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Proverbs 8:5

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Proverbs 8:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

הָבִ֣ינוּ פְתָאיִ֣ם עָרְמָ֑ה וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים הָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב׃

  1. הָבִ֣ינוּha.Vi.nu“understand”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  2. פְתָאיִ֣םfe.ta.Yim“O naive people”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פֶּ֫תִי · “simple” · Strong's H6612A
  3. עָרְמָ֑ה'a.re.Mah“prudence”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עׇרְמָה · “craftiness” · Strong's H6195
  4. וּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.Lim“and O fools”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  5. הָבִ֥ינוּha.Vi.nu“understand”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בִּין · “to understand” · Strong's H0995
  6. לֵֽב׃Lev“heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · 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)