Wisdomחָכְמָהis beforeאֶת פְּנֵיthe discerning,מֵבִיןbut the eyesוְעֵינֵיof the senselessכְסִילare on the endsבִּקְצֵהof the earth.אָרֶץ
Proverbs 17:24
Study it in the app“Wisdom is before the discerning, but the eyes of the senseless are on the ends of the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.