Proverbs 19:25 — King James Version← Study notes

“Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.”

Proverbs 19:25 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 19:258 words

HebrewMeaning

לֵ֣ץlēṣ

ambassadoradjH3887

have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···

תַּ֭כֶּהtakeh

beatverbH5221

cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···

וּ/פֶ֣תִיwpetiy

foolishconjH6612

simple(-icity · one)

יַעְרִ֑םyaʿərim

bewareverbH6191

very · take crafty · be prudent · deal subtilly

וְ/הוֹכִ֥יחַwəhwōkiyḥa

appointconjH3198

argue · chasten · convince · correct ···

לְ֝/נָב֗וֹןlənābwōn

attendpronH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

יָבִ֥יןyābiyn

attendverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

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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