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The lipsשִׂפְתֵיof the wiseחֲכָמִיםscatterיְזָרוּknowledge,דָעַתbut the heartוְלֵבof the senselessכְּסִילִיםis notלֹאso.כֵן
Proverbs 15:7
Study it in the app“The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, but the heart of the senseless is not so.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:7, word by word
- The lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sifte” appears- of the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chachamim” appears- scatterיְזָרוּyezaru
scatter
To strew people or things about.
Where else “yezaru” appears- knowledgeדָעַתdaat
knowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appears- but the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” 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
The context
6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the produce of the wicked is trouble.
7 · This verse (above)
8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to YHWH, but the prayer of the upright is his pleasure.