Proverbs 14:15 Go deeper

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going. (KJV)

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פֶּ֭תִיPe.tia naive person

Lemma: פֶּ֫תִי (pe.ti) · Strong's: H6612A

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

Meaning: simple

Used 18 times. Also: Psalms 19:7, Psalms 116:6, Psalms 119:130, Proverbs 1:4, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6612A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 1

יַאֲמִ֣יןya.'a.Minhe believes

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 2

לְכָל\־le.khol<to> every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 3

דָּבָ֑רda.Varthing

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 4

וְ֝עָר֗וּםve.'a.Rumand a sensible [person]

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: prudent

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Job 5:12, Job 15:5, Proverbs 12:16, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6175; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 5

יָבִ֥יןya.Vinhe considers

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

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

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 6

לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ\׃la.'a.shu.Ro<to> step his

Lemma: אֲשׁוּר (a.shur) · Strong's: H0838A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: step

Used 7 times. Also: Job 23:11, Psalms 17:5, Psalms 37:31, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 44:18, Psalms 73:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0838A; TAHOT Proverbs 14:15 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The simple [man]	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
believes	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
word	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing
but the prudent man	→	עָרוּם H6175 prudent
watches	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
his steps	→	אֲשׁוּר H0838A step

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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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