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Chapter 20
Verse 6
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Proverbs 20

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6 Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 20:6. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 50
Editorial Notes 0
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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.

רָב־אָדָ֗ם יִ֭קְרָא אִ֣ישׁ חַסְדּ֑וֹ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִ֣י יִמְצָֽא׃

9 word entries
רָב
Lemma
7230
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common both gender singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H7230
Occurrences
11
אָדָ֗ם
Lemma
120
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H120
Occurrences
338
יִ֭קְרָא
Lemma
7121
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H7121
Occurrences
350
אִ֣ישׁ
Lemma
376
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
1458
חַסְדּ֑וֹ
Lemma
2617 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2617
Occurrences
193
וְאִ֥ישׁ
Lemma
c/376
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H376
Occurrences
203
אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים
Lemma
529
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H529
Occurrences
5
מִ֣י
Lemma
4310
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4310
Occurrences
333
יִמְצָֽא
Lemma
4672
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4672
Occurrences
305
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.

Μέγα ἄνθρωπος, καὶ τίμιον ἀνὴρ ἐλεήμων, ἄνδρα δὲ πιστὸν ἔργον εὑρεῖν.

11 word entries
Μέγα
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.
Transliteration
megas
Morphology
adjective, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
great, large
Part of Speech
adjective
Definition
Great, large, important, or mighty.
Occurrences
653
ἄνθρωπος
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.
Transliteration
anthropos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
human, man
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Human being, person, man.
Occurrences
1305
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
τίμιον
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.
Transliteration
timion
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular 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
17
ἀνὴρ
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.
Transliteration
aner
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
man, husband
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Man, male, husband.
Occurrences
1573
ἐλεήμων
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.
Transliteration
eleemon
Morphology
Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
Gloss
of ... / being ...
Part of Speech
participle/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
21
ἄνδρα
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.
Transliteration
andra
Morphology
noun, masculine accusative singular
Gloss
man, husband
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Man, male, husband.
Occurrences
1573
δὲ
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
δέ
Transliteration
de
Morphology
postpositive conjunction/particle
Gloss
but, and, now
Part of Speech
conjunction/particle
Definition
Postpositive connective conjunction.
Occurrences
4634
πιστὸν
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.
Transliteration
piston
Morphology
accusative masculine or nominative/accusative neuter singular 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
7
ἔργον
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.
Transliteration
ergon
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
work, deed
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Work, deed, action, or task.
Occurrences
527
εὑρεῖν
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.
Transliteration
eyrein
Morphology
present/aorist active infinitive pattern
Gloss
to ...
Part of Speech
infinitive
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
16
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.

ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܐ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܝܢ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܡܢܘ ܡܫܟܚ

11 word entries
ܣܘܓܐܐ
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.
Transliteration
swg''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
113
ܕܒ̈ܢܝ
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.
Transliteration
dbny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
231
ܐܢܫܐ
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.
Transliteration
'nsh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
290
ܡܬܩܪ̈ܝܢ
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.
Transliteration
mtqryn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending
Occurrences
2
ܓܒܪ̈ܐ
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.
Transliteration
gbr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
622
ܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܐ
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.
Transliteration
mrhmn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
17
ܓܒܪܐ
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.
Transliteration
gbr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
622
ܕܝܢ
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
ܕܝܢ
Transliteration
dyn
Morphology
possible plural/participle or finite verbal ending; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
951
ܡܗܝܡܢܐ
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.
Transliteration
mhymn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
36
ܡܢܘ
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
ܡܢܘ
Transliteration
mnw
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
227
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.
Transliteration
mshkh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
130
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.

סוּגְעָא דִבְנֵי נָשָׁא מִתְקַרְיָן גַבְרֵי מְרַחֲמָנֵי וְגַבְרָא מְהֵימְנָא מַנוּ מַשְׁכָּח׃

10 word entries
סוּגְעָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
swg''
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
20
דִבְנֵי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
בר
Transliteration
dbny
Morphology
prefixed relative/genitive ד + noun plural construct
Gloss
of/that sons, children of
Occurrences
2734
נָשָׁא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
נשא
Transliteration
nsh'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
118
מִתְקַרְיָן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mtqryn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
3
גַבְרֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
gbry
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
109
מְרַחֲמָנֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mrchmny
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
וְגַבְרָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wgbr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
524
מְהֵימְנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mhymn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
8
מַנוּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מנו
Transliteration
mnw
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
20
מַשְׁכָּח׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שכח
Transliteration
mshkch
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
6
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.

Multi homines misericordes vocantur; virum autem fidelem quis inveniet?]

9 word entries
multi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
multi
Transliteration
multi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
24
homines
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
homo
Transliteration
homines
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1653
misericordes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
misericordes
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
36
vocantur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uoco
Transliteration
vocantur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
652
virum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uir
Transliteration
virum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1641
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
fidelem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fidelis
Transliteration
fidelem
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
132
quis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quis
Transliteration
quis
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1619
inveniet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inuenio
Transliteration
inveniet
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
682

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.

Psalms 12:1

To him that excelleth upon the eight tune. A Psalme of Dauid. Helpe Lord, for there is not a godly man left: for the faithfull are fayled from among the children of men.

7 relevance votes

Matthew 6:2

Therefore when thou giuest thine almes, thou shalt not make a trumpet to be blowen before thee, as the hypocrites doe in the Synagogues and in the streetes, to be praysed of men. Verely I say vnto you, they haue their rewarde.

6 relevance votes

Luke 22:33

And he said vnto him, Lord, I am ready to goe with thee into prison, and to death.

5 relevance votes

Luke 18:8

I tell you he will auenge them quickly: but when the Sonne of man commeth, shall he finde faith on the earth?

5 relevance votes

Proverbs 27:2

Let another man prayse thee, and not thine owne mouth: a stranger, and not thine owne lips.

5 relevance votes

Proverbs 25:14

A man that boasteth of false liberalitie, is like cloudes and winde without raine.

4 relevance votes

Luke 18:11

The Pharise stoode and prayed thus with himselfe, O God, I thanke thee that I am not as other men, extortioners, vniust, adulterers, or euen as this Publican.

4 relevance votes

Micah 7:2

The good man is perished out of the earth, and there is none righteous among men: they all lye in wayte for blood: euery man hunteth his brother with a net.

3 relevance votes

Jeremiah 5:1

Run to and from by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open places thereof, if ye can finde a man, or if there be any that executeth iudgement, and seeketh the trueth, and I will spare it.

3 relevance votes

John 1:47

Iesus sawe Nathanael comming to him, and saide of him, Beholde in deede an Israelite, in whom is no guile.

2 relevance votes

2 Corinthians 12:11

I was a foole to boast my selfe: yee haue compelled mee: for I ought to haue bene commended of you: for in nothing was I inferiour vnto the very chiefe Apostles, though I bee nothing.

2 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 7:28

And I finde more bitter then death the woman whose heart is as nettes and snares, and her handes, as bands: he that is good before God, shalbe deliuered from her, but the sinner shall be taken by her.

2 relevance votes
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