Proverbs

Proverbs 17:18

¹⁸A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge

and puts up security for his neighbor.

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.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A man	אָדָ֣ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
lacking	חֲסַר־	ḥă·sar-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵ֭ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
strikes	תּוֹקֵ֣עַ	tō·w·qê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
hands in pledge	כָּ֑ף	kāp̄	Noun - feminine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and puts up security	עֹרֵ֥ב	‘ō·rêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
for	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
his neighbor	רֵעֵֽהוּ׃	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.