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Proverbs 16:22
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The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
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Understanding [is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools [is] folly.
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The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
UnderstandingH7922 is a wellspringH4726 of lifeH2416 unto him that hathH1167 it: but the instructionH4148 of foolsH191 is follyH200.
Original Hebrew
מְקֹור חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּלֶת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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מְק֣וֹר |
me.Kor | H4726 | HNcmsc | (is) a fountain of |
חַ֭יִּים |
Chai.yim | H2416 | HNcmpa | life |
שֵׂ֣כֶל |
Se.khel | H7922 | HNcmsc | (the) prudence of |
בְּעָלָ֑י/ו |
be.'a.La/v | H1167 | HNcmpc/Sp3ms | owners/ its |
וּ/מוּסַ֖ר |
u./mu.Sar | H4148 | HC/Ncmsc | and/ (the) discipline of |
אֱוִלִ֣ים |
'e.vi.Lim | H191 | HAampa | fools |
אִוֶּֽלֶת |
'i.Ve.let | H200 | HNcfsa | (is) foolishness |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H191 — אֱוִיל (ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'): from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly; fool(-ish) (man).
- H200 — אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth): from the same as אֱוִיל; silliness; folly, foolishly(-ness).
- H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
- H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; 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; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
- H4148 — מוּסָר (mûwçâr, moo-sawr'): from יָסַר; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint; bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
- H4726 — מָקוֹר (mâqôwr, maw-kore'): or מָקֹר; from קוּר; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny); fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).
- H7922 — שֶׂכֶל (sekel, seh'-kel): or שֵׂכֶל; from שָׂכַל; intelligence; by implication, success; discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a wellspring — Proverbs 10:11, Proverbs 13:14, Proverbs 14:27, Proverbs 18:4, John 5:24, John 6:63, John 6:68
- the instruction — Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:28, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:16-26, Luke 6:39-40
Reciprocal references (5): Job 30:8, Proverbs 11:14, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 15:15, Acts 1:26
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: PEARLS BEFORE SWINE
- Torrey’s: WELLS
- Nave’s: SPEAKING, WISDOM
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