Proverbs 10:14 Go deeper

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. (KJV)

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חֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 1

יִצְפְּנוּ\־yitz.pe.nu-they store up

Lemma: צָפַן (tsa.phan) · Strong's: H6845

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to treasure

Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 2:2, Exodus 2:3, Joshua 2:4, Job 10:13, Job 14:13, Job 15:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6845; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 2

דָ֑עַתDa.'atknowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 3

וּפִֽי\־u.fi-and [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 4

אֱ֝וִיל'E.vila fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 5

מְחִתָּ֥הme.chi.Tah[is] destruction

Lemma: מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) · Strong's: H4288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: terror

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 89:40, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 14:28, Proverbs 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4288; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 6

קְרֹבָֽה\׃ke.ro.Vahnear

Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: near

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Proverbs 10:14 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
store up	→	צָפַן H6845 to treasure
knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
but the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of the fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
invites	→	קָרֹב H7138 near
destruction	→	מְחִתָּה H4288 terror

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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