Hebrew Interlinear

Proverbs 26:5 Interlinear

“Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit”

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Proverbs 26 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	עֲנֵ֣ה	H6030	Answer	properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2	כְ֭סִיל	H3684	a fool	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
3	כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ	H200	according to his folly	silliness
4	פֶּן	H6435		properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
5	יִהְיֶ֖ה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	חָכָ֣ם	H2450	lest he be wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
7	בְּעֵינָֽיו׃	H5869	in his own conceit	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

Proverbs 26:5 (current)Answer a fool according to his folly lest he be wise in his own conceit