Proverbs
Proverbs 18:14
14The spirit of a man can endure his sickness,
but who can survive a broken spirit?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The spirit | רֽוּחַ־ | rū·aḥ- | Noun - common singular construct | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| of a man | אִ֭ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| can endure | יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל | yə·ḵal·kêl | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| his sickness | מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ | ma·ḥă·lê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4245 sickness, disease |
| but who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can survive | יִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃ | yiś·śā·’en·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a broken | נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה | nə·ḵê·’āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H5218 stricken |
| spirit | וְר֥וּחַ | wə·rū·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 15:13 · Proverbs 17:22 · 2 Corinthians 12:9–10 · 1 Peter 1:6 · Psalm 147:3 · James 1:2 · Psalm 77:2–3 · 2 Corinthians 2:7 · Job 6:4 · Psalm 88:14–16 · Job 7:14–15 · Psalm 38:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.