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Proverbs 10:14 Interlinear

“Wise men lay up knowledge but the mouth of the foolish destruction is near”

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Proverbs 10 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חֲכָמִ֥ים	H2450	Wise	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)
2	יִצְפְּנוּ	H6845	men lay up	to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
3	דָ֑עַת	H1847	knowledge	knowledge
4	וּפִֽי	H6310	but the mouth	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
5	אֱ֝וִיל	H191	of the foolish	(figuratively) silly
6	מְחִתָּ֥ה	H4288	destruction	properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation
7	קְרֹבָֽה׃	H7138	is near	near (in place, kindred or time)

Proverbs 10:14 (current)Wise men lay up knowledge but the mouth of the foolish destruction is near