“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.”
Proverbs 15:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 15:168 words
HebrewMeaning
טוֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
מְ֭עַטməʿaṭ
a littlenounH4592
very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···
בְּ/יִרְאַ֣תbəyirəʾat
with the fear ofpronH3374
dreadful · exceedingly
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מֵ/אוֹצָ֥רmēʾwōṣār
more than treasurepronH214
cellar · garner · store · treasure
רָ֝֗בrāb
greatadjH7227
-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···
וּ/מְה֥וּמָהwməhwmāh
and turmoilconjH4103
discomfiture · trouble · tumult · vexation ···
בֽ/וֹbwō
pron
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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