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Proverbs 23:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.


Proverbs 23:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 23:27 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/שַׂמְתָּ֣wəśamətā
and you will putconjH7760
any wise · bring · call · care ···
שַׂכִּ֣יןśakiyn
a knifenounH7915
בְּ/לֹעֶ֑/ךָbəlōʿekā
in throat yourpronH3930
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
בַּ֖עַלbaʿal
are a master ofnounH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
נֶ֣פֶשׁnepeš
appetitenounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
אָֽתָּהʾātāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
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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