Proverbs 26:12 Go deeper

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

רָאִ֗יתָra.'I.tayou see

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 1

אִ֭ישׁ'isha person

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 2

חָכָ֣םcha.Khamwise

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 3

בְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.Navin own eyes his

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye

Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 4

תִּקְוָ֖הtik.Vahhope

Lemma: תִּקְוָה (tiq.vah) · Strong's: H8615B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: hope

Used 32 times. Also: Ruth 1:12, Job 4:6, Job 5:16, Job 6:8, Job 7:6, Job 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8615B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 5

לִכְסִ֣ילlikh.Sil[belongs] to a fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 6

מִמֶּֽנּוּ\׃mi.Me.numore than him

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Proverbs 26:12 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do you see	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
who is wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
in his own eyes	→	עַ֫יִן H5869A eye
There is more hope	→	תִּקְוָה H8615B hope
for a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
than for him	→	מִן־ H4480A from

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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