PROV 9:9 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. תֵּן
2. 390261
3. Give
4. -
5. 5414
6. V-Vqv2ms
7. give
8. S
9. Y-1000
10. 271725
1. לְ,חָכָם
2. 390262,390263
3. to a wise person
4. -
5. 2450
6. S-R,Aamsa
7. to,a_wise_[person]
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271726
1. וְ,יֶחְכַּם
2. 390264,390265
3. and he will be wise
4. wiser
5. 2449
6. SV-C,Vqi3ms
7. and,he_will_be_wise
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271727
2. 390266
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 271728
1. עוֹד
2. 390267
3. yet
4. -
5. 5750
6. S-D
7. yet
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271729
1. הוֹדַע
2. 390268
3. make known
4. -
5. 3045
6. V-Vhv2ms
7. make_known
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271730
1. לְ,צַדִּיק
2. 390269,390270
3. to a righteous person
4. -
5. 6662
6. S-R,Aamsa
7. to,a_righteous_[person]
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271731
1. וְ,יוֹסֶף
2. 390271,390272
3. so that he may increase
4. -
5. 3254
6. SV-C,Vhi3ms
7. so,that_he_may_increase
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271732
1. לֶֽקַח
2. 390273
3. learning
4. learning
5. 3948
6. O-Ncmsa
7. learning
8. -
9. Y-1000
10. 271733
2. 390274
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 271734
2. 390275
3. -
4. -
6. -x-pe
8. S
9. -
10. 271735

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 9:1–18: Wisdom and Folly each urge people to follow them

This section summarizes the main themes of chapters 1–8. It contains parallel appeals by Wisdom (9:1–6) and Folly (9:13–18), both personified as women. Both Wisdom and Folly appeal to the same audience, inviting them to come and eat in their homes. Between these two appeals is a summary of two opposite ways to respond to Wisdom (9:7–12). In the center of this paragraph, 9:10 contains a restatement of the first line of 1:7. These key verses mark chapters 1 and 9 as the beginning and end of the first major division of the book.

Some other headings for this section are:

Invitations of Wisdom and of Folly (NIV)

Wisdom and Foolishness each give a feast

Being Wise or Foolish (NCV)

Paragraph 9:7–12

In this paragraph, the author or teacher contrasts the different ways in which a wise person and a mocker respond to advice. He also emphasizes that it is important to fear the LORD in order to become wise.

In Hebrew, the “you” pronouns used in this paragraph are singular. The Display will also use you^(sing). You may use whatever forms are natural in your language.

9:9

Notice the parallel parts that are similar in meaning:

^9a Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;

^9b teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

9:9a

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;

If you^(sing) instruct/advise a wise person, he will become even wiser.
If you give instruction/advice to a wise person, his wisdom will increase.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still: Other ways to translate the clause Instruct a wise man are:

Give instruction to the wise (NRSV)

Give advice to a wise person (GW)

Teach the wise (NCV)

9:9a–b

(combined/reordered)

If you^(sing) advise/teach someone who is wise or righteous, he will become even wiser, and what he knows will be added to.

9:9b

teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

If you^(sing) teach/advise a righteous person, he will learn more.
If you give advice to a righteous/upright person, his knowledge will increase.

teach a righteous man: The term righteous man refers to a person who is just or righteous in conduct and character. It is someone whose life conforms to God’s standards. (See the note on 1:3b, where the basic meaning of the word is discussed.)

and he will increase his learning: Other ways to translate this clause are:

he will learn even more

what he knows will increase

General Comments on 9:9a–b

As with 9:7–8, the relationship between 9:9a and 9:9b may be expressed as an “if” clause followed by a consequence. For example:

If you advise a wise person, he will become even wiser. If you teach a righteous person, he will learn even more.

In this verse, the wise person and the righteous person refer to the same individual. In languages that do not use parallelism, it may be necessary to combine and/or reorder the parallel parts in some way. For example:

If you instruct a wise or righteous person, he will become even wiser and more knowledgeable.

See also 9:9a–b (combined/reordered) in the Display.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

תֵּ֣ן

give

Wisdom is leaving out a word that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply this word from the context. Alternate translation: “Give instruction” or “Give what is wise”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

The words Give and inform are imperatives, but they communicate a condition under which something will happen, rather than a command. If it is helpful in your language, use a form that communicates a condition, as in the UST.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לְ֭⁠חָכָם וְ⁠יֶחְכַּם־ע֑וֹד & לְ֝⁠צַדִּ֗יק וְ⁠י֣וֹסֶף

to,a_wise_[person] and,he_will_be_wise again/more & to,a_righteous_[person] so,that_he_may_increase

Here, a wise one, he, and a righteous one do not refer to specific people but refer to these types of people in general. If it would be helpful, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to any wise one, and that person will become more wise … any righteous one, and that person will increase”

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear PROV 9:9

Hebrew word order