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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 21:26 - Spareth
Proverbs 21:26 - He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| He coveteth | H183 | אָוָה |
[Verb] to wish for |
| greedily | H8378 | תַּאֲוָה |
[Noun Feminine] a longing; by implication a delight (subjectively {satisfaction} objectively a charm) |
| all | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| the day | H3117 | יוֹם |
[Noun Masculine] a day (as the warm {hours}) whether literally (from sunrise to {sunset} or from one sunset to the {next}) or figuratively (a space of time defined by an associated {term}) (often used adverbially) |
| long but the righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| giveth | H5414 | נָתַן |
[Verb] to {give} used with great latitude of application ({put } {make } etc.) |
| and spareth | H2820 | חָשַׂךְ |
[Verb] to restrain or (reflexively) refrain; by implication to {refuse} spare: preserve; also (by interchange with H2821) to observe |
| not | H3808 | לֹא |
[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.