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Proverbs 25:12 Interlinear

“As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold reprover so is a wise ear upon an obedient”

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Proverbs 25 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	נֶ֣זֶם	H5141	As an earring	a nose-ring
2	זָ֭הָב	H2091	of gold	gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
3	וַחֲלִי	H2481	and an ornament	a trinket (as polished)
4	כָ֑תֶם	H3800	of fine gold	properly, something carved out, i.e., ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
5	מוֹכִ֥יחַ	H3198	reprover	to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict
6	חָ֝כָ֗ם	H2450	so is a wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
7	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8	אֹ֥זֶן	H241	ear	broadness. i.e., (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
9	שֹׁמָֽעַת׃	H8085	upon an obedient	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

Proverbs 25:12 (current)As an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold reprover so is a wise ear upon an obedient