Proverbs 17:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.”

Proverbs 17:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:410 words

HebrewMeaning

מֵ֭רַעmēraʿ

afflictverbH7489

associate selves (by mistake for

מַקְשִׁ֣יבmaqəšiyb

attendverbH7181

hear · give heed · incline · mark ···

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

שְׂפַתśəpat

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

אָ֑וֶןʾāwen

afflictionnounH205

evil · false · idol · iniquity ···

שֶׁ֥קֶרšeqer

without a causenounH8267

deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···

מֵ֝זִיןmēziyn

give earverbH238

hear. See

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

לְשׁ֥וֹןləšwōn

baynounH3956

babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···

הַוֺּֽתhawōt

calamitynounH1942

iniquity · mischief · mischievous · naughtiness ···

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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