Proverbs

Proverbs 3:28–29

²⁸Do not tell your neighbor,

“Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—

when you already have the means.

²⁹Do not devise evil against your neighbor,

for he trustfully dwells beside 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
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
tell	תֹּ֘אמַ֤ר	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
your neighbor	לְרֵעֶיךָ	lə·rē·ʿɛ·ḵå̄	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
Come	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	וָ֭שׁוּב	wā·šūḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
tomorrow	וּמָחָ֥ר	ū·mā·ḥār	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
I will provide	אֶתֵּ֗ן	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
when you already have the means	וְיֵ֣שׁ	wə·yêš	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
devise	רָעָ֑ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
evil	תַּחֲרֹ֣שׁ	ta·ḥă·rōš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
your neighbor	רֵעֲךָ֣	rê·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
for he	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
trustfully	לָבֶ֣טַח	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
dwells	יוֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
beside you	אִתָּֽךְ׃	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with

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Proverbs 3:28 Leviticus 19:13 · Deuteronomy 24:12–15 · 2 Corinthians 8:11 · Ecclesiastes 9:10 · 1 Timothy 6:18 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · 2 Corinthians 9:3

Proverbs 3:29 Proverbs 6:14 · Psalm 55:20 · Psalm 59:3 · Micah 2:1–2 · Psalm 35:20 · Proverbs 16:29–30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.