Proverbs 16:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.”

Proverbs 16:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:218 words

HebrewMeaning

לַ/חֲכַםlaḥăkam

cunningpronH2450

subtil · wise · man)

לֵ֭בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

יִקָּרֵ֣אyiqārēʾ

bewrayverbH7121

that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···

נָב֑וֹןnābwōn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

וּ/מֶ֥תֶקwmeteq

sweetnessconjH4986

שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםśəpātayim

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

יֹסִ֥יףyōsiyp

addverbH3254

again · any more · cease · come more ···

לֶֽקַחleqaḥ

doctrinenounH3948

learning · fair speech

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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