KJV: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
YLT: Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!
Darby: Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, and he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.
ASV: Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.
| גַּ֤ם | Even |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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| אֱוִ֣יל | a fool |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱוִיל Sense: be foolish, foolish. |
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| מַ֭חֲרִישׁ | when he holds his peace |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: חָרַשׁ Sense: to cut in, plough, engrave, devise. |
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| חָכָ֣ם | wise |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: חָכָם Sense: wise, wise (man). |
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| יֵחָשֵׁ֑ב | is counted |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָשַׁב Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count. |
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| אֹטֵ֖ם | [when] he shuts |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אָטַם Sense: to shut, shut up, close. |
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| שְׂפָתָ֣יו | his lips |
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Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| נָבֽוֹן | [he is considered] perceptive |
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Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בִּין Sense: to discern, understand, consider. |
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