Proverbs
Proverbs 23:29–30
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaints?
Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
30Those who linger over wine,
who go to taste mixed drinks.
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.
Proverbs 23:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | לְמִ֨י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has woe | א֥וֹי | ’ō·w | Interjection | H188 woe! |
| Who | לְמִ֪י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has sorrow | אֲב֡וֹי | ’ă·ḇō·w | Interjection | H17 Oh! |
| Who | לְמִ֤י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has contentions | מְדוֹנִים | mə·ḏō·nīm | Noun - masculine plural | H4066 strife, contention |
| Who | לְמִ֥י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has complaints | שִׂ֗יחַ | śî·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H7879 complaint, musing |
| Who | לְ֭מִי | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| needless | חִנָּ֑ם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| wounds | פְּצָעִ֣ים | pə·ṣā·‘îm | Noun - masculine plural | H6482 bruise, wound |
| Who | לְ֝מִ֗י | lə·mî | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has bloodshot | חַכְלִל֥וּת | ḥaḵ·li·lūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2448 dulness |
| eyes | עֵינָֽיִם׃ | ‘ê·nā·yim | Noun - cd | H5869 eye |
Proverbs 23:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those who linger | לַֽמְאַחֲרִ֥ים | lam·’a·ḥă·rîm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| wine | הַיָּ֑יִן | hay·yā·yin | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| who go | לַ֝בָּאִ֗ים | lab·bā·’îm | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to taste | לַחְקֹ֥ר | laḥ·qōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2713 search |
| mixed drinks | מִמְסָֽךְ׃ | mim·sāḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4469 mixed drink |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 23:29 Ephesians 5:18 · 1 Samuel 25:36–37 · Luke 12:45–46 · Isaiah 28:7–8 · Isaiah 5:22 · 2 Samuel 13:28 · Isaiah 5:11 · Proverbs 23:21 · 1 Kings 20:16–22 · Proverbs 20:1 · Nahum 1:10 · Matthew 24:49–50
Proverbs 23:30 Ephesians 5:18 · Isaiah 5:11 · Proverbs 20:1 · Amos 6:6 · Proverbs 9:2 · Psalm 75:8 · Genesis 9:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.