Proverbs
Proverbs 25:17
17Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house,
lest he grow weary and hate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seldom | הֹקַ֣ר | hō·qar | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H3365 be precious, prized, appraised |
| set foot | רַ֭גְלְךָ | raḡ·lə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7272 foot |
| in your neighbor’s | רֵעֶ֑ךָ | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| lest | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| he grow weary | יִ֝שְׂבָּעֲךָ֗ | yiś·bā·‘ă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited |
| and hate you | וּשְׂנֵאֶֽךָ׃ | ū·śə·nê·’e·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H8130 hate |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.