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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 10:14 - Mouth
Proverbs 10:14 - Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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Wise | H2450 | חָכָם |
[Adjective] {wise} (that {is} {intelligent} skilful or artful) |
men lay up | H6845 | צָפַן |
[Verb] to hide (by covering over); by implication to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to {protect} (unfavorably) to lurk |
knowledge | H1847 | דַּעַת |
[Noun] knowledge |
but the mouth | H6310 | פֶּה |
[Noun Masculine] the mouth (as the means of {blowing }) whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically {edge} portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to |
of the foolish | H191 | אֱוִיל |
[Adjective Masculine] (figuratively) silly |
is near | H7138 | קָרוֹב |
[Adjective] near (in {place} kindred or time) |
destruction | H4288 | מְחִתָּה |
[Noun Feminine] properly a dissolution; concretely a {ruin} or (abstractly) consternation |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.