Proverbs 18:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.”

Proverbs 18:17 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 18:177 words

HebrewMeaning

צַדִּ֣יקṣadiyq

justadjH6662

lawful · righteous

הָ/רִאשׁ֣וֹןhāriʾšwōn

ancestorparticleH7223

before · beginning · eldest · first ···

בְּ/רִיב֑/וֹbəriybwō

causepronH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

יבאybʾ

abideverbH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

וּ/בָֽאwbāʾ

abideconjH935

apply · attain · be · befall ···

רֵ֝עֵ֗/הוּrēʿēhw

brothernounH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

וַ/חֲקָרֽ/וֹwaḥăqārwō

find outconjH2713

search · seek · sound · try

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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