Proverbs
Proverbs 24:3–4
3By wisdom a house is built
and by understanding it is established;
4through knowledge its rooms are filled
with every precious and beautiful treasure.
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 24:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By wisdom | בְּ֭חָכְמָה | bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| a house | בָּ֑יִת | bā·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| is built | יִבָּ֣נֶה | yib·bā·neh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| and by understanding | וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה | ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice |
| it is established | יִתְכּוֹנָֽן׃ | yiṯ·kō·w·nān | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
Proverbs 24:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| through knowledge | וּ֭בְדַעַת | ū·ḇə·ḏa·‘aṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H1847 knowledge |
| its rooms | חֲדָרִ֣ים | ḥă·ḏā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2315 chamber, room |
| are filled | יִמָּלְא֑וּ | yim·mā·lə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4390 be full, fill |
| with every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| precious | יָקָ֣ר | yā·qār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty |
| and beautiful | וְנָעִֽים׃ | wə·nā·‘îm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H5273 pleasant, delightful |
| treasure | ה֖וֹן | hō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1952 wealth, sufficiency |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 24:3 Proverbs 14:1 · Proverbs 9:1 · 1 Corinthians 3:9 · Colossians 2:7 · Jeremiah 10:12 · 2 Samuel 7:26
Proverbs 24:4 Proverbs 15:6 · Proverbs 21:20 · Proverbs 20:15 · Proverbs 8:21 · Matthew 13:52 · Nehemiah 13:5–13 · 1 Chronicles 29:2–9 · 1 Chronicles 27:25–31 · Nehemiah 10:39 · 2 Chronicles 26:4–11 · 1 Kings 4:22–28 · 2 Chronicles 4:18–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.