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forכִּיit is betterטוֹבto be told,אֲמָר לְךָ“Come upעֲלֵהhere,”הֵנָּהthan to be humbledמֵהַשְׁפִּילְךָbeforeלִפְנֵיa nobleנָדִיבwhomאֲשֶׁרyour eyesעֵינֶיךָhave seen.רָאוּ
Proverbs 25:7
Study it in the app“for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be humbled before a noble whom your eyes have seen.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 25:7, word by word
- it is betterטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- to be toldאֲמָרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Come upעֲלֵהale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ale” appears- than to be humbledהַשְׁפִּילְhashpil
bring low, humble
To bring down, to lower someone from his place; to humble.
Where else “hashpil” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- a nobleנָדִיבnadiv
noble
A man of rank who governs or decides; the prince of a people.
Where else “nadiv” appears- your eyesעֵינֶיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears- have seenרָאוּrau
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “rau” appears
Translation note
“Whom your eyes have seen” can also be read as the beginning of v. 8: “What your eyes have seen, do not bring hastily to court.”
The context
6Do not put yourself forward before the king, and in the place of the great do not stand;
7 · This verse (above)
8Do not go out to court hastily, lest— what will you do in the end of it, when your neighbor puts you to shame?