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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 16:22 - Wellspring
Proverbs 16:22 - Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Understanding | H7922 | שֶׂכֶל |
[Noun Masculine] intelligence; by implication success |
is a wellspring | H4726 | מָקוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] properly something {dug} that {is} a (generally) source (of {water} even when naturally flowing; also of {tears} blood (by euphemism of the female pudenda); figuratively of {happiness} {wisdom} progeny) |
of life | H2416 | חַי |
[Adjective] alive; hence raw (flesh); fresh ({plant} {water} {year}) strong; also (as {noun} especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living {thing}) whether literally or figuratively |
unto him that hath | H1167 | בַּעַל |
[Noun Masculine] a master; hence a {husband} or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense |
it but the instruction | H4148 | מוּסָר |
[Noun Masculine] properly chastisement; figuratively {reproof} warning or instruction; also restraint |
of fools | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
is folly | H200 | אִוֶּלֶת |
[Noun Feminine] silliness |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.