Proverbs 10:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.”

Proverbs 10:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:138 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּ/שִׂפְתֵ֣יbəśipətēy

bandpronH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

נָ֭בוֹןnābwōn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

תִּמָּצֵ֣אtimāṣēʾ

befallverbH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

חָכְמָ֑הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶטwəšēbeṭ

dartconjH7626

correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···

לְ/גֵ֣וləgēw

backpronH1460

among · body

חֲסַרḥăsar

destituteadjH2638

fail · lack · have need · void ···

לֵֽבlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

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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