Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 23:9 Interlinear

“not in the ears of a fool Speak for he will despise the wisdom of thy words”

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Proverbs 23 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בְּאָזְנֵ֣י	H241	not in the ears	broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
2	כְ֭סִיל	H3684	of a fool	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
3	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
4	תְּדַבֵּ֑ר	H1696	Speak	perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
5	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
6	יָ֝ב֗וּז	H936	for he will despise	to disrespect
7	לְשֵׂ֣כֶל	H7922	the wisdom	intelligence; by implication, success
8	מִלֶּֽיךָ׃	H4405	of thy words	a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic

Proverbs 23:9 (current)not in the ears of a fool Speak for he will despise the wisdom of thy words