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 29:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 29:39 words

HebrewMeaning

אִֽישׁʾiyš

mannounH376

another · any · a certain · champion ···

אֹהֵ֣בʾōhēb

love(-dverbH157

-ly · -r) · like · friend

חָ֭כְמָהḥākəmāh

skilfulnounH2451

wisdom · wisely · wit

יְשַׂמַּ֣חyəśamaḥ

cheer upverbH8055

be glad · (have · make) joy · be merry ···

אָבִ֑י/וʾābiyw

fathernounH1

father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'

וְ/רֹעֶ֥הwərōʿeh

companionconjH7462

break · keep company with · devour · eat up ···

ז֝וֹנ֗וֹתzwōnwōt

commit fornicationverbH2181

continually · great · (be an · play the) harlot ···

יְאַבֶּדyəʾabed

breakverbH6

destroy · not escape · fail · lose ···

הֽוֹןhwōn

enoughnounH1952

for nought · riches · substance · wealth

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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