Proverbs 19:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.”

Proverbs 19:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:168 words

HebrewMeaning

שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

מִ֭צְוָהmiṣəwāh

commandednounH4687

law · ordinance · precept

שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr

bewardverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

נַפְשׁ֑/וֹnapəšwō

anynounH5315

appetite · beast · body · breath ···

בּוֹזֵ֖הbwōzēh

despiseverbH959

disdain · contemn · think to scorn · vile person

דְרָכָ֣י/וdərākāyw

alongnounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

יומתywmt

dead (bodyverbH4191

at all · crying · man · one) ···

יָמֽוּתyāmwt

dead (bodyverbH4191

at all · crying · man · one) ···

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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