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Proverbs 14:21
“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
בּוּזbûwz · booz
H936 · Hebrew
H936 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to disrespect
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- contemn, despise, [idiom] utterly.
- Grammar
- בָּז — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 12 times in the Hebrew Bible.Proverbs 1:7Proverbs 6:30Proverbs 11:12Proverbs 13:13Proverbs 23:9
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 בּוּז here.
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.