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Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Where no oxen
'eleph (Hebrew #504)
a family; also (from the sense of yoking or taming) an ox or cow
KJV usage: family, kine, oxen.
Pronounce: eh'-lef
Origin: from 502
are, the crib
'ebuwc (Hebrew #18)
a manger or stall
KJV usage: crib.
Pronounce: ay-booce'
Origin: from 75
is clean
bar (Hebrew #1249)
beloved; also pure, empty
KJV usage: choice, clean, clear, pure.
Pronounce: bar
Origin: from 1305 (in its various senses)
: but much
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
increase
tbuw'ah (Hebrew #8393)
income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: fruit, gain, increase, revenue.
Pronounce: teb-oo-aw'
Origin: from 935
is by the strength
koach (Hebrew #3581)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
KJV usage: ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
Pronounce: ko'-akh
Origin: or (Dan. 11:6) kowach {ko'-akh}
of the ox
showr (Hebrew #7794)
a bullock (as a traveller)
KJV usage: bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for 7791).
Pronounce: shore
Origin: from 7788
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Crib,
Ox; Oxen

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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clean.
Amos 4:6• 6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. (Amos 4:6)
but.
Prov. 13:23• 23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. (Prov. 13:23)
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1 Cor. 9:9‑11• 9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
 10Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
 11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? (1 Cor. 9:9‑11)
• It would be a drastic measure indeed to slay the oxen in order to have a clean stable. The purpose would surely be attained, but at what a cost! (“Proverbs Fourteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; but much increase is by the strength of the ox.