Proverbs 17:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”

Proverbs 17:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 17:98 words

HebrewMeaning

מְֽכַסֶּהməkaseh

clad selfverbH3680

close · clothe · conceal · cover ···

פֶּ֭שַׁעpešaʿ

rebellionnounH6588

sin · transgression · trespass

מְבַקֵּ֣שׁməbaqēš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

אַהֲבָ֑הʾahăbāh

lovenounH160

וְ/שֹׁנֶ֥הwəšōneh

do (speakconjH8138

strike) again · alter · double · change ···

בְ֝/דָבָ֗רbədābār

wordpronH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

מַפְרִ֥ידmapəriyd

disperseverbH6504

divide · be out of joint · part · scatter ···

אַלּֽוּףʾalwp

captainadjH441

duke · friend · governor · guide ···

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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