Lectionary Calendar
Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
Ecclesiastes 7:7
03588
kî
כִּ֥י
Surely
06233
hā·‘ō·šeq
הָעֹ֖שֶׁק
oppression
Noun
01984
yə·hō·w·lêl
יְהוֹלֵ֣ל
mad
Verb
02450
ḥā·ḵām;
חָכָ֑ם
makes a wise man
Adjective
06
wî·’ab·bêḏ
וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד
destroys
Verb
0853
’eṯ-
אֶת־
-
Accusative
03820
lêḇ
לֵ֖ב
the heart
Noun
04979
mat·tā·nāh.
מַתָּנָֽה׃
a gift
Noun
Aleppo Codex
כי העשק יהולל חכם ויאבד את לב מתנה
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
כִּ֥י הָעֹ֖שֶׁק יְהֹולֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת־לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
כי העשׁק יהולל חכם ויאבד את לב מתנה
Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֥י הָעֹ֖שֶׁק יְהֹולֵ֣ל חָכָ֑ם וִֽיאַבֵּ֥ד אֶת־לֵ֖ב מַתָּנָֽה׃
Greek Septuagint
ὅτι ἡ συκοφαντία περιφέρει σοφὸν καὶ ἀπόλλυσι τὴν καρδίαν εὐτονίας αὐτοῦ.
Berean Study Bible
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
English Standard Version
Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Holman Christian Standard Version
Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe destroys the mind.
Surely, the practice of extortion turns a wise person into a fool, and a bribe destroys the mind.
King James Version
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad (8779); and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad (8779); and a gift destroyeth the heart.
Lexham English Bible
Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
Surely oppression makes a fool of the wise, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
New American Standard Version
For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
For oppression makes a wise man mad, And a bribe corrupts the heart.
World English Bible
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
