Proverbs 12:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

נִ֭קְלֶהniqəleh

baseverbH7034

contemn · despise · lightly esteem · set light ···

וְ/עֶ֣בֶדwəʿebed

bondmanconjH5650

bondage · servant · servant

ל֑/וֹlwō

pron

מִ֝/מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗דmimətakabēd

abounding withpronH3513

more grievously afflict · boast · be chargeable · be dim ···

וַ/חֲסַרwaḥăsar

destituteconjH2638

fail · lack · have need · void ···

לָֽחֶםlāḥem

breadnounH3899

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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