Proverbs 14:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”

Proverbs 14:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:37 words

HebrewMeaning

בְּֽ/פִיbəpiy

mouthpronH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

אֱ֭וִילʾĕwiyl

fooladjH191

חֹ֣טֶרḥōṭer

rodnounH2415

גַּאֲוָ֑הgaʾăwāh

excellencynounH1346

haughtiness · highness · pride · proudly ···

וְ/שִׂפְתֵ֥יwəśipətēy

bandconjH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםḥăkāmiym

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽ/םtišəmwrēm

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

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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