Proverbs 14:35
WEB
The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.
BSB
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
KJV
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H7522
n-m — delight
Derivation: or רָצֹן; from 7521;
delight (especially as shown)
KJV: (be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.
n.[m.] — goodwill
רָצוֹן n.[m.] goodwill, favour, acceptance, will
1. goodwill, favour
2. acceptance, of persons, offering sacrifice
3. will, desire, pleasure
H4428
n-m — king
Derivation: from 4427;
a king
KJV: king, royal.
n.m — king
מֶ֫לֶךְ 2513 n.m. king
H5650
n-m — servant
Derivation: from 5647;
a servant
KJV: × bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.
n.m — slave
עֶ֫בֶד 799 n.m. slave, servant
1. slave, servant of household
2. Subjects, of chief
3. Servants, worshippers of God
4. Servant of י׳, in a special sense
5. Israel as a people is servant of י׳
6. In polite address of equals or superiors the Hebrews used עַבְדְּךָ thy servant = 1 pers. sing., I
7. Phrases
H7919
v — be, make, act, circumspect, intelligent
Derivation: a primitive root;
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
KJV: consider, expert, instruct, prosper, (deal) prudent(-ly), (give) skill(-ful), have good success, teach, (have, make to) understand(-ing), wisdom, (be, behave self, consider, make) wise(-ly), guide wittingly.
vb — be prudent
שָׂכַל vb. be prudent
Qal be prudent, circumspect
Hiph.
1. look at
2. give attention to, consider, ponder
3. have insight, comprehension
4. cause to consider, give insight, teach
5. act circumspectly, prudently
6. prosper, have success
7. cause to prosper
H5678
n-f — outburst
Derivation: feminine of 5676;
an outburst of passion
KJV: anger, rage, wrath.
n.f — overflow
עֶבְרָה n.f. overflow, arrogance, fury
H1961
v — exist, be, become, come to pass
Derivation: a primitive root (compare 1933);
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV: beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.
vb — fall out
הָיָה 3570 vb. fall out, come to pass, become, be
Qal
I.
1.
a. Fall out, happen
b. occur, take place, come about, come to pass
2. esp. & very oft., come about, come to pass
a.
(1). וַיְהִי and it came to pass that, most often (c. 292 t.)
(2). rarely also Pf. c. וְ conj. וְהָיָה
b. less oft. וְהָיָה Pf. consec. and it shall come to pass, or frequentat. came to pass (repeatedly, etc.)
II. Come into being, become
1.
a. abs., in lively narrative, arise, appear, come
b. sq. prep.
2. become
a. sq. pred. noun (to be viewed as implicit accus.)
b. sq. pred. adj.
c. become like
d. sq. pred. לְ pers.
e. sq. לְ pred.
f. oft. c. לְ pred. לְ pers.
g. with עַל and לְ
h. sts. c. לְ pers. only = became the property of, come into the possession of
III. Be (often with subbordinate idea of becoming)
1. exist, be in existence
2. abide, remain, continue
3. with word of locality, be in or at a place, be situated, stand, lie
4. as copula, joining subj. & pred.
5. periphrastic conjug.
Niph.
1. either be done, be brought about, or occur, come to pass
2. be done, finished, gone
H954
v — pale, be ashamed, be disappointed, delayed
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-) shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
vb — be ashamed
בּוֹשׁ 109 vb. be ashamed
Qal
1. abs. feel shame
2. sq. מִן, be ashamed of, i.e. disconcerted, disappointed by reason of
3. with obj. I am ashamed to ask
Polel delay (in shame)
Hiph.
1. put to shame
2.
a. put to shame
b. act shamefully
c. to be put to shame
d. be ashamed
Hithp. ashamed before one another
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Verse 35
Proverbs 14:35
This shows that in a well-ordered court and government smiles and favours are dispensed among those that are employed in public trusts according to their merits; Solomon lets them know he will go by that rule, 1. That those who behave themselves wisely shall be respected and preferred, whatever enemies they may have that seek to undermine them. No man's services shall be neglected to please a party or a favourite. 2. That those who are selfish and false, who betray their country, oppress the poor, and sow discord, and thus cause shame, shall be displaced and banished the court, whatever friends they may make to speak for them.