Proverbs 25:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.”

Proverbs 25:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:129 words

HebrewMeaning

נֶ֣זֶםnezem

earringnounH5141

jewel

זָ֭הָבzāhāb

goldnounH2091

fair weather

וַ/חֲלִיwaḥăliy

jewelconjH2481

ornament

כָ֑תֶםkātem

finenounH3800

pure) gold

מוֹכִ֥יחַmwōkiyḥa

appointverbH3198

argue · chasten · convince · correct ···

חָ֝כָ֗םḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

אֹ֥זֶןʾōzen

audiencenounH241

advertise · displease · ear · hearing ···

שֹׁמָֽעַתšōmāʿat

call togetherverbH8085

attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···

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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