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href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2451 -- Occurrence 87 of 149">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חָכְמַ֣ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chachemat_2451.htm" title="cha·che·Mat: the wisdom -- Occurrence 8 of 12.">ḥā-ḵə-maṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">The wisdom</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6175.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6175: 1) subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible <BR> 1a) crafty <BR> 1b) shrewd, sensible, prudent">6175</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6175.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6175 -- Occurrence 7 of 11">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָ֭רוּם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/arum_6175.htm" title="'A·rum: of the sensible -- Occurrence 5 of 7.">‘ā-rūm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the prudent</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adjective - masculine singular">Adj-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/995.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 995: 1) to discern, understand, consider <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to perceive, discern <BR> 1a2) to understand, know (with the mind) <BR> 1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider <BR> 1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to understand <BR> 1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach <BR> 1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently <BR> 1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct <BR> 2) (TWOT) prudent, regard">995</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_995.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 995 -- Occurrence 94 of 169">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הָבִ֣ין<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/havin_995.htm" title="ha·Vin: understand -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">hā-ḇîn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] to understand</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct">V-Hifil-Inf</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner <BR> 1a) road, way, path <BR> 1b) journey <BR> 1c) direction <BR> 1d) manner, habit, way <BR> 1e) of course of life (fig.) <BR> 1f) of moral character (fig.)">1870</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1870 -- Occurrence 425 of 706">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דַּרְכּ֑וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/darko_1870.htm" title="dar·Ko;: his way -- Occurrence 19 of 29.">dar-kōw;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">his way</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-csc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/200.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 200: 1) foolishness, folly">200</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_200.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 200 -- Occurrence 7 of 25">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veivvelet_200.htm" title="ve·'iv·Ve·let: the foolishness -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">wə-’iw-we-leṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">but the folly</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3684.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3684: 1) fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one">3684</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3684.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3684 -- Occurrence 16 of 70">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּסִילִ֣ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kesilim_3684.htm" title="ke·si·Lim: of fools -- Occurrence 4 of 12.">kə-sî-lîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of fools</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4820.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4820: 1) deceit, treachery">4820</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4820.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4820 -- Occurrence 24 of 39">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִרְמָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mirmah_4820.htm" title="mir·Mah.: is deceit -- Occurrence 14 of 26.">mir-māh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[is] deceit</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/proverbs/14.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/proverbs/14.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2451.htm" title="cha·che·mat: the wisdom -- 2451: wisdom">חָכְמַ֣ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6175.htm" title="a·rum: of the sensible -- 6175: crafty, shrewd, sensible">עָ֭רוּם</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/995.htm" title="ha·vin: understand -- 995: to discern">הָבִ֣ין</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1870.htm" title="dar·kov;: his way -- 1870: way, road, distance, journey, manner">דַּרְכֹּ֑ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/200.htm" title="ve·'iv·ve·let: the foolishness -- 200: folly">וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3684.htm" title="ke·si·lim: of fools -- 3684: stupid fellow, dullard, fool">כְּסִילִ֣ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4820.htm" title="mir·mah.: is deceit -- 4820: deceit, treachery">מִרְמָֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/proverbs/14.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2451.htm" title="chokmah (khok-maw') -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit">The wisdom</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6175.htm" title="aruwm (aw-room') -- crafty, prudent, subtil">of the prudent</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/995.htm" title="biyn (bene) -- attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct">is to understand</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1870.htm" title="derek (deh'-rek) -- along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger">his way</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/200.htm" title="'ivveleth (iv-veh'-leth) -- folly, foolishly(-ness)">but the folly</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3684.htm" title="kciyl (kes-eel') -- fool(-ish)">of fools</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4820.htm" title="mirmah (meer-maw') -- craft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery">is deceit</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/14.htm">משלי 14:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכֹּ֑ו וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/14.htm">משלי 14:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">חכמת ערום הבין דרכו ואולת כסילים מרמה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/14.htm">משלי 14:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">חכמת ערום הבין דרכו ואולת כסילים מרמה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/proverbs/14.htm">משלי 14:8 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">חכמת ערום הבין דרכו ואולת כסילים מרמה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/proverbs/14-8.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/14.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way, But the foolishness of fools is deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The wisdom of the prudent <i>is</i> to understand his way: but the folly of fools <i>is</i> deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The sensible man's wisdom is to consider his way, but the stupidity of fools deceives them. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">wisdom</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 2:9</span> Then shall you understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 8:20</span> I lead in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of judgment:</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/111-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 111:10</span> The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/119-5.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 119:5,34,35,73</span> O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/143-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 143:8</span> Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning; for in you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 5:17</span> Why be you not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/colossians/1-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Colossians 1:9,10</span> For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-15.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Timothy 3:15-17</span> And that from a child you have known the holy scriptures…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/james/3-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">James 3:13</span> Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show …</a></p><p class="hdg">folly</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 11:18</span> The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 13:20</span> Lift up your eyes, and behold them that come from the north: where …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/12-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 12:19,20</span> And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-22.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 4:22</span> That you put off concerning the former conversation the old man, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Timothy 3:13</span> But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/proverbs/14-8.htm">Proverbs 14:8</a> • <a href="/niv/proverbs/14-8.htm">Proverbs 14:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/proverbs/14-8.htm">Proverbs 14:8 NLT</a> • <a 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