Proverbs
Proverbs 9:16
16“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”
she says to him who lacks judgment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.