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Proverbs 16:19 Interlinear

“Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ט֣וֹב	H2896	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	שְׁפַל	H8217	it is to be of an humble	depressed, literally or figuratively
3	ר֭וּחַ	H7307	spirit	wind; by resemblance breath, i.e., a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the
4	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
5	עֲנָיִ֑ים	H6035	with the lowly	depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
6	מֵֽחַלֵּ֥ק	H2505	than to divide	to be smooth (figuratively)
7	שָׁ֝לָ֗ל	H7998	the spoil	booty
8	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
9	גֵּאִֽים׃	H1343	with the proud	lofty; figuratively, arrogant

Proverbs 16:19 (current)Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud