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Allכָּלhis spiritרוּחוֹthe senseless manכְסִילlets out,יוֹצִיאbutוְthe wiseחָכָםcalms itיְשַׁבְּחֶנָּהback.בְּאָחוֹר
Proverbs 29:11
Study it in the app“All his spirit the senseless man lets out, but the wise calms it back.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 29:11, word by word
- his spiritרוּחruch
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appears- the senseless manכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears- lets outיוֹצִיאyotsi
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “yotsi” appears- the wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- calms itיְשַׁבְּחֶyeshabche
still
To quiet the sea or anger.
Where else “yeshabche” appears- backאָחוֹרachor
behind
The part behind something or someone, the side not seen from the front.
Where else “achor” appears
The context
10Men of blood hate the blameless, but the upright seek his soul.
11 · This verse (above)
12A ruler who pays attention to a word of falsehood, all his attendants are wicked.