Proverbs 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,”

Proverbs 9:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 9:168 words

HebrewMeaning

מִיmiy

anyparticleH4310

he · him · O that! what · which ···

פֶ֭תִיpetiy

foolishnounH6612

simple(-icity · one)

יָסֻ֣רyāsur

beverbH5493

bring · call back · decline · depart ···

הֵ֑נָּהhēnāh

hereadvH2008

hither · now · on this side · since ···

וַ/חֲסַרwaḥăsar

destituteconjH2638

fail · lack · have need · void ···

לֵ֝֗בlēb

heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

וְ/אָ֣מְרָהwəʾāmərāh

answerconjH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

לּֽ/וֹlwō

pron

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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