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Proverbs 26:8 — King James Version← Study notes

“As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.”

Proverbs 26:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:87 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ/צְר֣וֹרkiṣərwōr
adversarypronH6887
afflict · beseige · bind · (be in ···
אֶ֭בֶןʾeben
(chalk-nounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
בְּ/מַרְגֵּמָ֑הbəmarəgēmāh
slingpronH4773
כֵּןkēn
-wardparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
נוֹתֵ֖ןnwōtēn
addverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לִ/כְסִ֣ילlikəsiyl
foolpronH3684
כָּבֽוֹדkābwōd
gloriousnounH3519
glory · honour
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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