God & Savior

Proverbs 10:3

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

לֹֽא־יַרְעִ֣יב יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃

  1. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. יַרְעִ֣יבyar.'Iv“he allows to hunger”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָעֵב · “be hungry” · Strong's H7456
  3. יְ֭הוָהYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesh“[the] appetite of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “appetite” · Strong's H5315L
  5. צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik“[the] righteous”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  6. וְהַוַּ֖תve.ha.Vat“and [the] craving of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from הַוָּה · “desire” · Strong's H1942
  7. רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Im“wicked [people]”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  8. יֶהְדֹּֽף׃yeh.Dof“he rejects”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָדַף · “to thrust” · Strong's H1920
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)