Proverbs 10:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.”

Proverbs 10:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:110 words

HebrewMeaning

מִשְׁלֵ֗יmišəlēy

bywordnounH4912

like · parable · proverb

שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥הšəlōmōh

SolomonnounH8010

בֵּ֣ןbēn

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

חָ֭כָםḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

יְשַׂמַּחyəśamaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

אָ֑בʾāb

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

וּ/בֵ֥ןwbēn

sonconjH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

כְּ֝סִ֗ילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

תּוּגַ֥תtwgat

heavinessnounH8424

sorrow

אִמּֽ/וֹʾimwō

damnounH517

mother · parting

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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