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The wiseחֲכָמִיםstore upיִצְפְּנוּknowledge,דָעַתbutוּthe mouthפִיof the foolאֱוִילis ruinמְחִתָּהclose at hand.קְרֹבָה
Proverbs 10:14
Study it in the app“The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool is ruin close at hand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:14, word by word
- The wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- store upיִצְפְּנוּyitspnu
treasure up
To cherish and keep, like the word in the heart.
Where else “yitspnu” appears- knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of the foolאֱוִילevil
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evil” appears- is ruinמְחִתָּהmechita
ruin
The end that overtakes whoever sinks: the fall and the disaster.
Where else “mechita” appears- close at handקְרֹבָהkerova
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “kerova” appears
The context
13On the lips of the discerning one wisdom is found, but the rod is for the back of him who lacks sense.
14 · This verse (above)
15The wealth of the rich man is his strong city; the ruin of the poor is their poverty.