Proverbs 16:22 — King James Version← Study notes

“Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.”

Proverbs 16:22 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:227 words

HebrewMeaning

מְק֣וֹרməqwōr

fountainnounH4726

issue · spring · well

חַ֭יִּיםḥayiym

alivenounH2416

age · appetite · beast · company ···

שֵׂ֣כֶלśēkel

discretionnounH7922

knowledge · policy · prudence · sense ···

בְּעָלָ֑י/וbəʿālāyw

captainnounH1167

archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···

וּ/מוּסַ֖רwmwsar

bondconjH4148

chastening · chastisement · check · correction ···

אֱוִלִ֣יםʾĕwiliym

fooladjH191

אִוֶּֽלֶתʾiwelet

follynounH200

foolishly

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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