Proverbs
Proverbs 18:10–11
10The name of the LORD is a strong tower;
the righteous run to itb and are safe.
11A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
it is like a high wall in his imagination.
Footnotes
- b 18:10 Or to Him
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 18:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The name | שֵׁ֣ם | šêm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is a strong | עֹ֭ז | ‘ōz | Noun - masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| tower | מִגְדַּל־ | miḡ·dal- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4026 tower |
| the righteous | צַדִּ֣יק | ṣad·dîq | Adjective - masculine singular | H6662 just, righteous |
| run | יָר֖וּץ | yā·rūṣ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7323 run |
| to it | בּֽוֹ־ | bōw- | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and are safe | וְנִשְׂגָּֽב׃ | wə·niś·gāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7682 be |
Proverbs 18:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A rich | עָ֭שִׁיר | ‘ā·šîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H6223 rich |
| man’s wealth | ה֣וֹן | hō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
| is his fortified | עֻזּ֑וֹ | ‘uz·zōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| city | קִרְיַ֣ת | qir·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7151 town, city |
| it is like a high | נִ֝שְׂגָּבָ֗ה | niś·gā·ḇāh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H7682 be |
| wall | וּכְחוֹמָ֥ה | ū·ḵə·ḥō·w·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H2346 wall |
| in his imagination | בְּמַשְׂכִּיתֽוֹ׃ | bə·maś·kî·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4906 show-piece, figure, imagination |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 18:10 2 Samuel 22:3 · Isaiah 26:4 · Psalm 91:2 · Psalm 144:2 · Psalm 61:3–4 · Psalm 27:1 · Psalm 18:2 · Genesis 17:1 · Revelation 1:8 · Psalm 56:3–4 · Matthew 1:23 · Isaiah 9:6
Proverbs 18:11 Proverbs 10:15 · Ecclesiastes 7:12 · Psalm 52:5–7 · Luke 12:19–21 · Deuteronomy 32:31 · Psalm 49:6–9 · Proverbs 11:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.