Proverbs

Proverbs 15:14

¹⁴A discerning heart seeks knowledge,

but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A discerning	נָ֭בוֹן	nā·ḇō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern
heart	לֵ֣ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
seeks	יְבַקֶּשׁ־	yə·ḇaq·qeš-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
knowledge	דָּ֑עַת	dā·‘aṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
but the mouth	וּפְנֵי	ū·p̄ə·nē	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6440 face, before
of a fool	כְ֝סִילִ֗ים	ḵə·sî·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
feeds on	יִרְעֶ֥ה	yir·‘eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
folly	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃	’iw·we·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H200 folly

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.