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Everyכָּלshrewd manעָרוּםactsיַעֲשֶׂהwith knowledge,בְדָעַתbut the senselessוּכְסִילspreads outיִפְרֹשׂfolly.אִוֶּלֶת
Proverbs 13:16
Study it in the app“Every shrewd man acts with knowledge, but the senseless spreads out folly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:16, word by word
- shrewd manעָרוּםarum
shrewd
Prudent: sees trouble coming and acts wisely.
Where else “arum” appears- actsיַעֲשֶׂהyaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaase” appears- with knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- but the senselessכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears- spreads outיִפְרֹשׂyifros
spread out
To open out hands, wings or cloth.
Where else “yifros” appears- follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears
The context
15Good prudence gives favor, but the way of the treacherous is hard.
16 · This verse (above)
17A wicked messenger falls into evil, but a faithful envoy is healing.