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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 20:3 - Meddling
Proverbs 20:3 - It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| It is an honour | H3519 | כָּבוֹד |
[Noun Masculine] properly weight; but only figuratively in a good {sense} splendor or copiousness |
| for a man | H376 | אִישׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.) |
| to cease | H7674 | שֶׁבֶת |
[Noun Feminine] {rest} {interruption } cessation |
| from strife | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| but every | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| fool | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
| will be meddling | H1566 | גָּלַע |
[Verb] to be obstinate |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.