Proverbs 17:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”

Proverbs 17:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:148 words

HebrewMeaning

פּ֣וֹטֵֽרpwōṭēr

dismissverbH6362

free · let out · slip away

מַ֭יִםmayim

waternounH4325

piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···

רֵאשִׁ֣יתrēʾšiyt

beginningnounH7225

chief · first(-fruits · part · time) ···

מָד֑וֹןmādwōn

brawlingnounH4066

contention · discord · strife. Compare

וְ/לִ/פְנֵ֥יwəlipənēy

a- foreconjH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

הִ֝תְגַּלַּ֗עhitəgalaʿ

meddleverbH1566

הָ/רִ֥יבhāriyb

causeparticleH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

נְטֽוֹשׁnəṭwōš

cast offverbH5203

drawn · let fall · forsake · join ···

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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