Proverbs
Proverbs 29:3
3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | אִֽישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who loves | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| wisdom | חָ֭כְמָה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| brings joy | יְשַׂמַּ֣ח | yə·śam·maḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| to his father | אָבִ֑יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| but a companion | וְרֹעֶ֥ה | wə·rō·‘eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| of prostitutes | ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת | zō·w·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| squanders | יְאַבֶּד־ | yə·’ab·beḏ- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| his wealth | הֽוֹן׃ | 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 27:11 · Luke 15:30 · Proverbs 15:20 · Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 28:7 · Luke 15:13 · Proverbs 6:26 · Proverbs 21:17 · Proverbs 5:8–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.