Proverbs 17:24

“Wisdom is before the discerning, but the eyes of the senseless are on the ends of the earth.”

Proverbs 17:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 17:24, word by word

Wisdomחָכְמָהchachma

wisdom

Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.

Where else “chachma” appears
is beforeפְּנֵיpene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “pene” appears
the discerningמֵבִיןmevin

be skilled

To be very wise and skilled in what one does.

Where else “mevin” appears
but the eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
of the senselessכְסִילchesil

senseless, fool

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

Where else “chesil” appears
are on the endsקְצֵהketse

end

The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.

Where else “ketse” appears
of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

Where else “arets” appears

The context

23A bribe from the bosom the wicked takes, to turn aside the paths of justice.

24 · This verse (above)

25A senseless son is vexation to his father and bitterness to the one who bore him.

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