Proverbs 15:14

“The heart of the discerning seeks knowledge, but the mouth of the senseless feeds on folly.”

Proverbs 15:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 15:14, word by word

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
seeksיְבַקֶּשׁyevakesh

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

Where else “yevakesh” appears
knowledgeדָּעַתdaat

knowledge

What one has learned; or a close bond with God.

Where else “daat” appears
but the mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears
of the senselessכְסִילִיםchesilim

senseless, fool

Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.

Where else “chesilim” appears
feedsיִרְעֶהyire

graze

To tend a flock, or eat grass.

Where else “yire” appears
on follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet

folly

Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.

Where else “ivelet” appears

The context

13A glad heart makes the face good, but by the pain of the heart the spirit is crushed.

14 · This verse (above)

15All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the good of heart has a continual feast.

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