7 Wisdom 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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Wisdom חָכְמ֑וֹת H2451 Noun - feminine plural [is] too high רָאמ֣וֹת H7311 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural for a fool לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל H191 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular he does not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle open יִפְתַּח־ H6605 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his mouth פִּֽיהוּ׃ H6310 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular in the meeting place בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר H8179 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular