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Proverbs 14:8

חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

In Context

7לֵךְ מִנֶּגֶד לְאִישׁ כְּסִיל וּבַל ־ יָדַעְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי ־ דָֽעַת ׃

9אֱוִלִים יָלִיץ אָשָׁם וּבֵין יְשָׁרִים רָצֽוֹן ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 111:10רֵאשִׁית חָכְמָה ׀ יִרְאַת יְהוָה שֵׂכֶל טוֹב לְכָל ־ עֹשֵׂיהֶם תְּהִלָּתוֹ עֹמֶדֶת לָעַֽד ׃

Psalms 119:34הֲבִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָה תֽוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶנָּה בְכָל ־ לֵֽב ׃

Psalms 143:8הַשְׁמִיעֵנִי בַבֹּקֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּךָ כִּֽי ־ בְךָ בָטָחְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵנִי דֶּֽרֶךְ ־ זוּ אֵלֵךְ כִּֽי ־ אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי נַפְשִֽׁי ׃

Proverbs 8:20בְּאֹֽרַח ־ צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט ׃

Proverbs 12:5מַחְשְׁבוֹת צַדִּיקִים מִשְׁפָּט תַּחְבֻּלוֹת רְשָׁעִים מִרְמָֽה ׃

Ecclesiastes 2:16כִּי אֵין זִכְרוֹן לֶחָכָם עִֽם ־ הַכְּסִיל לְעוֹלָם בְּשֶׁכְּבָר הַיָּמִים הַבָּאִים הַכֹּל נִשְׁכָּח וְאֵיךְ יָמוּת הֶחָכָם עִֽם ־ הַכְּסִֽיל ׃

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 14:8

7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. See here, 1. How we may discern a fool and discover him, a wicked man, for he is a foolish man. If we perceive not in him the lips of knowledge, if we find there is no relish or savour of piety in his discourse, that his communication is all corrupt and corrupting, and nothing in it good and to the use of edifying, we may conclude the treasure is bad. 2. How we must decline such a one and depart from him: Go from his… Read the whole commentary →

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