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Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:4
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רָ֗אשׁ עֹשֶׂ֥ה כַף־רְמִיָּ֑ה וְיַ֖ד חָרוּצִ֣ים תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃

  1. רָ֗אשׁRash“[is] poor”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רוּשׁ · “be poor” · Strong's H7326
  2. עֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.Seh“[one who] works”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  3. כַף־khaf-“a palm of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from כַּף · “palm” · Strong's H3709G
  4. רְמִיָּ֑הre.mi.Yah“laxness”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רְמִיָּה · “slackness” · Strong's H7423B
  5. וְיַ֖דve.Yad“and [the] hand of”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  6. חָרוּצִ֣יםcha.ru.Tzim“diligent [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חָרוּץ · “sharp” · Strong's H2742A
  7. תַּעֲשִֽׁיר׃ta.'a.Shir“it gains riches”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)