Proverbs
Proverbs 15:17–18
17Better a dish of vegetables where there is love
than a fattened ox with hatred.
18A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Proverbs 15:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better | ט֤וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| a dish | אֲרֻחַ֣ת | ’ă·ru·ḥaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H737 meal, allowance |
| of vegetables | יָ֭רָק | yā·rāq | Noun - masculine singular | H3419 herbs |
| where | שָׁ֑ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| there is love | וְאַהֲבָה־ | wə·’a·hă·ḇāh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H160 love |
| than a fattened | אָ֝ב֗וּס | ’ā·ḇūs | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H75 feed, fatten |
| ox | מִשּׁ֥וֹר | miš·šō·wr | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| with hatred | וְשִׂנְאָה־ | wə·śin·’āh- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H8135 hating, hatred |
Proverbs 15:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A hot-tempered | חֵ֭מָה | ḥê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2534 heat, rage |
| man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| stirs up | יְגָרֶ֣ה | yə·ḡā·reh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1624 engage in strife |
| strife | מָד֑וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H4066 strife, contention |
| but he who is slow | וְאֶ֥רֶך | wə·ʾɛ·rɛḵ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct | H750 long |
| to anger | אַ֝פַּ֗יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| calms | יַשְׁקִ֥יט | yaš·qîṭ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| dispute | רִֽיב׃ | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:17 Proverbs 17:1 · Proverbs 21:19
Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 15:1 · Proverbs 26:21 · Proverbs 29:22 · Matthew 5:9 · Proverbs 14:29 · Ecclesiastes 10:4 · James 1:19–20 · Proverbs 10:12 · Proverbs 16:28 · Proverbs 28:25 · James 3:14–16 · Genesis 13:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.