Proverbs 21:26

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Proverbs 21:26
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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)

כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם הִתְאַוָּ֣ה תַאֲוָ֑ה וְצַדִּ֥יק יִ֝תֵּ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃

  1. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  2. הַ֭יּוֹםHai.yom“the day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  3. הִתְאַוָּ֣הhit.'a.Vah“he craves”
    Verb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָוָה · “to desire” · Strong's H0183
  4. תַאֲוָ֑הta.'a.Vah“a craving”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תַּאֲוָה · “desire” · Strong's H8378
  5. וְצַדִּ֥יקve.tza.Dik“and a righteous [person]”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  6. יִ֝תֵּ֗ןyi.Ten“he gives”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  7. וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃yach.Sokh“he keeps back”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָשַׂךְ · “to withhold” · Strong's H2820
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)