Proverbs 9:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.”

Proverbs 9:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 9:127 words

HebrewMeaning

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

חָ֭כַמְתָּḥākamətā

teach wisdomverbH2449

exceeding · be (make self · shew self) wise · deal wisely ···

חָכַ֣מְתָּḥākamətā

teach wisdomverbH2449

exceeding · be (make self · shew self) wise · deal wisely ···

לָּ֑/ךְlākə

pron

וְ֝/לַ֗צְתָּwəlaṣətā

ambassadorconjH3887

have in derision · interpreter · make a mock · mocker ···

לְֽ/בַדְּ/ךָ֥ləbadəkā

alonepronH905

apart · bar · besides · branch ···

תִשָּֽׂאtiśāʾ

acceptverbH5375

advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···

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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