Proverbs 30:10

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty."

Word-by-Word Analysis

לָשַׁן

lâshan

H3960

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

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not a

עֶבֶד

ʻebed

H5650

a servant

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unto his

אָדוֹן

ʼâdôwn

H113

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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בִּלְתִּי

biltîy

H1115

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because no...

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he

אָרַר

ʼârar

H779

to execrate

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thee and thou be

מָצָא

mâtsâʼ

H4672

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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אָשַׁם

ʼâsham

H816

to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish

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Key Terms in This Verse

Accuse H3960

לָשַׁן lâshan

to wag the tongue, i.e. to calumniate

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guilty H816

אָשַׁם ʼâsham

to be guilty; by implication to be punished or perish

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curse H779

אָרַר ʼârar

to execrate

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master H113

אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

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lest H1115

בִּלְתִּי biltîy

properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.

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found H4672

מָצָא mâtsâʼ

properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

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servant H5650

עֶבֶד ʻebed

a servant

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:21 cross-reference

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

Romans 14:4 cross-reference

Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

Deuteronomy 23:15 cross-reference

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:

Daniel 6:24 cross-reference

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and...

Daniel 6:13 cross-reference

Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition ...

1 Samuel 30:15 cross-reference

And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee do...

Proverbs 28:27 cross-reference

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

1 Samuel 24:9 cross-reference

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

1 Samuel 26:19 cross-reference

Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be t...

Proverbs 11:26 cross-reference

He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Deuteronomy 15:9 cross-reference

Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cr...

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