“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 23:98 words
HebrewMeaning
בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣יbəʾāzənēy
in the ears ofpronH241
advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···
כְ֭סִילkəsiyl
a fooladjH3684
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תְּדַבֵּ֑רtədabēr
you speakverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יָ֝ב֗וּזyābwz
he will despiseverbH936
despise · utterly
לְ/שֵׂ֣כֶלləśēkel
the insight ofpronH7922
knowledge · policy · prudence · sense ···
מִלֶּֽי/ךָmileykā
words yournounH4405
answer · matter · any thing to say · to speak ···
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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