Proverbs 17:21 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.”

Proverbs 17:21 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:218 words

HebrewMeaning

יֹלֵ֣דyōlēd

one who begetsverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

כְּ֭סִילkəsiyl

a fooladjH3684

לְ/ת֣וּגָהlətwgāh

to griefpronH8424

sorrow

ל֑/וֹlwō

pron

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

and notconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִ֝שְׂמַ֗חyiśəmaḥ

he rejoicesverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

אֲבִ֣יʾăbiy

the father ofnounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

נָבָֽלnābāl

a fooladjH5036

-ish man · -ish woman) · vile person

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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