Proverbs 25:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:”

Proverbs 25:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 25:98 words

HebrewMeaning

רִֽ֭יבְ/ךָriybəkā

own case yournounH7379

adversary · chiding · contend · controversy ···

רִ֣יבriyb

conductverbH7378

chide · complain · contend · debate ···

אֶתʾet

withpronH854

among · before · by · for ···

רֵעֶ֑/ךָrēʿekā

neighbor yournounH7453

companion · fellow · friend · husband ···

וְ/ס֖וֹדwəswōd

and the secret ofconjH5475

consel · inward · secret

אַחֵ֣רʾaḥēr

another personadjH312

following · next · strange

אַלʾal

may notparticleH408

neither · never · no · nor ···

תְּגָֽלtəgāl

you revealverbH1540

advertise · bewray · bring · (carry ···

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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