Proverbs 17:24 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

againstpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

פְּנֵ֣יpənēy

a- forenounH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

מֵבִ֣יןmēbiyn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

חָכְמָ֑הḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

וְ/עֵינֵ֥יwəʿēynēy

eyeconjH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

כְ֝סִ֗ילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

בִּ/קְצֵהbiqəṣēh

borderpronH7097

after · brim · brink · edge ···

אָֽרֶץʾāreṣ

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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