Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 12:11 Interlinear

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1עֹבֵ֣דH5647He that tillethto work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc
2אַ֭דְמָתוֹH127his landsoil (from its general redness)
3יִֽשְׂבַּֽעH7646shall be satisfiedto sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
4לָ֑חֶםH3899with breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
5וּמְרַדֵּ֖ףH7291but he that followethto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
6רֵיקִ֣יםH7386vainempty; figuratively, worthless
7חֲסַרH2638persons is voidlacking; hence, without
8לֵֽב׃H3820of understandingthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything

Verse Context

Proverbs 12:10man regardeth A righteous the life of his beast but the tender mercies of the wicked...
Proverbs 12:11 (current)He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding
Proverbs 12:12desireth The wicked the net of evil men but the root of the righteous...

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