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Proverbs 17:24 Interlinear

“ is before him that hath understanding Wisdom but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth”

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Proverbs 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
2	פְּנֵ֣י	H6440	is before him that hath understanding	the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
3	מֵבִ֣ין	H995		to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
4	חָכְמָ֑ה	H2451	Wisdom	wisdom (in a good sense)
5	וְעֵינֵ֥י	H5869	but the eyes	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
6	כְ֝סִ֗יל	H3684	of a fool	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
7	בִּקְצֵה	H7097	are in the ends	an extremity
8	אָֽרֶץ׃	H776	of the earth	the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

Proverbs 17:24 (current) is before him that hath understanding Wisdom but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth