Proverbs 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.”

Proverbs 8:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 8:56 words

HebrewMeaning

הָבִ֣ינוּhābiynw

understandverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

פְתָאיִ֣םpətāʾyim

O naive peoplenounH6612

simple(-icity · one)

עָרְמָ֑הʿārəmāh

prudencenounH6195

prudence · subtilty · wilily · wisdom

וּ֝/כְסִילִ֗יםwkəsiyliym

and O foolsconjH3684

הָבִ֥ינוּhābiynw

understandverbH995

consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···

לֵֽבlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

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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