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Proverbs 1:4 — King James Version← Study notes

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.


Proverbs 1:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 1:46 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ/תֵ֣תlātēt
addpronH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לִ/פְתָאיִ֣םlipətāʾyim
foolishpronH6612
simple(-icity · one)
עָרְמָ֑הʿārəmāh
guilenounH6195
prudence · subtilty · wilily · wisdom
לְ֝/נַ֗עַרlənaʿar
babepronH5288
boy · child · damsel · lad ···
דַּ֣עַתdaʿat
cunningnounH1847
norantly · know · awares
וּ/מְזִמָּֽהwməzimāh
deviceconjH4209
discretion · intent · witty invention · lewdness ···
Words 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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