Proverbs 28:14
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶשֶׁר
ʼesher
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
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)
נֶצַח
netsach
properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objective...
קָשָׁה
qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Key Terms in This Verse
קָשָׁה qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
Study H7185 →נֶצַח netsach
properly, a goal, i.e. the bright object at adistance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continu...
Study H5331 →אֶשֶׁר ʼesher
happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy!
Study H835 →עָמָל ʻâmâl
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
Study H5999 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →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
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen.
Welcome to LOGOS Study
Your complete Bible study toolkit