King James Version
Proverbs 17:24 in the King James Version says “Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 17 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
Proverbs 17:24 · KJV
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones. like: or, to
A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding ; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
“is before him that hath understanding”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“but the eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
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