Proverbs

Proverbs 22:24–27

²⁴Do not make friends with an angry man,

and do not associate with a hot-tempered man,

²⁵or you may learn his ways

and entangle yourself in a snare.

²⁶Do not be one who gives pledges,

who puts up security for debts.

²⁷If you have nothing with which to pay,

why should your bed be taken from under you?

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
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
make friends	תִּ֭תְרַע	tiṯ·ra‘	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
an angry	אָ֑ף	’āp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
man	בַּ֣עַל	ba·‘al	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1167 owner, lord
and do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
associate	תָבֽוֹא׃	ṯā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H854 with
a hot-tempered	חֵ֝מוֹת	ḥê·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2534 heat, rage
man	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you may learn	תֶּאֱלַ֥ף	te·’ĕ·lap̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H502 learn
his ways	אָרְחָתוֹ	ʾå̄·rə·ḥå̄·ṯō	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H734 way, path
and entangle	וְלָקַחְתָּ֖	wə·lā·qaḥ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H3947 take
yourself	לְנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	lə·nap̄·še·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
in a snare	מוֹקֵ֣שׁ	mō·w·qêš	Noun - masculine singular	H4170 a bait or lure

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be	תְּהִ֥י	tə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one who gives pledges	בְתֹֽקְעֵי־	ḇə·ṯō·qə·‘ê-	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
who puts up security	בַּ֝עֹרְבִ֗ים	ba·‘ō·rə·ḇîm	Preposition-b, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6148 take on pledge, give in pledge, exchange
for debts	מַשָּׁאֽוֹת׃	maš·šā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4859 loan

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have nothing	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
with which	לְךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
to pay	לְשַׁלֵּ֑ם	lə·šal·lêm	Preposition; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7999 be complete, sound
why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should your bed	מִ֝שְׁכָּבְךָ֗	miš·kā·ḇə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying
be taken	יִקַּ֥ח	yiq·qaḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
from under you	מִתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃	mit·taḥ·te·ḵā	Preposition; Preposition; second person masculine singular	H8478 the under part