Proverbs

Proverbs 17:24

²⁴Wisdom is the focus of the discerning,

but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
is the focus	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the discerning	מֵבִ֣ין	mê·ḇîn	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H995 discern
but the eyes	וְעֵינֵ֥י	wə·‘ê·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of a fool	כְ֝סִ֗יל	ḵə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
wander to the ends	בִּקְצֵה־	biq·ṣêh-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.