14A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 15:14
The LORD Sees Every Heart: Wise Speech, Teachable Correction, and the Path of Life
The chapter moves through speech and correction, worship and divine scrutiny, the heart and knowledge, fear of the LORD and household peace, counsel and timely words, the upward path of life, the LORD's opposition to pride and greed, and the final union of correction, understanding, fear of the LORD, humility, and honor.
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Verse 14
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A discerningנָ֭בוֹןH995Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularheartלֵ֣בH3820Noun - masculine singularseeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־H1245Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularknowledgeדָּ֑עַתH1847Noun - feminine singularbut the mouthוּפְנֵיH6440Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructof a foolכְ֝סִילִ֗יםH3684Noun - masculine pluralfeeds onיִרְעֶ֥הH7462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfollyאִוֶּֽלֶת׃H200Noun - feminine singular