Proverbs
Proverbs 19:7
7All the brothers of a poor man hate him —
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He may pursue them with pleading,
but they are nowhere to be found.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּ֥ל | kāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the brothers | אֲחֵי־ | ’ă·ḥê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H251 brother |
| of a poor man | רָ֨שׁ׀ | rāš | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7326 be in want, poor |
| hate him | שְֽׂנֵאֻ֗הוּ | śə·nê·’u·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
| how much more | אַ֤ף | ’ap̄ | Conjunction | H637 also, yea |
| do his friends | מְ֭רֵעֵהוּ | mə·rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4828 friend, companion |
| avoid | רָחֲק֣וּ | rā·ḥă·qū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| him | מִמֶּ֑נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| He may pursue them | מְרַדֵּ֖ף | mə·rad·dêp̄ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| with pleading | אֲמָרִ֣ים | ’ă·mā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H561 something said |
| but they | הֵֽמָּה׃ | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are nowhere to be found | לֹא | lō | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H3808 not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 88:8 · Psalm 38:11 · James 2:15–16 · 1 John 3:17–18 · Proverbs 19:4 · Proverbs 18:23 · Psalm 88:18 · Proverbs 21:13 · Ecclesiastes 9:15–16 · Luke 18:38–40 · James 2:6 · Proverbs 14:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.