Proverbs 26:6 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.”

Proverbs 26:6 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:68 words

HebrewMeaning

מְקַצֶּ֣הməqaṣeh

cut offverbH7096

cut short · scrape

רַ֭גְלַיִםragəlayim

foot(-ednounH7272

be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···

חָמָ֣סḥāmās

cruelnounH2555

damage · false · injustice · oppressor ···

שֹׁתֶ֑הšōteh

banquetverbH8354

assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···

שֹׁלֵ֖חַšōlēḥa

appointverbH7971

any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···

דְּבָרִ֣יםdəbāriym

wordnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

בְּ/יַדbəyad

handpronH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

כְּסִֽילkəsiyl

fooladjH3684

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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