Proverbs 12:23 Go deeper

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness. (KJV)

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אָדָ֣ם'a.Dama person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 1

עָ֭רוּם'A.rumsensible

Lemma: עָרוּם (a.rum) · Strong's: H6175

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

Meaning: prudent

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Job 5:12, Job 15:5, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6175; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 2

כֹּ֣סֶהKo.seh[is] concealing

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 3

דָּ֑עַתDa.'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 12:23 word 4

וְלֵ֥בve.Levand [the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 5

כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםke.si.Limfools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 6

יִקְרָ֥אyik.Ra'it proclaims

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to call: call out

Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:5, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 45:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121I; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 7

אִוֶּֽלֶת\׃'i.Ve.letfoolishness

Lemma: אִוֶּ֫לֶת (iv.ve.let) · Strong's: H0200

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

Meaning: folly

Used 25 times. Also: Psalms 38:5, Psalms 69:5, Proverbs 5:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 14:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 12:23 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A shrewd	→	עָרוּם H6175 prudent
man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
keeps	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
his knowledge {to himself}	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
but a foolish	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
proclaims	→	קָרָא H7121I to call: call out
its folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly

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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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