God & Savior

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8
Read chapter

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)

מַרְבֶּ֣ה ה֭וֹנוֹ בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּ֑ית לְחוֹנֵ֖ן דַּלִּ֣ים יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃

  1. מַרְבֶּ֣הmar.Beh“[one who] increases”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  2. ה֭וֹנוֹho.no“wealth his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוֹן · “substance” · Strong's H1952
  3. בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְbe.Ne.shekh“by interest”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֶ֫שֶׁךְ · “interest” · Strong's H5392
  4. וְתַרְבִּ֑יתu.ve.tar.bit“and usury”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תַּרְבִּית · “increment” · Strong's H8636
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. לְחוֹנֵ֖ןle.cho.Nen“for [one who] shows favor to”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָנַן · “be gracious” · Strong's H2603A
  6. דַּלִּ֣יםda.Lim“poor [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from דַּל · “poor” · Strong's H1800
  7. יִקְבְּצֶֽנּוּ׃yik.be.Tze.nu“he gathers it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָבַץ · “to gather” · Strong's H6908
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)