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Proverbs 26:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.”

Proverbs 26:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:37 words
HebrewMeaning
שׁ֣וֹטšwōṭ
a whipnounH7752
whip
לַ֭/סּוּסlasws
for horsepronH5483
horse (-back · -hoof). Compare
מֶ֣תֶגmeteg
a bridlenounH4964
bridle
לַ/חֲמ֑וֹרlaḥămwōr
for a donkeypronH2543
וְ֝/שֵׁ֗בֶטwəšēbeṭ
and a rodconjH7626
correction · rod · sceptre · staff ···
לְ/גֵ֣וləgēw
for the back ofpronH1460
among · body
כְּסִילִֽיםkəsiyliym
foolsadjH3684
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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