Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 22:3 Interlinear

“A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished”

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Proverbs 22 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עָר֤וּם׀	H6175	A prudent	cunning (usually in a bad sense)
2	רָאָ֣ה	H7200	man foreseeth	to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
3	רָעָ֣ה	H7451	the evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
4	וְיִסְתָּ֑ר	H5641	and hideth	to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
5	וּ֝פְתָיִ֗ים	H6612	himself but the simple	silly (i.e., seducible)
6	עָבְר֥וּ	H5674	pass on	to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
7	וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ׃	H6064	and are punished	properly, to urge; by implication, to inflict a penalty, specifically, to fine

Proverbs 22:3 (current)A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished