Proverbs 10:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֲכָמִ֥ים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃

Transliteration

ḥăkāmîm yiṣpənû-dāʿat û-pî-ʾĕwîl məḥittāh qərōbāh

Grammar Details

• *ḥăkāmîm*: masculine plural adjective - wise ones
• *yiṣpənû*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - treasure up/store
• *dāʿat*: feminine singular noun - knowledge
• *û-pî*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and mouth of
• *ʾĕwîl*: masculine singular adjective - foolish
• *məḥittāh*: feminine singular noun - ruin/destruction
• *qərōbāh*: adjective feminine singular - near/at hand

Word Meanings

• *ḥăkāmîm*: wise ones/sages/skilled persons
• *yiṣpənû*: treasure up/store/hide/reserve
• *dāʿat*: knowledge/insight/understanding
• *pî*: mouth/speech/command
• *ʾĕwîl*: foolish/silly/senseless
• *məḥittāh*: ruin/destruction/terror
• *qərōbāh*: near/at hand/imminent

Referenced Verses

• Prov 18:7 : 7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
• Prov 10:8 : 8 The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.
• Prov 10:10 : 10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.
• Prov 13:3 : 3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
• Prov 9:9 : 9 Give [instruction] to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.
• Prov 1:5 : 5 That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; And that the man of understanding may attain unto sound counsels:
• Prov 18:1 : 1 He that separateth himself seeketh [his own] desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.
• Prov 18:15 : 15 The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.
• Prov 19:8 : 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
• Prov 21:23 : 23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.
• Matt 12:35 : 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
• Matt 13:44 : 44 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in the field; which a man found, and hid; and in his joy he goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
• Matt 13:52 : 52 And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.
• 2 Cor 4:6-7 : 6 Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves;