Proverbs

Proverbs 19:11–12

¹¹A man’s insight gives him patience,

and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

¹²A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,

but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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’s	אָ֭דָם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
insight	שֵׂ֣כֶל	śê·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7922 prudence, insight
gives him patience	הֶאֱרִ֣יךְ	he·’ĕ·rîḵ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H748 be long
and his virtue	וְ֝תִפאַרְתּ֗וֹ	wə·ṯi·p̄·ʾar·tō	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8597 beauty, glory
is to overlook	עֲבֹ֣ר	‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
an offense	פָּֽשַׁע׃	pā·ša‘	Noun - masculine singular	H6588 transgression

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A king’s	מֶ֑לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
rage	זַ֣עַף	za·‘ap̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2197 storming, raging, rage
is like the roar	נַ֣הַם	na·ham	Noun - masculine singular	H5099 growling
of a lion	כַּ֭כְּפִיר	kak·kə·p̄îr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion
but his favor	רְצוֹנֽוֹ׃	rə·ṣō·w·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7522 goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
is like dew	וּכְטַ֖ל	ū·ḵə·ṭal	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the grass	עֵ֣שֶׂב	‘ê·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 19:11 Proverbs 16:32 · Proverbs 14:29 · James 1:19 · Colossians 3:12–13 · Proverbs 15:18 · Proverbs 20:3 · Proverbs 12:16 · Ephesians 4:32–5:1 · Romans 12:18–21 · Matthew 18:21–22 · Matthew 5:44–45 · Proverbs 17:14

Proverbs 19:12 Hosea 14:5 · Proverbs 16:14–15 · Luke 12:4–5 · Proverbs 20:2 · Proverbs 28:15 · Esther 7:8 · Psalm 133:3 · Ecclesiastes 8:4 · Daniel 2:12–13 · Daniel 3:19–23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.