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Proverbs 17:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.


Proverbs 17:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:710 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹאlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נָאוָ֣הnāʾwāh
becomethadjH5000
comely · seemly
לְ/נָבָ֣לlənābāl
fool(-ishpronH5036
-ish man · -ish woman) · vile person
שְׂפַתśəpat
bandnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
יֶ֑תֶרyeter
cordnounH3499
abundant · exceeding · excellancy · what they leave ···
אַ֝֗ףʾap
alsoparticleH637
although · and (furthermore · yet) · but ···
כִּֽיkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לְ/נָדִ֥יבlənādiyb
freepronH5081
liberal · noble · prince · willing
שְׂפַתśəpat
bandnounH8193
bank · binding · border · brim ···
שָֽׁקֶרšāqer
without a causenounH8267
deceit · false(-hood · -ly) · feignedly ···
Words 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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