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Proverbs 26:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”

Proverbs 26:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:49 words
HebrewMeaning
אַלʾal
nayparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תַּ֣עַןtaʿan
give accountverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
כְּ֭סִילkəsiyl
fooladjH3684
כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹkəʾiwalətwō
follypronH200
foolishly
פֶּֽןpen
(lest) (peradventure)conjH6435
that...not
תִּשְׁוֶהtišəweh
availverbH7737
behave · bring forth · compare · countervail ···
לּ֥/וֹlwō
pron
גַםgam
againadvH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
אָֽתָּהʾātāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
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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