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A fountainמְקוֹרof lifeחַיִּיםis prudenceשֵׂכֶלto those who have it,בְּעָלָיוbut the correctionוּמוּסַרof foolsאֱוִלִיםis folly.אִוֶּלֶת
Proverbs 16:22
Study it in the app“A fountain of life is prudence to those who have it, but the correction of fools is folly.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:22, word by word
- A fountainמְקוֹרmekor
spring
The place where water wells up, and so also the source of life.
Where else “mekor” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- is prudenceשֵׂכֶלsechel
insight
The sense to act well.
Where else “sechel” appears- to those who have itבְּעָלָיbealay
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “bealay” appears- but the correctionמוּסַרmusar
discipline, correction
Discipline: teaching that straightens, sometimes with punishment; it comes from the verb "discipline."
Where else “musar” appears- of foolsאֱוִלִיםevilim
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evilim” appears- is follyאִוֶּלֶתivelet
folly
Folly: acting without thinking, without regard for God or for the consequences.
Where else “ivelet” appears
The context
21The wise of heart will be called discerning, and sweetness of lips increases teaching.
22 · This verse (above)
23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and on his lips it adds teaching.