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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 8:5 - Understanding
Proverbs 8:5 - O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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O ye simple | H6612 | פְּתִי |
[Noun Feminine] silly (that {is} seducible) |
understand | H995 | בִּין |
[Verb] to separate mentally (or {distinguish }) that {is} (generally) understand |
wisdom | H6195 | עׇרְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] trickery; or (in a good sense) discretion |
and ye fools | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
be ye of an understanding | H995 | בִּין |
[Verb] to separate mentally (or {distinguish }) that {is} (generally) understand |
heart | H3820 | לֵב |
[Noun Masculine] the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the {feelings} the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.