Proverbs 25:7
for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
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ASV
For better is it that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, Than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince, Whom thine eyes have seen.
KJV
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| ט֥וֹב | Tov | [is] better | H2896 → |
| אֲמָר־ | 'a.mor- | to say | H559 → |
| לְךָ֗ | le.Kha | to you | |
| עֲֽלֵ֫ה | 'aLeh | come up | H5927 → |
| הֵ֥נָּה | He.nah | here | H2008 → |
| מֵֽ֭הַשְׁפִּ֣ילְךָ | me.hash.Pi.le.kha | than to set low you | H8213 → |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| נָדִ֑יב | na.Div | a noble [person] | H5081 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| רָא֣וּ | ra.'U | they have seen | H7200 → |
| עֵינֶֽיךָ׃ | 'ei.Nei.kha | eyes your | H5869 → |
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