Proverbs 31:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness. | She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. | She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [she is] watching over | צ֭וֹפִיָּה | TZO-fi-yah | H6822 | to watchצָפָה (tsa.phah) 1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely |
| [the] ways of | הֲלִיכ֣וֹת | ha-li-KHOT | H1979 | walkהֲלִיכָה (ha.li.khah) 1) going, doing, travelling company, way 1a) going, walk, marching, doings 1b) travelling company, caravan |
| household her | בֵּיתָ֑הּ | bei-TAH | H1004M | No entry |
| and [the] bread of | וְלֶ֥חֶם | ve-LE-chem | H3899H | foodלֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) |
| laziness | עַ֝צְל֗וּת | 'atz-LUT | H6104 | sluggishnessעַצְלוּת (ats.lut) sluggishness, laziness |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| she eats | תֹאכֵֽל׃ | to-KHEL | H0398 | to eatאָכַל (a.khal) 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.