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Proverbs 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.


Proverbs 10:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 10:87 words
HebrewMeaning
חֲכַםḥăkam
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
לֵ֭בlēb
heartnounH3820
care for · consent · considered · courag ···
יִקַּ֣חyiqaḥ
acceptverbH3947
bring · buy · carry away · drawn ···
מִצְוֺ֑תmiṣəwōt
commandednounH4687
law · ordinance · precept
וֶ/אֱוִ֥ילweʾĕwiyl
foolconjH191
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםśəpātayim
bandnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
יִלָּבֵֽטyilābēṭ
fallverbH3832
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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