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The simpleפְתָאיִםinheritנָחֲלוּfolly,אִוֶּלֶתbut the shrewdוַעֲרוּמִיםare crownedיַכְתִּרוּwith knowledge.דָעַת
Proverbs 14:18
Study it in the app“The simple inherit folly, but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:18, word by word
- The simpleפְתָאיִםfetayim
simple, naive
Simple, naive: a person without experience, easily persuaded, who still has to learn.
Where else “fetayim” appears- inheritנָחֲלוּnachalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “nachalu” appears- follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears- but the shrewdעֲרוּמִיםarumim
shrewd
Prudent: sees trouble coming and acts wisely.
Where else “arumim” appears- are crownedיַכְתִּרוּyachtiru
crown
To put a crown around the head.
Where else “yachtiru” appears- with knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears
The context
17One who is short of anger does folly, and a man of schemes is hated.
18 · This verse (above)
19The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.