Proverbs 16:22 Go deeper

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. (KJV)

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מְק֣וֹרme.Kor[is] a fountain of

Lemma: מָקוֹר (ma.qor) · Strong's: H4726

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

Meaning: fountain

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 20:18, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4726; TAHOT Proverbs 16:22 word 1

חַ֭יִּיםChai.yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 16:22 word 2

שֵׂ֣כֶלSe.khel[the] prudence of

Lemma: שֵׂ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H7922

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Ezra 8:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7922; TAHOT Proverbs 16:22 word 3

בְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.Lavowners its

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167J

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: master: owning

Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 1:8, Nehemiah 6:18, Proverbs 17:8, Ecclesiastes 7:12, Ecclesiastes 8:8, Isaiah 41:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167J; TAHOT Proverbs 16:22 word 4

וּמוּסַ֖רu.mu.Sarand [the] discipline of

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G

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

Meaning: discipline

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Proverbs 16:22 word 5

אֱוִלִ֣ים'e.vi.Limfools

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

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

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 16:22 word 6

אִוֶּֽלֶת\׃'i.Ve.let[is] foolishness

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 16:22 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Understanding	→	שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 understanding
is a fountain	→	מָקוֹר H4726 fountain
of life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
to its possessor	→	בַּעַל H1167J master: owning
but the discipline	→	מוּסָר H4148G discipline
of fools	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
is folly	→	אִוֶּ֫לֶת H0200 folly

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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