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The tongueלְשׁוֹןof the wiseחֲכָמִיםmakes knowledge good,תֵּיטִיב דָּעַתbut the mouthוּפִיof the senselessכְסִילִיםpours outיַבִּיעַfolly.אִוֶּלֶת
Proverbs 15:2
Study it in the app“The tongue of the wise makes knowledge good, but the mouth of the senseless pours out folly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:2, word by word
- The tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- makes knowledge goodתֵּיטִיבtetiv
be glad
For the heart to be glad, or to do something with care.
Where else “tetiv” appears- makes knowledge goodדָּעַתdaat
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- pours outיַבִּיעַyabia
pour out
To gush, like words or praise.
Where else “yabia” appears- follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears
The context
1A soft answer turns back wrath, but a hurtful word stirs up anger.
2 · This verse (above)
3In every place are the eyes of YHWH, watching the evil and the good.