Proverbs 15:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.”

Proverbs 15:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 15:57 words

HebrewMeaning

אֱוִ֗ילʾĕwiyl

fooladjH191

יִ֭נְאַץyinəʾaṣ

abhorverbH5006

blaspheme · contemn · despise · flourish ···

מוּסַ֣רmwsar

bondnounH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

אָבִ֑י/וʾābiyw

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

וְ/שֹׁמֵ֖רwəšōmēr

bewardconjH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

תּוֹכַ֣חַתtwōkaḥat

argumentnounH8433

chastened · correction · reasoning · rebuke ···

יַעְרִֽםyaʿərim

bewareverbH6191

very · take crafty · be prudent · deal subtilly

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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