Proverbs 17:28 — King James Version← Study notes

“Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”

Proverbs 17:28 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:288 words

HebrewMeaning

גַּ֤םgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

אֱוִ֣ילʾĕwiyl

fooladjH191

מַ֭חֲרִישׁmaḥăriyš

ceaseverbH2790

altogether · conceal · be deaf · devise ···

חָכָ֣םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

יֵחָשֵׁ֑בyēḥāšēb

accountverbH2803

conceive · consider · count · cunning (man ···

אֹטֵ֖םʾōṭēm

narrowverbH331

shut · stop

שְׂפָתָ֣י/וśəpātāyw

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

נָבֽוֹןnābwōn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

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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