A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.Proverbs 18:2
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃
- לֹֽא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.Potz“he delights”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
- כְּ֭סִילKe.sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- בִּתְבוּנָ֑הbit.vu.Nah“in understanding”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from תְּבוּנָה · “understanding” · Strong's H8394
- כִּ֝֗יKi“that”Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
- אִֽם־'im-“except”Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
- בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbe.hit.ga.Lot“in revealing itself”Preposition + Verb, hithpael, infinitive construct, common · from גָּלָה · “reveal[information]” · Strong's H1540H
- לִבּֽוֹ׃li.Bo“heart his”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)