“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
Proverbs 15:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 15:18 words
HebrewMeaning
מַֽעֲנֶהmaʿăneh
an answernounH4617
himself
רַּ֭ךְrakə
softadjH7390
soft · tender · one) · weak
יָשִׁ֣יבyāšiyb
it turns awayverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
חֵמָ֑הḥēmāh
ragenounH2534
bottles · hot displeasure · furious(-ly · -ry) ···
וּ/דְבַרwdəbar
and a word ofconjH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
עֶ֝֗צֶבʿeṣeb
hurtnounH6089
idol · labor · sorrow
יַעֲלֶהyaʿăleh
it raisesverbH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
אָֽףʾāp
angernounH639
before · countenance · face · forebearing ···
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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