Proverbs
Chapter 29
Verse 18
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Proverbs 29

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18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 29:18. 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 43
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.

בְּאֵ֣ין חָ֭זוֹן יִפָּ֣רַֽע עָ֑ם וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר תּוֹרָ֣ה אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ׃

7 word entries
בְּאֵ֣ין
Lemma
b/369
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + particle
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H369
Occurrences
9
חָ֭זוֹן
Lemma
2377
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2377
Occurrences
23
יִפָּ֣רַֽע
Lemma
6544 b
Morphology
Hebrew: verb niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H6544
Occurrences
13
עָ֑ם
Lemma
5971 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H5971
Occurrences
682
וְשֹׁמֵ֖ר
Lemma
c/8104
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal participle active
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H8104
Occurrences
102
תּוֹרָ֣ה
Lemma
8451
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H8451
Occurrences
106
אַשְׁרֵֽהוּ
Lemma
835
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H835
Occurrences
43
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.

Οὐ μὴ ὑπάρξῃ ἐξηγητὴς ἔθνει παρανόμῳ, ὁ δὲ φυλάσσων τὸν νόμον μακαριστός.

12 word entries
Οὐ
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
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
μὴ
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
μή
Transliteration
me
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not, lest
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle commonly used with non-indicative moods.
Occurrences
2979
ὑπάρξῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
yparxe
Morphology
subjunctive/dative singular pattern depending on context
Gloss
form requires context
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
ἐξηγητὴς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
exegetes
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
1
ἔθνει
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
ethnos
Morphology
noun, neuter nominative/accusative singular
Gloss
nation, people
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Nation, people, Gentile group, or ethnic body.
Occurrences
917
παρανόμῳ
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
paranomo
Morphology
dative singular masculine/neuter pattern
Gloss
to/for ...
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
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
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
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
φυλάσσων
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
phylasson
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
23
τὸν
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
Transliteration
ho
Morphology
definite article, nominative masculine singular
Gloss
the
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
80473
νόμον
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
nomos
Morphology
noun, masculine nominative singular
Gloss
law
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Law, custom, or instruction.
Occurrences
332
μακαριστός
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
makaristos
Morphology
nominative masculine singular or genitive 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
3
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.

ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ ܡܬܬܪܥ ܥܡܐ ܘܕܢܛܪ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܛܘܒܘܗܝ

7 word entries
ܒܣܘܓܐܐ
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
bswg''
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
28
ܕܥܘ̈ܠܐ
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
d'wl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
116
ܡܬܬܪܥ
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
mttr'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܥܡܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܥܡܐ
Transliteration
amma
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
people, nation
Occurrences
688
ܘܕܢܛܪ
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
wdntr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
3
ܢܡܘܣܐ
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
nmws'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
152
ܛܘܒܘܗܝ
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
twbwhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
28
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.

בְּסוּגְעָא דְעַוְלָאֵי מִתְתְּרַע עַמָא וּדְנָטֵר אוֹרַיְתָא טוּבוֹהִי׃

7 word entries
בְּסוּגְעָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bswg''
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
20
דְעַוְלָאֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
d'wl'y
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
1
מִתְתְּרַע
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mttr'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
2
עַמָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
עם
Transliteration
'm'
Morphology
noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
people
Occurrences
1754
וּדְנָטֵר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
wdntr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
2
אוֹרַיְתָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
'wryt'
Morphology
noun feminine singular emphatic
Gloss
law, Torah
Occurrences
299
טוּבוֹהִי׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
twbwhy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
5
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.

Cum prophetia defecerit, dissipabitur populus; qui vero custodit legem beatus est.

10 word entries
cum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cum
Transliteration
cum
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5272
prophetia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
prophetia
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
28
defecerit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deficio
Transliteration
defecerit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
163
dissipabitur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dissipo
Transliteration
dissipabitur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
105
populus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
populus
Transliteration
populus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2030
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
custodit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
custodit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
358
legem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
lex
Transliteration
legem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
596
beatus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
beatus
Transliteration
beatus
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
118
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614

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.

James 1:25

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

36 relevance votes

Luke 11:28

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

35 relevance votes

Hosea 4:6

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.

28 relevance votes

John 13:17

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

26 relevance votes

Proverbs 19:16

He who keeps the commandment keeps his soul, but he who is contemptuous in his ways shall die.

16 relevance votes

Psalms 119:2

Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.

15 relevance votes

1 Samuel 3:1

The child Samuel ministered to Yahweh before Eli. Yahweh’s word was rare in those days. There were not many visions, then.

12 relevance votes

Matthew 9:36

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them because they were harassed and scattered, like sheep without a shepherd.

11 relevance votes

Exodus 32:25

When Moses saw that the people were out of control, (for Aaron had let them lose control, causing derision among their enemies),

9 relevance votes

Psalms 74:9

We see no miraculous signs. There is no longer any prophet, neither is there among us anyone who knows how long.

8 relevance votes

Psalms 19:11

Moreover your servant is warned by them. In keeping them there is great reward.

7 relevance votes

Revelation 22:14

Blessed are those who do his commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

5 relevance votes
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