Proverbs 14:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.”

Proverbs 14:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:167 words

HebrewMeaning

חָכָ֣םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

יָ֭רֵאyārēʾ

afraidverbH3373

fear

וְ/סָ֣רwəsār

beconjH5493

bring · call back · decline · depart ···

מֵ/רָ֑עmērāʿ

adversitypronH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וּ֝/כְסִ֗ילwkəsiyl

foolconjH3684

מִתְעַבֵּ֥רmitəʿabēr

alienateverbH5674

alter · at all · beyond · bring (over ···

וּ/בוֹטֵֽחַwbwōṭēḥa

be bold (confidentconjH982

secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···

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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