Proverbs

Proverbs 13:14–16

¹⁴The teaching^a of the wise is a fountain of life,

turning one from the snares of death.

¹⁵Good understanding wins favor,

but the way of the faithless is difficult.

¹⁶Every prudent man acts with knowledge,

but a fool displays his folly.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The teaching	תּוֹרַ֣ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
of the wise	חָ֭כָם	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
is a fountain	מְק֣וֹר	mə·qō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4726 spring, fountain
of life	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
turning one	לָ֝ס֗וּר	lā·sūr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
from the snares	מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי	mim·mō·qə·šê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4170 a bait or lure
of death	מָֽוֶת׃	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Good	ט֭וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
understanding	שֵֽׂכֶל־	śê·ḵel-	Noun - masculine singular	H7922 prudence, insight
wins	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
favor	חֵ֑ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
but the way	וְדֶ֖רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the faithless	בֹּגְדִ֣ים	bō·ḡə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H898 act or deal treacherously
is difficult	אֵיתָֽן׃	’ê·ṯān	Adjective - masculine singular	H386 perennial, ever-flowing

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
prudent	עָ֭רוּם	‘ā·rūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible
acts	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
with knowledge	בְדָ֑עַת	ḇə·ḏā·‘aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
but a fool	וּ֝כְסִ֗יל	ū·ḵə·sîl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
displays	יִפְרֹ֥שׂ	yip̄·rōś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
folly	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃	’iw·we·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H200 folly

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 13:14 Proverbs 10:11 · Proverbs 14:27 · Psalm 18:5 · 2 Samuel 22:6–7 · Proverbs 16:6 · Psalm 116:3 · Proverbs 16:17

Proverbs 13:15 Jeremiah 2:19 · Proverbs 4:19 · Proverbs 15:10 · Romans 6:21 · Psalm 111:10 · Acts 7:10 · Proverbs 3:4 · Psalm 95:9–11 · 1 Samuel 18:14–16 · Luke 2:52 · Proverbs 14:35

Proverbs 13:16 Proverbs 15:2 · Proverbs 12:22–23 · Ephesians 5:17 · Ecclesiastes 10:3 · Isaiah 52:13 · Romans 16:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.