Proverbs 25:12
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5141 [e]נֶ֣זֶם
ne-zem
[Like] an earringN-msc
2091 [e]זָ֭הָב
zā-hāḇ
of goldN-ms
2481 [e]וַחֲלִי־
wa-ḥă-lî-
and an ornamentConj-w | N-msc
3800 [e]כָ֑תֶם
ḵā-ṯem;
of fine goldN-ms
3198 [e]מוֹכִ֥יחַ
mō-w-ḵî-aḥ
[Is] a rebukerV-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
2450 [e]חָ֝כָ֗ם
ḥā-ḵām,
wiseAdj-ms
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
toPrep
241 [e]אֹ֥זֶן
’ō-zen
an earN-fs
8085 [e]שֹׁמָֽעַת׃
šō-mā-‘aṯ.
obedientV-Qal-Prtcpl-fs





















Hebrew Texts
משלי 25:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
נֶ֣זֶם זָ֭הָב וַחֲלִי־כָ֑תֶם מֹוכִ֥יחַ חָ֝כָ֗ם עַל־אֹ֥זֶן שֹׁמָֽעַת׃

משלי 25:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
נזם זהב וחלי־כתם מוכיח חכם על־אזן שמעת׃

משלי 25:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
נזם זהב וחלי־כתם מוכיח חכם על־אזן שמעת׃

משלי 25:12 Hebrew Bible
נזם זהב וחלי כתם מוכיח חכם על אזן שמעת׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

King James Bible
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
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