The Meaning of Proverbs 6:35 Explained

Proverbs 6:35

KJV: He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

YLT: He accepteth not the appearance of any atonement, Yea, he doth not consent, Though thou dost multiply bribes!

Darby: he will not regard any ransom, neither will he rest content though thou multipliest thy gifts.

ASV: He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He will not regard  any ransom;  neither will he rest content,  though thou givest many  gifts. 

What does Proverbs 6:35 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 6

1  against indebtedness
6  idleness
12  and mischievousness
16  seven things detestable to God
20  the blessings of obedience
25  the mischief of unfaithfulness

What do the individual words in Proverbs 6:35 mean?

No He will accept - any recompense nor will he be appeased though you give many gifts -
לֹא־ יִ֭שָּׂא פְּנֵ֣י כָל־ כֹּ֑פֶר וְלֹֽא־ יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה כִּ֣י תַרְבֶּה־ שֹֽׁחַד פ

לֹא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִ֭שָּׂא  He  will  accept 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
פְּנֵ֣י  - 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
כָל־  any 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
כֹּ֑פֶר  recompense 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּפֶר 
Sense: price of a life, ransom, bribe.
וְלֹֽא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יֹ֝אבֶ֗ה  will  he  be  appeased 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָבָה  
Sense: to be willing, consent.
כִּ֣י  though 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
תַרְבֶּה־  you  give  many 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
שֹֽׁחַד  gifts 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֹׁחַד  
Sense: present, bribe.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation