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proverbs_28:25

Proverbs 28:25

Hebrew
רְחַב נֶ֭פֶשׁ יְגָרֶ֣ה מָד֑וֹן וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ עַל יְהוָ֣הplugin-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
יְדֻשָּֽׁן
ESV
A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.
NIV
A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
NLT
Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.
LXX
KJV
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Proverbs 28:24 ← Proverbs 28:25 → Proverbs 28:26

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