Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lexicon: It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
It is good	טֹ֚וב (to·vv)	2896a: pleasant, agreeable, good	from tob
that you grasp	תֶּאֱחֹ֣ז (te·'e·choz)	270: to grasp, take hold, take possession	a prim. root
one	בָּזֶ֔ה (ba·zeh,)	2088: this, here	a prim. pronoun
thing	מִזֶּ֖ה (miz·zeh)	2088: this, here	a prim. pronoun
and also	וְגַם־ (ve·gam-)	1571: also, moreover, yea	from an unused word
not let		5117: to rest	a prim. root
go		5117: to rest	a prim. root
of the other;		2088: this, here	a prim. pronoun
for the one who fears		3372a: to fear	a prim. root
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים (e·lo·him)	430: God, god	pl. of eloah
comes forth	יֵצֵ֥א (ye·tze)	3318: to go or come out	a prim. root
with both	כֻּלָּֽם׃ (kul·lam.)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
of them.

KJV Lexicon

It is good
towb (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun

that thou shouldest take hold
'achaz (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)

of this yea also from this
zeh (zeh)
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

withdraw
yanach (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay

not thine hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

for he that feareth
yare' (yaw-ray')
fearing; morally, reverent -- afraid, fear (-ful).

God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.

shall come forth
yatsa' (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

of them all

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
It is good that you grasp one thing and also not let go of the other; for the one who fears God comes forth with both of them.

King James Bible
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is good that you grasp the one and do not let the other slip from your hand. For the one who fears God will end up with both of them.

International Standard Version
It is good for you to grab hold of this and not let go, because whoever fears God will escape all of these extremes.

NET Bible
It is best to take hold of one warning without letting go of the other warning; for the one who fears God will follow both warnings.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It's good to hold on to the one and not let go of the other, because the one who fears God will be able to avoid both extremes.

King James 2000 Bible
It is good that you should take hold of this; yea, also from this withhold not your hand: for he that fears God shall come forth of them all.

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