Proverbs 9:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,”
מִי
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
לֵב
heart
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לֵב
Heart, mind, will. Leb. The centre of human personality. Guard your heart above all else for everything you do flows from it.
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הֵנָּה
here
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הֵנָּה
hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
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סוּר
let him turn aside
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סוּר
to turn off (literal or figurative)
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פְּתִי
is naive
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פְּתִי
silly (i.e. seducible)
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