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Proverbs 9:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.


Proverbs 9:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 9:66 words
HebrewMeaning
עִזְב֣וּʿizəbw
commit selfverbH5800
fail · forsake · fortify · help ···
פְתָאיִ֣םpətāʾyim
foolishnounH6612
simple(-icity · one)
וִֽ/חְי֑וּwiḥəyw
keep (leaveconjH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
וְ֝/אִשְׁר֗וּwəʾišərw
(callconjH833
be) bless(-ed · happy) · go · guide ···
בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְbəderekə
alongpronH1870
away · because of · by · conversation ···
בִּינָֽהbiynāh
knowledgenounH998
meaning · perfectly · understanding · wisdom
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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