Proverbs 20:11
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
טָהוֹר
ṭâhôwr
pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
הֵן
hên
lo! also there(-fore), (un-) less, whether, but, if
יְמָנִי
yᵉmânîy
right (i.e. at the right hand)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
Study H4639 →Cross References
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.
Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
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