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Proverbs 16:28 — King James Version← Study notes

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.


Proverbs 16:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:287 words
HebrewMeaning
אִ֣ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
תַּ֭הְפֻּכוֹתtahəpukwōt
froward(-nessnounH8419
thing) · perverse thing
יְשַׁלַּ֣חyəšalaḥ
appointverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
מָד֑וֹןmādwōn
brawlingnounH4066
contention · discord · strife. Compare
וְ֝/נִרְגָּ֗ןwənirəgān
talebearerconjH5372
whisperer
מַפְרִ֥ידmapəriyd
disperseverbH6504
divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···
אַלּֽוּףʾalwp
captainadjH441
duke · friend · governor · guide ···
Words 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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