Proverbs 14:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.”

Proverbs 14:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:217 words

HebrewMeaning

בָּזbāz

contemnverbH936

despise · utterly

לְ/רֵעֵ֥/הוּlərēʿēhw

brotherpronH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

חוֹטֵ֑אḥwōṭēʾ

bear the blameverbH2398

cleanse · commit · by fault · harm he hath done ···

וּ/מְחוֹנֵ֖ןwməḥwōnēn

beseechconjH2603

fair · (be · find · shew) favour ···

ענייםʿnyym

afflictedadjH6041

humble · lowly · needy · poor

עֲנָוִ֣יםʿănāwiym

humbleadjH6035

lowly · meek · poor. Compare

אַשְׁרָֽי/וʾašərāyw

blessednounH835

happy

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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