Proverbs 14:16 Go deeper

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. (KJV)

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חָכָ֣םcha.Khama wise [person]

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

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

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 14:16 word 1

יָ֭רֵאYa.re'[is] fearing

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3373

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

Meaning: afraid

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 32:11, Genesis 42:18, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 7:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3373; TAHOT Proverbs 14:16 word 2

וְסָ֣רve.Sarand [is] turning aside

Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493H

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

Meaning: to turn aside: depart

Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:29, Leviticus 13:58, Numbers 16:26, Deuteronomy 4:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5493H; TAHOT Proverbs 14:16 word 3

מֵרָ֑עme.Ra'from evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 14:16 word 4

וּ֝כְסִ֗ילu.khe.Siland a fool

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

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

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 14:16 word 5

מִתְעַבֵּ֥רmit.'a.Ber[is] arrogant

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674H

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVtrmsa)

Meaning: be arrogant

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674H; TAHOT Proverbs 14:16 word 6

וּבוֹטֵֽחַ\׃u.vo.Te.achand [is] confident

Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982

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

Meaning: to trust

Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Proverbs 14:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wise [man]	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
fears	→	יָרֵא H3373 afraid
and turns	→	סוּר H5493H to turn aside: depart
from evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil
but a fool	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
is careless	→	בָּטַח H0982 to trust
and reckless	→	עָבַר H5674H be arrogant

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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