Proverbs 28:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. | Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people. | As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a lion | אֲרִי־ | 'a-ri- | H0738A | lionאֲרִי (a.ri) 1) lion 1a) pictures or images of lions |
| roaring | נֹ֭הֵם | NO-hem | H5098 | to groanנָהַם (na.ham) 1) to growl, groan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to growl (of lion) 1a2) to groan (of sufferer) |
| and a bear | וְדֹ֣ב | ve-DO | H1677 | bearדֹּב (dov) bear Aramaic equivalent: dov (דֹּב "bear" H1678) |
| rushing | שׁוֹקֵ֑ק | sho-KEK | H8264 | to rushשָׁקַק (sha.qaq) 1) to run, run about, rush, run to and fro, be eager or greedy or thirsty 1a) (Qal) roving, ranging, longing, rush out upon (participle) 1b) (Hithpalpel) to rush to and fro, rush back and forth |
| a ruler | מֹשֵׁ֥ל | mo-SHEL | H4910 | to ruleמָשַׁל (ma.shal) 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion |
| wicked | רָ֝שָׁ֗ע | ra-SHA' | H7563 | wickedרָשָׁע (ra.sah) 1) wicked, criminal 1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst) 1b) wicked (hostile to God) 1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) |
| over | עַ֣ל | 'al | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| a people | עַם־ | 'am- | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| poor | דָּֽל׃ | Dal | H1800 | poorדַּל (dal) low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.