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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 23:4 - Labour
Proverbs 23:4 - Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | H3021 | יָגַע |
[Verb] properly to gasp; hence to be {exhausted} to {tire} to toil |
| not | H408 | אַל |
not (the qualified {negation} used as a deprecative); once ( |
| to be rich | H6238 | עָשַׁר |
[Verb] properly to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively make) rich: be ({-come} {en-} {make} make {self} wax) {rich} make [H1 Kings H22 |
| cease | H2308 | חָדַל |
[Verb] properly to be {flabby} that {is} (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle |
| from | H4480 | מִן |
[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses |
| thine own wisdom | H998 | בִּינָה |
[Noun Feminine] understanding |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.