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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 14:9 - Favour
Proverbs 14:9 - Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fools | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
| make a mock | H3887 | לוּץ |
[Verb] properly to make mouths {at} that {is} to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to {interpret} or (generally) intercede |
| at sin | H817 | אָשָׁם |
[Noun Masculine] guilt; by implication a fault; also a sin offering |
| but among | H996 | בֵּין |
[Masculine] properly the constructively contracted form of an otherwise unused noun from H995; a distinction; but used only as a {preposition} between (repeated before each {noun} often with other particles); also as a {conjugation} either ... or |
| the righteous | H3477 | יָשָׁר |
[Adjective] straight (literally or figuratively) |
| there is favour | H7522 | רָצוֹן |
[Noun Masculine] delight |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.