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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 26:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:57 words
HebrewMeaning
עֲנֵ֣הʿănēh
answerverbH6030
afflict (by mistake for
כְ֭סִילkəsiyl
a fooladjH3684
כְּ/אִוַּלְתּ֑/וֹkəʾiwalətwō
according to foolishness hispronH200
foolishly
פֶּןpen
lestconjH6435
that...not
יִהְיֶ֖הyihəyeh
he should beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
חָכָ֣םḥākām
wiseadjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
בְּ/עֵינָֽי/וbəʿēynāyw
in own eyes hispronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
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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