Proverbs 17:18
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"A man void of understanding striketh hands, and becometh surety in the presence of his friend."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
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)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
סָפַק
çâphaq
to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of ...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
נָאָה
nâʼâh
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
עָרַב
ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
פָּנִים
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi...
Key Terms in This Verse
סָפַק çâphaq
to clap the hands (in token of compact, derision, grief, indignation, or punishment); by implication of satisfaction, to be enough; by implication of excess, to vomit
Study H5606 →עָרַב ʻârab
to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
Study H6148 →נָאָה nâʼâh
properly, to be at home, i.e. (by implication) to be pleasant (or suitable), i.e. beautiful
Study H4998 →פָּנִים pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
Study H6440 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
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)
Study H376 →Cross References
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.
Take his garment that is surety for a stranger: and take a pledge of him for a strange woman.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
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