Proverbs 22:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.”

Proverbs 22:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:127 words

HebrewMeaning

עֵינֵ֣יʿēynēy

eyenounH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

נָ֣צְרוּnāṣərw

besiegedverbH5341

hidden thing · keep(-er · -ing) · monument ···

דָ֑עַתdāʿat

cunningnounH1847

norantly · know · awares

וַ֝/יְסַלֵּ֗ףwayəsalēp

overthrowconjH5557

pervert

דִּבְרֵ֥יdibərēy

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

בֹגֵֽדbōgēd

deal deceitfully (treacherouslyverbH898

unfaithfully) · offend · transgress · treacherous (dealer ···

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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