Proverbs 21:20

Hebrew
ESV
Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.
NIV
In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has.
NLT
The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.
LXX
θησαυρὸς ἐπιθυμητὸς ἀναπαύσεται ἐπὶ στόματος σοφοῦ ἄφρονες δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἄνδρες καταπίονται αὐτόνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Proverbs 21:19 ← Proverbs 21:20 → Proverbs 21:21

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