Proverbs 14:18 Go deeper

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

נָחֲל֣וּna.cha.Luthey inherit

Lemma: נָחַל (na.chal) · Strong's: H5157

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to inherit

Used 59 times. Also: Exodus 23:30, Exodus 32:13, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5157; TAHOT Proverbs 14:18 word 1

פְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.Yimnaive people

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

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 14:18 word 2

אִוֶּ֑לֶת'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 12:23, Proverbs 13:16, Proverbs 14:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0200; TAHOT Proverbs 14:18 word 3

וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗יםva.'a.ru.Mimand sensible [people]

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

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

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 14:18 word 4

יַכְתִּ֥רוּyakh.Ti.ruthey surround

Lemma: כָּתַר (ka.tar) · Strong's: H3803

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)

Meaning: to surround

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 20:43, Job 36:2, Psalms 22:12, Psalms 142:7, Habakkuk 1:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3803; TAHOT Proverbs 14:18 word 5

דָֽעַת\׃Da.'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 14:18 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

The simple	→	פֶּ֫תִי H6612A simple
inherit	→	נָחַל H5157 to inherit
folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly
but the prudent	→	עָרוּם H6175 prudent
are crowned	→	כָּתַר H3803 to surround
with knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge

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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