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Proverbs 12:9 Interlinear

“is better He that is despised and hath a servant than he that honoureth himself and lacketh bread”

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Proverbs 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ט֣וֹב	H2896	is better	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2	נִ֭קְלֶה	H7034	He that is despised	to be light (as implied in rapid motion), but figuratively, only (be [causatively, hold] in contempt)
3	וְעֶ֣בֶד	H5650	and hath a servant	a servant
4	ל֑וֹ	H0
5	מִ֝מְּתַכַּבֵּ֗ד	H3513	than he that honoureth	to be heavy, i.e., in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weighty (in the same
6	וַחֲסַר	H2638	himself and lacketh	lacking; hence, without
7	לָֽחֶם׃	H3899	bread	food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)

Proverbs 12:9 (current)is better He that is despised and hath a servant than he that honoureth himself and lacketh bread