“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
Proverbs 17:24 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 17:248 words
HebrewMeaning
אֶתʾet
is withpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
פְּנֵ֣יpənēy
the face ofnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
מֵבִ֣יןmēbiyn
one who has understandingverbH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
חָכְמָ֑הḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
וְ/עֵינֵ֥יwəʿēynēy
and the eyes ofconjH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
כְ֝סִ֗ילkəsiyl
a fooladjH3684
בִּ/קְצֵהbiqəṣēh
are at the end ofpronH7097
after · brim · brink · edge ···
אָֽרֶץʾāreṣ
the earthnounH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
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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