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Proverbs 29:20

Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 29:20
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

חָזִ֗יתָ אִ֭ישׁ אָ֣ץ בִּדְבָרָ֑יו תִּקְוָ֖ה לִכְסִ֣יל מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

  1. חָזִ֗יתָcha.Zi.ta“do you see?”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָזָה · “to see” · Strong's H2372
  2. אִ֭ישׁ'ish“anyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “anyone” · Strong's H0376I
  3. אָ֣ץ'atz“hasty”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּץ · “to hasten” · Strong's H0213
  4. בִּדְבָרָ֑יוbid.va.Rav“in words his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. תִּקְוָ֖הtik.Vah“hope”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תִּקְוָה · “hope” · Strong's H8615B
  6. לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Sil“[belongs] to a fool”
    Preposition + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  7. מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nu“more than him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)