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Proverbs 17:12 Interlinear

“of her whelps meet Let a bear robbed a man rather than a fool in his folly”

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	פָּג֬וֹשׁ	H6298	of her whelps meet	to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur
2	דֹּ֣ב	H1677	Let a bear	the bear (as slow)
3	שַׁכּ֣וּל	H7909	robbed	bereaved
4	בְּאִ֑ישׁ	H376	a man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
5	וְאַל	H408	rather than	not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
6	כְּ֝סִ֗יל	H3684	a fool	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
7	בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃	H200	in his folly	silliness

Proverbs 17:12 (current)of her whelps meet Let a bear robbed a man rather than a fool in his folly