21 He who goes after righteousness and mercy will get life, righteousness, and honour.
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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 21:21. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.
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5
Word Entries
40
Editorial Notes
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Westminster Leningrad Codex
Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain
Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.
רֹ֭דֵף צְדָקָ֣ה וָחָ֑סֶד יִמְצָ֥א חַ֝יִּ֗ים צְדָקָ֥ה וְכָבֽוֹד׃
7 word entries
רֹ֭דֵף
צְדָקָ֣ה
וָחָ֑סֶד
יִמְצָ֥א
חַ֝יִּ֗ים
צְדָקָ֥ה
Greek Brenton Septuagint
Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain
Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported
Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.
Ὁδὸς δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐλεημοσύνης εὑρήσει ζωὴν καὶ δόξαν.
8 word entries
Ὁδὸς
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ὁδός
- Transliteration
- hodos
- Morphology
- noun, feminine nominative singular
- Gloss
- way, road
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Way, road, path, journey, or manner of life.
- Occurrences
- 701
δικαιοσύνης
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- δικαιοσύνη
- Transliteration
- dikaiosyne
- Morphology
- noun, feminine nominative singular
- Gloss
- righteousness, justice
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Righteousness, justice, uprightness.
- Occurrences
- 284
καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
ἐλεημοσύνης
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- ἐλεημοσύνης
- Transliteration
- eleemosynes
- Morphology
- genitive singular feminine or nominative masculine pattern
- Gloss
- of ...
- Part of Speech
- noun/adjective/pronoun form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 3
εὑρήσει
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium
- Confidence note
- Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
- Lemma
- εὑρήσει
- Transliteration
- eyresei
- Morphology
- dative singular or indeclinable form pattern
- Gloss
- ...
- Part of Speech
- noun/adjective form
- Definition
- Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
- Occurrences
- 20
ζωὴν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- ζωή
- Transliteration
- zoen
- Morphology
- noun, feminine accusative singular
- Gloss
- life
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Life, living existence.
- Occurrences
- 182
καὶ
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- καί
- Transliteration
- kai
- Morphology
- coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and, also, even
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- Coordinating conjunction.
- Strong's
- G2532
- Occurrences
- 56730
δόξαν
- Status
- Rule-aligned morphology
- Confidence
- medium high
- Confidence note
- Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
- Lemma
- δόξα
- Transliteration
- doxa
- Morphology
- noun, feminine nominative singular
- Gloss
- glory, honor
- Part of Speech
- noun
- Definition
- Glory, honor, reputation, or splendor.
- Occurrences
- 402
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament
Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License
Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha
Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.
ܕܒܥܐ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܚܝ̈ܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
7 word entries
ܕܒܥܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܕܒܥܐ
- Transliteration
- db''
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
- Occurrences
- 13
ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
- Transliteration
- zdyqwt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 52
ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ
- Transliteration
- wtybwt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 11
ܡܫܟܚ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܡܫܟܚ
- Transliteration
- mshkh
- Morphology
- Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
- Occurrences
- 130
ܚܝ̈ܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܚܝܐ
- Transliteration
- hy'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
- Occurrences
- 92
ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ
- Transliteration
- wzdyqwt'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 35
ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
- Confidence
- low preliminary Syriac pattern
- Note
- Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
- Lemma
- ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
- Transliteration
- wtshbwht'
- Morphology
- probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
- Occurrences
- 15
Targumim on Prophets and Writings
Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain
Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.
Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.
דְרָדֵף צִדְקְתָא וְחֶסְדָא יַשְׁכַּח חַיֵי וְצִדְקְתָא וִיקָרָא׃
7 word entries
דְרָדֵף
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- רדף
- Transliteration
- drdp
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
- Occurrences
- 18
צִדְקְתָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- צדקתא
- Transliteration
- tsdqt'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 64
וְחֶסְדָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- חסדא
- Transliteration
- wchsd'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 49
יַשְׁכַּח
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- ישכח
- Transliteration
- yshkch
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 10
חַיֵי
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- חיי
- Transliteration
- chyy
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic source token
- Occurrences
- 111
וְצִדְקְתָא
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- צדקתא
- Transliteration
- wtsdqt'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 64
וִיקָרָא׃
- Status
- Preliminary machine alignment
- Confidence
- low aramaic preliminary
- Note
- Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
- Lemma
- יקרא
- Transliteration
- wyqr'
- Morphology
- preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
- Occurrences
- 111
Latin Vulgate Clementine
Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology
Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported
Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.
Qui sequitur justitiam et misericordiam inveniet vitam, justitiam, et gloriam.
11 word entries
qui
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- qui
- Transliteration
- qui
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: pronoun
- Occurrences
- 15011
sequitur
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- sequor
- Transliteration
- sequitur
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 281
iustitiam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- iustitia
- Transliteration
- iustitiam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 380
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
misericordiam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- misericordia
- Transliteration
- misericordiam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 362
inveniet
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- inuenio
- Transliteration
- inveniet
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: verb
- Occurrences
- 682
vitam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- uita
- Transliteration
- vitam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 437
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
iustitiam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- iustitia
- Transliteration
- iustitiam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 380
et
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- et
- Transliteration
- et
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
- Gloss
- and
- Part of Speech
- conjunction
- Definition
- and, also, even
- Etymology
- Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
- Occurrences
- 50526
gloriam
- Status
- Dataset-backed morphology
- Lemma
- gloria
- Transliteration
- gloriam
- Morphology
- GreLa POS: noun
- Occurrences
- 475
Ranked cross references
Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.
Matthew 5:6
Happy are those whose heart's desire is for righteousness: for they will have their desire.
43 relevance votes1 Corinthians 15:58
For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
21 relevance votesProverbs 22:4
The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.
20 relevance votesHebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
12 relevance votes1 Timothy 6:11
But you, O man of God, keep yourself from these things, and go after righteousness, religion, faith, love, a quiet mind, gentle behaviour.
12 relevance votesProverbs 15:9
The way of the evil-doer is disgusting to the Lord, but he who goes after righteousness is dear to him.
12 relevance votes2 Timothy 2:22
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
11 relevance votesIsaiah 51:1
Give ear to me, you who are searching for righteousness, who are looking for the Lord: see the rock from which you were cut out, and the hole out of which you were taken.
10 relevance votes1 Peter 1:7
So that the true metal of your faith, being of much greater value than gold (which, though it comes to an end, is tested by fire), may come to light in praise and glory and honour, at the revelation of Jesus Christ:
9 relevance votes1 Thessalonians 5:21
Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;
8 relevance votesPhilippians 3:12
Not as if I had even now got the reward or been made complete: but I go on in the hope that I may come to the knowledge of that for which I was made the servant of Christ Jesus.
8 relevance votesHosea 6:3
And let us have knowledge, let us go after the knowledge of the Lord; his going out is certain as the dawn, his decisions go out like the light; he will come to us like the rain, like the spring rain watering the earth.
8 relevance votes