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Proverbs 21:22 — King James Version← Study notes

A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof.


Proverbs 21:22Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 21:227 words
HebrewMeaning
עִ֣ירʿiyr
AinounH5892
city · court · town
גִּ֭בֹּרִיםgibōriym
championadjH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
עָלָ֣הʿālāh
ariseverbH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
חָכָ֑םḥākām
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
וַ֝/יֹּ֗רֶדwayōred
bring downconjH3381
abundantly · carry down · cast down · come down ···
עֹ֣זʿōz
boldnessnounH5797
loud · might · power · strength ···
מִבְטֶחָֽ/הmibəṭeḥāh
confidencenounH4009
hope · sure · trust
Words 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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