Proverbs 14:18

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[He that is] soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.	The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.	The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The simple^H6612 inherit^H5157 folly^H200: but the prudent^H6175 are crowned^H3803 with knowledge^H1847.

Original Hebrew

נָחֲלוּ פְתָאיִם אִוֶּלֶת וַעֲרוּמִים יַכְתִּרוּ דָעַת׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
נָחֲל֣וּ	na.cha.Lu	H5157	HVqp3cp	they inherit
פְתָאיִ֣ם	fe.ta.Yim	H6612	HNcmpa	naive people
אִוֶּ֑לֶת	'i.Ve.let	H200	HNcfsa	foolishness
וַֽ֝/עֲרוּמִ֗ים	va./'a.ru.Mim	H6175	HC/Aampa	and/ sensible (people)
יַכְתִּ֥רוּ	yakh.Ti.ru	H3803	HVhi3mp	they surround
דָֽעַת	Da.'at	H1847	HNcfsa	knowledge

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H200 — אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth): from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness).
H1847 — דַּעַת (daʻath, dah'-ath): from יָדַע; knowledge; cunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).
H3803 — כָּתַר (kâthar, kaw-thar'): a primitive root; to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself); beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.
H5157 — נָחַל (nâchal, naw-khal'): a primitive root; to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate; divide, have (inheritance), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).
H6175 — עָרוּם (ʻârûwm, aw-room'): passive participle of עָרַם; cunning (usually in a bad sense); crafty, prudent, subtil.
H6612 — פְּתִי (pᵉthîy, peth-ee'): or פֶּתִי; or פְּתָאִי; from פָּתָה; silly (i.e. seducible); foolish, simple(-icity, one).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

inherit — Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 11:29, Jeremiah 16:19, Jeremiah 44:17, Matthew 23:29-32, 1 Peter 1:18
the prudent — Proverbs 4:7-9, Proverbs 11:30, Daniel 12:3, 2 Timothy 4:8, 1 Peter 5:4

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