Proverbs 22:29 — King James Version← Study notes

“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.”

Proverbs 22:29 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 22:2911 words

HebrewMeaning

חָזִ֡יתָḥāziytā

beholdverbH2372

look · prophesy · provide · see

אִ֤ישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

מָ֘הִ֤ירmāhiyr

diligentadjH4106

hasty · ready

בִּ/מְלַאכְתּ֗/וֹbiməlaʾkətwō

businesspronH4399

cattle · industrious · occupation · officer ···

לִֽ/פְנֵֽיlipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

מְלָכִ֥יםməlākiym

kingnounH4428

royal

יִתְיַצָּ֑בyitəyaṣāb

present selvesverbH3320

remaining · resort · set · (be able to ···

בַּלbal

lestparticleH1077

neither · no · none · not ···

יִ֝תְיַצֵּבyitəyaṣēb

present selvesverbH3320

remaining · resort · set · (be able to ···

לִ/פְנֵ֥יlipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

חֲשֻׁכִּֽיםḥăšukiym

meaningadjH2823

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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