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Proverbs 10:4

“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

רוּשׁrûwsh · roosh
H7326 · Hebrew

Definition: to be destitute
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
Grammar: רָ֗אשׁ — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 24 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Samuel 18:23 2 Samuel 12:1 2 Samuel 12:3 2 Samuel 12:4 Psalms 34:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רוּשׁ here.

Verse 3 Verse 5

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.