KJV: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
YLT: The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools is not right.
Darby: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.
ASV: The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
| שִׂפְתֵ֣י | The lips |
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Parse: Noun, fdc Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| חֲ֭כָמִים | of the wise |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man). |
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| יְזָ֣רוּ | disperse |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: זָרָה Sense: to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed. |
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| דָ֑עַת | knowledge |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: דַּעַת Sense: knowledge. |
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| וְלֵ֖ב | but the heart |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding. |
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| כְּסִילִ֣ים | of the fool |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: כְּסִיל Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one. |
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| לֹא־ | [does] not [do] |
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Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| כֵֽן | so |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus. |
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