Proverbs 12:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”

Proverbs 12:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:118 words

HebrewMeaning

עֹבֵ֣דʿōbēd

keep in bondageverbH5647

be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···

אַ֭דְמָת/וֹʾadəmātwō

countrynounH127

earth · ground · husband · land

יִֽשְׂבַּֽעyiśəbaʿ

have enoughverbH7646

fill (full · self · with) · be full ···

לָ֑חֶםlāḥem

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וּ/מְרַדֵּ֖ףwməradēp

chaseconjH7291

put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···

רֵיקִ֣יםrēyqiym

emptiedadjH7386

vain (fellow · man)

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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