7Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 24:7
Wisdom Builds the House: Justice, Courage, Diligence, Enemies, and the Future of the Righteous
The chapter moves from warnings against envying the wicked, to wisdom as constructive strength, to courageous rescue, to future hope, to restraint toward enemies, to public justice and honest speech, and finally to ordered labor and the severe warning of the sluggard's ruined field.
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Verse 7
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Wisdomחָכְמ֑וֹתH2451Noun - feminine plural[is] too highרָאמ֣וֹתH7311Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralfor a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילH191Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singularhe does notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleopenיִפְתַּח־H6605Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularin the meeting placeבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרH8179Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular