24


← Proverbs 11:23 Proverbs 11:24 (KJV) Proverbs 11:25 →
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.
The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

There isH3426 that scatterethH6340, and yet increasethH3254; and there is that withholdethH2820 more than is meetH3476, but it tendeth to povertyH4270.


Original Hebrew

יֵשׁ מְפַזֵּר וְנֹוסָף עֹוד וְחֹושֵׂךְ מִיֹּשֶׁר אַךְ־לְמַחְסֹור׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
יֵ֣שׁ
yesh H3426 HTm there
מְ֭פַזֵּר
Me.fa.zer H6340 HVprmsa (is one who) scatters
וְ/נוֹסָ֥ף
ve./no.Saf H3254 HC/VNrmsa and/ (who is) increased
ע֑וֹד
od H5750 HD still
וְ/חוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ
ve./cho.Sekh H2820 HC/Vqrmsa and/ (one who) withholds
מִ֝/יֹּ֗שֶׁר
mi./Yo.sher H3476 HR/Ncmsa from/ uprightness
אַךְ
'akh- H389 HTa only
לְ/מַחְסֽוֹר
le./mach.Sor H4270 HR/Ncmsa to/ poverty
Strong's References
  • H2820 — חָשַׂךְ (châsak, khaw-sak'): a primitive root; also interchangeable with חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe; assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
  • H3254 — יָסַף (yâçaph, yaw-saf'): a primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing); add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idiom] longer (bring, do, make, much, put), [idiom] (the, much, yet) more (and more), proceed (further), prolong, put, be (strong-) er, [idiom] yet, yield.
  • H3426 — יֵשׁ (yêsh, yaysh): perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist; entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (הָיָה (hâyâh) H1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection); (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.
  • H3476 — יֹשֶׁר (yôsher, yo'-sher): from יָשַׁר (yâshar) H3474; the right; equity, meet, right, upright(-ness).
  • H4270 — מַחְסוֹר (machçôwr, makh-sore'): or מַחְסֹר (machçôr); from חָסֵר (châçêr) H2637; deficiency; hence, impoverishment; lack, need, penury, poor, poverty, want.
  • H6340 — פָּזַר (pâzar, paw-zar'): a primitive root; to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty; disperse, scatter (abroad).

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).
  • H5750 — עוֹד (ʻôwd, ode): or עֹד (ʻôd); from עוּד (ʻûwd) H5749; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more; again, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).
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