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Proverbs 24:12

If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?
Proverbs 24:12
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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)

כִּֽי־תֹאמַ֗ר הֵן֮ לֹא־יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּ זֶ֥ה הֲֽלֹא־תֹ֘כֵ֤ן לִבּ֨וֹת׀ הֽוּא־יָבִ֗ין וְנֹצֵ֣ר נַ֭פְשְׁךָ ה֣וּא יֵדָ֑ע וְהֵשִׁ֖יב לְאָדָ֣ם כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תֹאמַ֗רto.Mar“you will say”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. הֵן֮hen“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  4. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. יָדַ֪עְנ֫וּya.Da'.Nu“we knew”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  6. זֶ֥הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  7. הֲֽלֹא־halo'-“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. תֹ֘כֵ֤ןto.Khen“[one who] weighs”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּכַן · “to measure” · Strong's H8505
  9. לִבּ֨וֹת׀li.Bot“hearts”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from לִבָּה · “heart” · Strong's H3826
  10. הֽוּא־hu'-“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  11. יָבִ֗יןya.Vin“does he perceive”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  12. וְנֹצֵ֣רve.no.Tzer“and [one who] guards”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
  13. נַ֭פְשְׁךָNaf.she.kha“life your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  14. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  15. יֵדָ֑עye.Da'“does he know?”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  16. וְהֵשִׁ֖יבve.he.Shiv“and will he repay?”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “pay” · Strong's H7725K
  17. לְאָדָ֣םle.'a.Dam“to a person”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  18. כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃ke.fo.'o.Lo“according to work his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)