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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 12:23 - Knowledge
Proverbs 12:23 - A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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A prudent | H6175 | עָרוּם |
[Adjective] cunning (usually in a bad sense) |
man | H120 | אָדָם |
[Noun Masculine] {ruddy} that {is} a human being (an individual or the {species} {mankind } etc.) |
concealeth | H3680 | כָּסָה |
[Verb] properly to {plump} that {is} fill up hollows; by implication to cover (for clothing or secrecy) |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
but the 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 |
of fools | H3684 | כְּסִיל |
[Noun Masculine] properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly |
proclaimeth | H7121 | קָרָא |
[Verb] to call out to (that {is} properly address by {name} but used in a wide variety of applications) |
foolishness | H200 | אִוֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] silliness |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.