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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 29:18 - Perish
Proverbs 29:18 - Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where there is no | H369 | אַיִן |
[Neuter] a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle |
| vision | H2377 | חָזוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] a sight ({mentally}) that {is} a {dream} {revelation } or oracle |
| the people | H5971 | עַם |
[Noun Masculine] a people (as a congregated unit); specifically a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively a flock |
| perish | H6544 | פָּרַע |
[Verb] to loosen; by implication to {expose} dismiss; figuratively {absolve} begin |
| but he that keepeth | H8104 | שָׁמַר |
[Verb] properly to hedge about (as with {thorns}) that {is} guard; generally to {protect} attend {to} etc. |
| the law | H8451 | תּוֹרָה |
[Noun Feminine] a precept or {statute} especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch |
| happy | H835 | אֶשֶׁר |
[Noun Masculine] happiness; only in masculine plural construction as {interjection} how happy! |
| is he |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.