Proverbs

Proverbs 14:6–8

⁶A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none,

but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.

⁷Stay away from a foolish man;

you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,

but the folly of fools deceives them.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A mocker	לֵ֣ץ	lêṣ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3887 scorn
seeks	בִּקֶּשׁ־	biq·qeš-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
wisdom	חָכְמָ֣ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and	וָאָ֑יִן	wā·’ā·yin	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
but knowledge	וְדַ֖עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
comes easily	נָקָֽל׃	nā·qāl	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
to the discerning	לְנָב֣וֹן	lə·nā·ḇō·wn	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Stay away	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
from	מִ֭נֶּגֶד	min·ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition-m	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
a foolish	כְּסִ֑יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
you will gain	יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
no	וּבַל־	ū·ḇal-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H1077 not
knowledge	דָֽעַת׃	ḏā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
from his speech	שִׂפְתֵי־	śip̄·ṯê-	Noun - feminine dual construct	H8193 lip, speech, edge

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wisdom	חָכְמַ֣ת	ḥā·ḵə·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2451 wisdom
of the prudent	עָ֭רוּם	‘ā·rūm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6175 crafty, shrewd, sensible
is to discern	הָבִ֣ין	hā·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H995 discern
his way	דַּרְכּ֑וֹ	dar·kōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
but the folly	וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת	wə·’iw·we·leṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H200 folly
of fools	כְּסִילִ֣ים	kə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
deceives them	מִרְמָֽה׃	mir·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4820 deceit, treachery

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

Proverbs 14:6 James 1:5 · Matthew 13:11–12 · Matthew 11:25–27 · 1 Corinthians 3:18–19 · 1 Corinthians 8:2 · Proverbs 8:9

Proverbs 14:7 Proverbs 13:20 · Ephesians 5:11 · Proverbs 9:6 · 1 Corinthians 5:11 · Proverbs 19:27

Proverbs 14:8 Ephesians 5:17 · 2 Timothy 3:13 · James 3:13 · Colossians 1:9–10 · Psalm 111:10 · Proverbs 11:18 · Psalm 119:5 · Psalm 119:73 · Proverbs 2:9 · Proverbs 8:20 · Psalm 119:34–35 · Jeremiah 13:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.