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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:15 - Right
Proverbs 12:15 - The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
of a fool | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
is right | H3477 | יָשָׁר |
[Adjective] straight (literally or figuratively) |
in his own eyes | H5869 | עַיִן |
[Noun] an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
but he that hearkeneth | H8085 | שָׁמַע |
[Verb] to hear intelligently (often with implication of {attention} {obedience} etc.; causatively to {tell} etc.) |
unto counsel | H6098 | עֵצָה |
[Noun Feminine] advice; by implication plan; also prudence |
is wise | H2450 | חָכָם |
[Adjective] {wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.