TBESH · H9002
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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/וְ (v) means “and” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: v STEP transliteration; pronunciation varies by reading tradition.
/וְ · v · and
Conjunctive vav - i.e. followed by prefix, suffix or non-verb (conjunctive) (‘and/but’)
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Page 230 of 313. 15632 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
There are three things that are stately in their stride, and four that are impressive in their walk:
Read word by worda lion, mighty among beasts, refusing to retreat before anything;
Read word by worda strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
Read word by wordIf you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
Read word by wordFor as the churning of milk yields butter, and the twisting of the nose draws blood, so the stirring of anger brings forth strife.”
Read word by wordWhat shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?
Read word by wordDo not spend your strength on women or your vigor on those who ruin kings.
Read word by wordIt is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, or for rulers to crave strong drink,
Read word by wordlest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
Read word by wordGive strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
Read word by wordLet him drink and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
Read word by wordOpen your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Read word by wordA wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies.
Read word by wordThe heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value.
Read word by wordShe brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.
Read word by wordShe selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.
Read word by wordShe rises while it is still night to provide food for her household and portions for her maidservants.
Read word by wordShe stretches out her hands to the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.
Read word by wordShe opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
Read word by wordShe makes coverings for her bed; her clothing is fine linen and purple.
Read word by wordShe makes linen garments and sells them; she delivers sashes to the merchants.
Read word by wordStrength and honor are her clothing, and she can laugh at the days to come.
Read word by wordShe opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
Read word by wordShe watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Read word by word“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”
Read word by wordCharm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
Read word by wordGive her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.
Read word by wordGenerations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.
Read word by wordThe sun rises and the sun sets; it hurries back to where it rises.
Read word by wordThe wind blows southward, then turns northward; round and round it swirls, ever returning on its course.
Read word by wordAll the rivers flow into the sea, yet the sea is never full; to the place from which the streams come, there again they flow.
Read word by wordAll things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
Read word by wordWhat has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Read word by wordThere is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.
Read word by wordAnd I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Read word by wordI have seen all the things that are done under the sun, and have found them all to be futile, a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordWhat is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
Read word by wordI said to myself, “Behold, I have grown and increased in wisdom beyond all those before me who were over Jerusalem, and my mind has observed a wealth of wisdom and knowledge.”
Read word by wordSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.
Read word by wordFor with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and as knowledge grows, grief increases.
Read word by wordI said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Read word by wordI said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
Read word by wordI sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Read word by wordI made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
Read word by wordI acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Read word by wordand I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
Read word by wordAnything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
Read word by wordYet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
Read word by wordThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Read word by wordAnd I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
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