Proverbs 10:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”

Proverbs 10:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:47 words

HebrewMeaning

רָ֗אשׁrāʾš

lacknounH7326

needy · poor

עֹשֶׂ֥הʿōśeh

accomplishverbH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

כַףkap

branchnounH3709

foot · hand · -dle · ) ···

רְמִיָּ֑הrəmiyāh

deceit(-fulnounH7423

-fully) · false · guile · idle ···

וְ/יַ֖דwəyad

handconjH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

חָרוּצִ֣יםḥārwṣiym

decisionadjH2742

diligent · gold · pointed things · sharp ···

תַּעֲשִֽׁירtaʿăšiyr

be(-comeverbH6238

en- · make · make self · wax) rich ···

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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