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A richעָשִׁירmanאִישׁis wiseחָכָםin his own eyes,בְּעֵינָיוbutוְa poor manדַלwho understandsמֵבִיןsearches him out.יַחְקְרֶנּוּ
Proverbs 28:11
Study it in the app“A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who understands searches him out.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:11, word by word
- A richעָשִׁירashir
rich
Rich.
Where else “ashir” appears- manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- is wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- in his own eyesעֵינָיenay
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “enay” appears- a poor manדַלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- who understandsמֵבִיןmevin
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “mevin” appears- searches him outיַחְקְרֶyachkre
search out, examine
Search out: examine something thoroughly.
Where else “yachkre” appears
The context
10Whoever leads the upright astray into an evil way into his own pit he will fall, but the blameless will inherit good.
11 · This verse (above)
12When the righteous rejoice, great is the splendor, but when the wicked rise, people are sought out.