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Whoever trustsבּוֹטֵחַin his own heart,בְּלִבּוֹheהוּאis senseless,כְסִילbutוְwhoever walksהוֹלֵךְin wisdom,בְּחָכְמָהheהוּאwill escape.יִמָּלֵט
Proverbs 28:26
Study it in the app“Whoever trusts in his own heart, he is senseless, but whoever walks in wisdom, he will escape.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 28:26, word by word
- Whoever trustsבּוֹטֵחַboteach
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “boteach” appears- in his own heartלִבּlib
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lib” appears- is senselessכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears- whoever walksהוֹלֵךְholech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “holech” appears- in wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- will escapeיִמָּלֵטyimalet
escape
To flee from a danger or an enemy and get to safety.
Where else “yimalet” appears
The context
25The broad of soul stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in YHWH will be enriched.
26 · This verse (above)
27Whoever gives to the poor will have no want, but whoever hides his eyes will have many curses.