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Proverbs 16:22 Interlinear

“is a wellspring of life Understanding unto him that hath it but the instruction of fools is folly”

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Proverbs 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	מְק֣וֹר	H4726	is a wellspring	properly, something dug, i.e., a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda);
2	חַ֭יִּים	H2416	of life	alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
3	שֵׂ֣כֶל	H7922	Understanding	intelligence; by implication, success
4	בְּעָלָ֑יו	H1167	unto him that hath	a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
5	וּמוּסַ֖ר	H4148	it but the instruction	properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
6	אֱוִלִ֣ים	H191	of fools	(figuratively) silly
7	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃	H200	is folly	silliness

Proverbs 16:22 (current)is a wellspring of life Understanding unto him that hath it but the instruction of fools is folly