Proverbs 11:24
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. | One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor. | There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| there | יֵ֣שׁ | yesh | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| [is one who] scatters | מְ֭פַזֵּר | ME-fa-zer | H6340 | to scatterפָּזַר (pa.zar) 1) to scatter, disperse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to scatter 1a2) scattered (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be scattered 1c) (Piel) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be scattered |
| and [who is] increased | וְנוֹסָ֥ף | ve-no-SAF | H3254H | to add: againיָסַף (ya.saph) : again/continue/more[instances] 1) to add, increase, do again 1a) (Qal) to add, increase, do again 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to join, join oneself to 1b2) to be joined, be added to 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to add, increase 1c2) to do more, do again |
| still | ע֑וֹד | od | H5750 | stillעוֹד (od) subst 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides Aramaic equivalent: od (עוֹד "still" H5751) |
| and [one who] withholds | וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ | ve-cho-SEKH | H2820 | to withholdחָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) 1) to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve 1a2) to restrain, check 1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared |
| from uprightness | מִ֝יֹּ֗שֶׁר | mi-YO-sher | H3476 | uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁר (yo.sher) 1) straightness, uprightness 1a) straightness, evenness (moral implications) 1b) rightness, uprightness 1c) what is right, what is due |
| only | אַךְ־ | 'akh- | H0389 | surelyאַךְ (akh) 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive) |
| to poverty | לְמַחְסֽוֹר׃ | le-mach-SOR | H4270 | needמַחְסוֹר (mach.sor) 1) need, poverty, thing needed 1a) need, thing needed 1b) lack, want 1c) need, poverty |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.