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Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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עֹכֵ֣רokhertroubleעָכַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “trouble”, a verb used as a describing wordH5916properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or afficttrouble, stir.בֵּ֭יתוֹbeytvofamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…בּוֹצֵ֣עַbotseafinishבָּצַעverb, qal, participle, absolute — “finish”, a verb used as a describing wordH1214figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop(be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.בָּ֑צַעbatsagainבֶּצַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gain”, the ordinary formH1215plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.וְשׂוֹנֵ֖אvesoneand hateשָׂנֵאconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.מַתָּנֹ֣תmatanotgiftמַתָּנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “gift”, the ordinary formH4979a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribegift.יִחְיֶֽהyichyehliveחָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; But he that hateth bribes shall live.

Young’s Literal Translation

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

World English Bible

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Darby Translation

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Douay-Rheims

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A receiver of bribes destroys himself; but he that hates the receiving of bribes is safe. a [By alms and by faithful dealings sins are purged away;] but by the fear of the Lord every one departs from evil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξόλλυσιν ἑαυτὸν ὁ δωρολήπτης, ὁ δὲ μισῶν δώρων λήψεις σώζεται· a ἐλεημοσύναις καὶ πίστεσιν ἀποκαθαίρονται ἁμαρτίαι, τῷ δὲ φόβῳ Κυρίου ἐκκλίνει πᾶς ἀπὸ κακοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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