Proverbs 15:33 — King James Version← Study notes

“The fear of the Lord is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.”

Proverbs 15:33 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:337 words

HebrewMeaning

יִרְאַ֣תyirəʾat

fearnounH3374

dreadful · exceedingly

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

מוּסַ֣רmwsar

bondnounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

חָכְמָ֑הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֖יwəlipənēy

a- foreconjH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

כָב֣וֹדkābwōd

gloriousnounH3519

glory · honour

עֲנָוָֽהʿănāwāh

gentlenessnounH6038

humility · meekness

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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