Proverbs 18:15 — King James Version← Study notes

“The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.”

Proverbs 18:15 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:158 words

HebrewMeaning

לֵ֣בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

נָ֭בוֹןnābwōn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

יִקְנֶהyiqəneh

attainverbH7069

buy · teach to keep cattle · get · provoke to jealousy ···

דָּ֑עַתdāʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

וְ/אֹ֥זֶןwəʾōzen

audienceconjH241

advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···

חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםḥăkāmiym

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

תְּבַקֶּשׁtəbaqeš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

דָּֽעַתdāʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

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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