“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
a mockeradjH3887
have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···
תַּ֭כֶּהtakeh
you will strikeverbH5221
cast forth · clap · give · go forward ···
וּ/פֶ֣תִיwpetiy
and a naive personconjH6612
simple(-icity · one)
יַעְרִ֑םyaʿərim
he will become prudentverbH6191
very · take crafty · be prudent · deal subtilly
וְ/הוֹכִ֥יחַwəhwōkiyḥa
and to reproveconjH3198
argue · chasten · convince · correct ···
לְ֝/נָב֗וֹןlənābwōn
a discerning personpronH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
יָבִ֥יןyābiyn
he will understandverbH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
דָּֽעַתdāʿat
knowledgenounH1847
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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