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Proverbs 26:16

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Masoretic Text 1524

H2450 is wiser חכם

H6102 The sluggard עצל

H5869 in his own conceit בעיניו

H7651 משׁבעה

H7725 men that can render משׁיבי

H2940 a reason טעם׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

H2940 reason

H7725 render

can

that

men

H4480 seven

than

H5869 conceit

own

his

H2450 wiser

H6102 sluggard

The

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H2450

Hebrew: חָכָם

Transliteration: châkâm

Pronunciation: khaw-kawm'

Part of Speech: Adjective

Bible Usage: cunning ({man}) {subtil} ({[un-]}) wise ({[hearted]} man).

Definition:

{wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful)

1. wise, wise (man)

a. skilful (in technical work)

b. wise (in administration)

c. shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle

d. learned, shrewd (class of men)

e. prudent

f. wise (ethically and religiously)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906