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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 14:8 - Wisdom
Proverbs 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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The wisdom | H2451 | חׇכְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] wisdom (in a good sense) |
of the prudent | H6175 | עָרוּם |
[Adjective] cunning (usually in a bad sense) |
is to understand | H995 | בִּין |
[Verb] to separate mentally (or {distinguish }) that {is} (generally) understand |
his way | H1870 | דֶּרֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of {action} often adverbially |
but the folly | H200 | אִוֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] silliness |
of fools | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
is deceit | H4820 | מִרְמָה |
[Noun Feminine] fraud |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.