Proverbs 18:14 Hebrew Word Analysis

4The spiritוְר֥וּחַh7307
1of a manאִ֭ישׁh376
2will sustainיְכַלְכֵּ֣לh3557
3his infirmityמַחֲלֵ֑הוּh4245
4The spiritוְר֥וּחַh7307
5but a woundedנְ֝כֵאָ֗הh5218
6מִ֣יh4310
7who can bearיִשָּׂאֶֽנָּה׃h5375

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?

American Standard Version (ASV)

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a broken spirit who can bear?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The spirit of a man will be his support when he is ill; but how may a broken spirit be lifted up?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

The spirit of a man sustaineth his infirmity; but a broken spirit who can bear?

World English Bible (WEB)

A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, But a crushed spirit, who can bear?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?