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Proverbs 28:11 Interlinear

“is wise in his own conceit man The rich but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out”

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Proverbs 28 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חָכָ֣ם	H2450	is wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
2	בְּ֭עֵינָיו	H5869	in his own conceit	an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
3	אִ֣ישׁ	H376	man	a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
4	עָשִׁ֑יר	H6223	The rich	rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
5	וְדַ֖ל	H1800	but the poor	properly, dangling, i.e., (by implication) weak or thin
6	מֵבִ֣ין	H995	that hath understanding	to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
7	יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃	H2713	searcheth him out	properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

Proverbs 28:11 (current)is wise in his own conceit man The rich but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out