The Meaning of Proverbs 14:18 Explained

Proverbs 14:18

KJV: The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

YLT: The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

Darby: The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

ASV: The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The simple  inherit  folly:  but the prudent  are crowned  with knowledge. 

What does Proverbs 14:18 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 14

1  A wise woman builds her house

What do the individual words in Proverbs 14:18 mean?

Inherit the simple folly but the prudent are crowned with knowledge
נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת

נָחֲל֣וּ  Inherit 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: נָחַל  
Sense: to get as a possession, acquire, inherit, possess.
פְתָאיִ֣ם  the  simple 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: פֶּתִי 
Sense: simplicity, naivete adj.
אִוֶּ֑לֶת  folly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִוֶּלֶת  
Sense: foolishness, folly.
וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים  but  the  prudent 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: עָרוּם  
Sense: subtle, shrewd, crafty, sly, sensible.
יַכְתִּ֥רוּ  are  crowned 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: כָּתַר 
Sense: to surround.
דָֽעַת  with  knowledge 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: דַּעַת 
Sense: knowledge.