Proverbs 12:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”

Proverbs 12:24 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 12:246 words

HebrewMeaning

יַדyad

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

חָרוּצִ֥יםḥārwṣiym

decisionadjH2742

diligent · gold · pointed things · sharp ···

תִּמְשׁ֑וֹלtiməšwōl

(haveverbH4910

make to have) dominion · governor · indeed · reign ···

ו֝/רְמִיָּ֗הwrəmiyāh

deceit(-fulconjH7423

-fully) · false · guile · idle ···

תִּהְיֶ֥הtihəyeh

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

לָ/מַֽסlāmas

discomfitedpronH4522

levy · task · tribute

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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