Proverbs

Proverbs 28:11

¹¹A rich man is wise in his own eyes,

but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A rich	עָשִׁ֑יר	‘ā·šîr	Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
is wise	חָכָ֣ם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
in his own eyes	בְּ֭עֵינָיו	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
but a poor man	וְדַ֖ל	wə·ḏal	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H1800 low, weak, poor, thin
with discernment	מֵבִ֣ין	mê·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern
sees through him	יַחְקְרֶֽנּוּ׃	yaḥ·qə·ren·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2713 search

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.