“He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.”
Proverbs 12:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 12:97 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֣וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
נִ֭קְלֶהniqəleh
a lightly esteemed personverbH7034
contemn · despise · lightly esteem · set light ···
וְ/עֶ֣בֶדwəʿebed
and a servantconjH5650
bondage · servant · servant
ל֑/וֹlwō
pron
מִ֝/מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmimətakabēd
more than one who honors himselfpronH3513
more grievously afflict · boast · be chargeable · be dim ···
וַ/חֲסַרwaḥăsar
and one lacking ofconjH2638
fail · lack · have need · void ···
לָֽחֶםlāḥem
foodnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
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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