Proverbs
Proverbs 23:29
29Who has woe? Who has sorrow?
Who has contentions? Who has complaints?
Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.