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Proverbs 29:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.


Proverbs 29:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:39 words
HebrewMeaning
אִֽישׁʾiyš
a personnounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēb
who lovesverbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
חָ֭כְמָהḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
יְשַׂמַּ֣חyəśamaḥ
he makes gladverbH8055
be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···
אָבִ֑י/וʾābiyw
father hisnounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
וְ/רֹעֶ֥הwərōʿeh
and one who associates withconjH7462
break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···
ז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzwōnwōt
prostitutesverbH2181
continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···
יְאַבֶּדyəʾabed
he destroysverbH6
destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···
הֽוֹןhwōn
wealthnounH1952
for nought · riches · substance · wealth
Words 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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