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

bramblenounH2336

thistle · thorn

עָלָ֣הʿālāh

ariseverbH5927

ascend up · at once · break · bring ···

בְ/יַדbəyad

handpronH3027

about · armholes · at · axletree ···

שִׁכּ֑וֹרšikwōr

drunk(-ardadjH7910

-en · -en man)

וּ֝/מָשָׁ֗לwmāšāl

bywordconjH4912

like · parable · proverb

בְּ/פִ֣יbəpiy

mouthpronH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

כְסִילִֽיםkəsiyliym

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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