Proverbs 17:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”

Proverbs 17:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:169 words

HebrewMeaning

לָ/מָּהlāmāh

how (longpronH4100

oft · ) · thing · what (end ···

זֶּ֣הzeh

heprepH2088

hence · here · it · now ···

מְחִ֣ירməḥiyr

gainnounH4242

hire · price · sold · worth

בְּ/יַדbəyad

handpronH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

כְּסִ֑ילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

לִ/קְנ֖וֹתliqənwōt

attainpronH7069

buy · teach to keep cattle · get · provoke to jealousy ···

חָכְמָ֣הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וְ/לֶבwəleb

heartconjH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

אָֽיִןʾāyin

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

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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