Proverbs 26:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ח֭וֹחַ עָלָ֣ה בְיַד־שִׁכּ֑וֹר וּ֝מָשָׁ֗ל בְּפִ֣י כְסִילִֽים׃

Transliteration

Ḥoaḥ alah in-hand-of-shikkor, and-mashal in-mouth-of kesilim.

Grammar Details

*ḥoaḥ*: noun, masculine, singular - thorn
*alah*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - goes up
*be*: preposition - in
*yad*: noun, feminine, singular construct - hand of
*shikkor*: adjective, masculine, singular - drunkard
*umashal*: conjunction with noun, masculine, singular - and a proverb
*pi*: noun, masculine, singular construct - mouth of
*kesilim*: noun, masculine, plural - fools

Word Meanings

*ḥoaḥ*: thorn/bramble/thistle
*alah*: goes up/rises/climbs
*yad*: hand/power
*shikkor*: drunkard/drunk person
*mashal*: proverb/parable/saying
*pi*: mouth/speech
*kesilim*: fools/stupid persons

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 23:35 : 35 They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

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