Proverbs
Proverbs 30:33
33For as the churning of milk yields butter,
and the twisting of the nose draws blood,
so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| as the churning | מִ֪יץ | mîṣ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4330 squeezing, pressing, wringing |
| of milk | חָלָ֡ב | ḥā·lāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2461 milk |
| yields | י֘וֹצִ֤יא | yō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| butter | חֶמְאָ֗ה | ḥem·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H2529 curd |
| and the twisting | וּֽמִיץ־ | ū·mîṣ- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4330 squeezing, pressing, wringing |
| of the nose | אַ֭ף | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| draws | י֣וֹצִיא | yō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| blood | דָ֑ם | ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
| so the stirring | וּמִ֥יץ | ū·mîṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4330 squeezing, pressing, wringing |
| of anger | אַ֝פַּ֗יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| brings forth | י֣וֹצִיא | yō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| strife | רִֽיב׃פ | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 28:25 · Proverbs 17:14 · Proverbs 29:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.