Proverbs 16:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he.”

Proverbs 16:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:208 words

HebrewMeaning

מַשְׂכִּ֣ילmaśəkiyl

considerverbH7919

expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

דָּ֭בָרdābār

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

יִמְצָאyiməṣāʾ

befallverbH4672

be able · being · catch · certainly ···

ט֑וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

וּ/בוֹטֵ֖חַwbwōṭēḥa

be bold (confidentconjH982

secure · sure) · careless (one · woman) ···

בַּ/יהוָ֣הbayhwāh

LORDpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

אַשְׁרָֽי/וʾašərāyw

blessednounH835

happy

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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