Proverbs
Proverbs 19:14
14Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers,
but a prudent wife is from the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses | בַּ֣יִת | ba·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and wealth | וָ֭הוֹן | wā·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
| are inherited | נַחֲלַ֣ת | na·ḥă·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5159 possession, property, inheritance |
| from fathers | אָב֑וֹת | ’ā·ḇō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H1 father |
| but a prudent | מַשְׂכָּֽלֶת׃ | maś·kā·leṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H7919 be prudent |
| wife | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| from the LORD | וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 18:22 · Proverbs 31:10–31 · Proverbs 13:22 · Proverbs 3:6 · James 1:17 · Genesis 28:1–4 · 2 Corinthians 12:14 · Deuteronomy 21:16 · Joshua 11:23 · Genesis 24:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.