Proverbs 15:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

מְ֭עַטməʿaṭ

almost (somenounH4592

very) few(-er · -est) · lightly · little ···

בְּ/יִרְאַ֣תbəyirəʾat

fearpronH3374

dreadful · exceedingly

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מֵ/אוֹצָ֥רmēʾwōṣār

armorypronH214

cellar · garner · store · treasure

רָ֝֗בrāb

abound(-undanceadjH7227

-ant · -antly) · captain · elder ···

וּ/מְה֥וּמָהwməhwmāh

destructionconjH4103

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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