Proverbs 1:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?”

Proverbs 1:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:2212 words

HebrewMeaning

עַדʿad

againstpronH5704

and · as · at · before ···

מָתַ֣יmātay

longparticleH4970

when

פְּתָיִם֮pətāyim

foolishnounH6612

simple(-icity · one)

תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּtəʾēhăbw

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

פֶ֥תִיpetiy

foolishnounH6612

simple(-icity · one)

וְ/לֵצִ֗יםwəlēṣiym

ambassadorconjH3887

have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···

לָ֭צוֹןlāṣwōn

scornfulnounH3944

חָמְד֣וּḥāmədw

beautyverbH2530

greatly beloved · covet · delectable thing · delight ···

לָ/הֶ֑םlāhem

pron

וּ֝/כְסִילִ֗יםwkəsiyliym

foolconjH3684

יִשְׂנְאוּyiśənəʾw

enemyverbH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

דָֽעַתdāʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

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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