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Proverbs 17:8 — King James Version← Study notes

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.


Proverbs 17:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:810 words
HebrewMeaning
אֶֽבֶןʾeben
(chalk-nounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
חֵ֣ןḥēn
favournounH2580
grace · pleasant · precious · favoured
הַ֭/שֹּׁחַדhašōḥad
bribeparticleH7810
gift · present · reward
בְּ/עֵינֵ֣יbəʿēynēy
eyepronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
בְעָלָ֑י/וbəʿālāyw
captainnounH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
אֶֽלʾel
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
כָּלkāl
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
אֲשֶׁ֖רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִפְנֶ֣הyipəneh
appearverbH6437
at tide · behold · cast out · come on ···
יַשְׂכִּֽילyaśəkiyl
considerverbH7919
expert · instruct · prosper · prudent ···
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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