Proverbs 15:27 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”

Proverbs 15:27 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:277 words

HebrewMeaning

עֹכֵ֣רʿōkēr

troubleverbH5916

stir

בֵּ֭ית/וֹbēytwō

housenounH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

בּוֹצֵ֣עַbwōṣēʿa

covetverbH1214

cut · finish · fulfill · gain ···

בָּ֑צַעbāṣaʿ

covetousnessnounH1215

gain · lucre · profit

וְ/שׂוֹנֵ֖אwəśwōnēʾ

enemyconjH8130

foe · hate(-ful · -r) · odious ···

מַתָּנֹ֣תmatānōt

giftnounH4979

יִחְיֶֽהyiḥəyeh

keep (leaveverbH2421

make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···

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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