Ecclesiastes 10:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”

Ecclesiastes 10:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:127 words

HebrewMeaning

דִּבְרֵ֥יdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

פִיpiy

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

חָכָ֖םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

חֵ֑ןḥēn

favournounH2580

grace · pleasant · precious · favoured

וְ/שִׂפְת֥וֹתwəśipətwōt

bandconjH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

כְּסִ֖ילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

תְּבַלְּעֶֽ/נּוּtəbaləʿenw

coververbH1104

destroy · devour · eat up · be at end ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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