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proverbs_10:3

Proverbs 10:3

Hebrew
לֹֽא יַרְעִ֣יב יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף
ESV
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
NIV
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
NLT
The LORD will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
LXX
οὐ λιμοκτονήσει κύριος ψυχὴν δικαίαν ζωὴν 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.
ἀσεβῶν ἀνατρέψει
KJV
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:2 ← Proverbs 10:3 → Proverbs 10:4

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