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Proverbs 12:23 Interlinear

“man A prudent concealeth knowledge but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness”

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Proverbs 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אָדָ֣ם	H120	man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
2	עָ֭רוּם	H6175	A prudent	cunning (usually in a bad sense)
3	כֹּ֣סֶה	H3680	concealeth	properly, to plump, i.e., fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
4	דָּ֑עַת	H1847	knowledge	knowledge
5	וְלֵ֥ב	H3820	but the heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
6	כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים	H3684	of fools	properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly
7	יִקְרָ֥א	H7121	proclaimeth	to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
8	אִוֶּֽלֶת׃	H200	foolishness	silliness

Proverbs 12:23 (current)man A prudent concealeth knowledge but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness