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In the heartבְּלֵבof the discerningנָבוֹןwisdomחָכְמָהrests,תָּנוּחַand in the midstוּבְקֶרֶבof the senselessכְּסִילִיםit makes itself known.תִּוָּדֵעַ
Proverbs 14:33
Study it in the app“In the heart of the discerning wisdom rests, and in the midst of the senseless it makes itself known.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 14:33, word by word
- In the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of the discerningנָבוֹןnavon
be skilled
To be very wise and skilled in what one does.
Where else “navon” appears- wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- restsתָּנוּחַtanuach
rest
To stay still and settle in a place.
Where else “tanuach” appears- and in the midstקֶרֶבkerev
midst
In the midst of: "among the people".
Where else “kerev” appears- of the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “kesilim” appears- it makes itself knownתִּוָּדֵעַtivadea
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “tivadea” appears
The context
32By his evil the wicked is thrust down, but the righteous takes refuge in his death.
33 · This verse (above)
34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to peoples.