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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 17:8 - Stone
Proverbs 17:8 - A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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A gift | H7810 | שַׁחַד |
[Noun Masculine] a donation (venal or redemptive) |
is as a precious | H2580 | חֵן |
[Noun Masculine] {graciousness} that {is} subjectively ({kindness } favor) or objectively (beauty) |
stone | H68 | אֶבֶן |
[Noun Feminine] a stone |
in the eyes | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
of him that hath | H1167 | בַּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] a master; hence a {husband} or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense |
it whithersoever | H413 | אֵל |
[Preposition] a primitive {particle} properly denoting motion {towards} but occasionally used of a quiescent {position} that {is} near: with or among; often in {general} to |
it turneth | H6437 | פָּנָה |
[Verb] to turn; by implication to {face} that {is} appear: {look} etc. |
it prospereth | H7919 | שָׂכַל |
[Verb] to be (causeatively make or act) circumspect and hence intelligent |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.