All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.Proverbs 21:26
Original language and places
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׃
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הַ֭יּוֹםHai.yom“the day”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- הִתְאַוָּ֣הhit.'a.Vah“he craves”Verb, hithpael, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָוָה · “to desire” · Strong's H0183
- תַאֲוָ֑הta.'a.Vah“a craving”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תַּאֲוָה · “desire” · Strong's H8378
- וְצַדִּ֥יקve.tza.Dik“and a righteous [person]”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- יִ֝תֵּ֗ןyi.Ten“he gives”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- 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)