Proverbs 11:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.”

Proverbs 11:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 11:298 words

HebrewMeaning

עוֹכֵ֣רʿwōkēr

troubleverbH5916

stir

בֵּ֭ית/וֹbēytwō

housenounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

יִנְחַלyinəḥal

divideverbH5157

have · take as a heritage · (cause to · give to ···

ר֑וּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

וְ/עֶ֥בֶדwəʿebed

bondmanconjH5650

bondage · servant · servant

אֱ֝וִ֗ילʾĕwiyl

fooladjH191

לַ/חֲכַםlaḥăkam

cunningpronH2450

subtil · wise · man)

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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