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Proverbs 26:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.


Proverbs 26:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:57 words
HebrewMeaning
עֲנֵ֣הʿănēh
give accountverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
כְ֭סִילkəsiyl
fooladjH3684
כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹkəʾiwalətwō
follypronH200
foolishly
פֶּןpen
(lest) (peradventure)conjH6435
that...not
יִהְיֶ֖הyihəyeh
beaconverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
חָכָ֣םḥākām
cunningadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
בְּ/עֵינָֽי/וbəʿēynāyw
eyepronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
Words 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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