“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”
Proverbs 26:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Proverbs 26:166 words
HebrewMeaning
חָכָ֣םḥākām
is wiseadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
עָצֵ֣לʿāṣēl
a sluggardadjH6102
sluggard
בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/וbəʿēynāyw
in own eyes hispronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
מִ֝/שִּׁבְעָ֗הmišibəʿāh
more than seven peoplepronH7651
-s · (-teen · -teenth) · -th ···
מְשִׁ֣יבֵיməšiybēy
who bring backverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
טָֽעַםṭāʿam
discernmentnounH2940
behaviour · decree · discretion · judgment ···
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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