Proverbs

Proverbs 9:13–18

¹³The woman named Folly is loud;

she is naive and knows nothing.

¹⁴She sits at the door of her house,

on a seat in the heights of the city,

¹⁵calling out to those who pass by,

who make their paths straight.

¹⁶“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

she says to him who lacks judgment.

¹⁷“Stolen water is sweet,

and bread eaten in secret is tasty!”

¹⁸But they do not know that the dead^c are there,

that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Footnotes

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
The woman	אֵ֣שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Folly	כְּ֭סִילוּת	kə·sî·lūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H3687 stupidity
is loud	הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה	hō·mî·yāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous
naive	פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת	pə·ṯay·yūṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H6615 id.
and knows	יָ֥דְעָה	yā·ḏə·‘āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3045 know
nothing	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H1077 not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She sits	וְֽ֭יָשְׁבָה	wə·yā·šə·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
at the door	לְפֶ֣תַח	lə·p̄e·ṯaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
of her house	בֵּיתָ֑הּ	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a seat	כִּ֝סֵּ֗א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
in the heights	מְרֹ֣מֵי	mə·rō·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4791 height
of the city	קָֽרֶת׃	qā·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7176 town, city

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
calling out	לִקְרֹ֥א	liq·rō	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to those who pass by	לְעֹֽבְרֵי־	lə·‘ō·ḇə·rê-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
who make	הַֽ֝מְיַשְּׁרִ֗ים	ham·yaš·šə·rîm	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
their paths	אֹֽרְחוֹתָֽם׃	’ō·rə·ḥō·w·ṯām	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H734 way, path

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whoever	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
simple	פֶ֭תִי	p̄e·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular	H6612 simple
let him turn in	יָסֻ֣ר	yā·sur	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
here	הֵ֑נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
she says	וְאָ֣מְרָה	wə·’ā·mə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לּֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
who lacks	וַחֲסַר־	wa·ḥă·sar-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
judgment	לֵ֝֗ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Stolen	גְּנוּבִ֥ים	gə·nū·ḇîm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H1589 steal
water	מַֽיִם־	ma·yim-	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
is sweet	יִמְתָּ֑קוּ	yim·tā·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant
and bread	וְלֶ֖חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3899 bread, food
in secret	סְתָרִ֣ים	sə·ṯā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
is tasty	יִנְעָֽם׃	yin·‘ām	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5276 be pleasant, delightful, lovely

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they do not	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָ֭דַע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the dead	רְפָאִ֣ים	rə·p̄ā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7496 lax, ghost, dead
are there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
that her guests	קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃פ	qə·ru·’e·hā	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
in the depths	בְּעִמְקֵ֖י	bə·‘im·qê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6012 deep, unfathomable
of Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld