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Proverbs 26:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.”

Proverbs 26:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 26:97 words
HebrewMeaning
ח֭וֹחַḥwōḥa
thornsnounH2336
thistle · thorn
עָלָ֣הʿālāh
it goes upverbH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
בְ/יַדbəyad
in the hand ofpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
שִׁכּ֑וֹרšikwōr
a drunkardadjH7910
-en · -en man)
וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗לwmāšāl
and a proverbconjH4912
like · parable · proverb
בְּ/פִ֣יbəpiy
in the mouth ofpronH6310
-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···
כְסִילִֽיםkəsiyliym
foolsadjH3684
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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