Proverbs 16:19 — King James Version← Study notes

“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.”

Proverbs 16:19 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:1910 words

HebrewMeaning

ט֣וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

שְׁפַלšəpal

baseverbH8217

humble · low(-er · -ly)

ר֭וּחַrwḥa

airnounH7307

anger · blast · breath · cool ···

אֶתʾet

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

ענייםʿnyym

afflictedadjH6041

humble · lowly · needy · poor

עֲנָוִ֑יםʿănāwiym

humbleadjH6035

lowly · meek · poor. Compare

מֵֽ/חַלֵּ֥קmēḥalēq

dealpronH2505

distribute · divide · flatter · give ···

שָׁ֝לָ֗לšālāl

preynounH7998

spoil

אֶתʾet

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

גֵּאִֽיםgēʾiym

proudadjH1343

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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