Proverbs 16:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.”

Proverbs 16:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:59 words

HebrewMeaning

תּוֹעֲבַ֣תtwōʿăbat

abominable (customnounH8441

thing) · abomination

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

כָּלkāl

all (mannernounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

גְּבַהּgəbah

highadjH1362

proud

לֵ֑בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

יָ֥דyād

handnounH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

לְ֝/יָ֗דləyād

handpronH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִנָּקֶֽהyināqeh

acquit at allverbH5352

altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···

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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