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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
Proverbs 26:16
02450
ḥā·ḵām
חָכָ֣ם
[is] wiser
Adjective
06102
‘ā·ṣêl
עָצֵ֣ל
The sluggard
Adjective
05869
bə·‘ê·nāw;
בְּעֵינָ֑יו
in his own eyes
Noun
07651
miš·šiḇ·‘āh,
מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה
than seven
Noun
07725
mə·šî·ḇê
מְשִׁ֣יבֵי
men that can render
Verb
02940
ṭā·‘am.
טָֽעַם׃
a reason
Noun
Aleppo Codex
חכם עצל בעיניו־ משבעה משיבי טעם
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
חכם עצל בעיניו משׁבעה משׁיבי טעם
Westminster Leningrad Codex
חָכָ֣ם עָצֵ֣ל בְּעֵינָ֑יו מִ֝שִּׁבְעָ֗ה מְשִׁ֣יבֵי טָֽעַם׃
Greek Septuagint
σοφός ἑαυτοῦ ὀκνηρός φαίνω ὁ ἐν πλησμονή ἀποκομίζω ἀγγελία
Berean Study Bible
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
English Standard Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly
Holman Christian Standard Version
In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven men who can answer sensibly.
In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven men who can answer sensibly.
King James Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Lexham English Bible
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
New American Standard Version
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.
World English Bible
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.