Proverbs 14:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

petî yaʾămîn to kāl-dābār wə-ʿārûm yābîn to ʾăšûrô

Grammar Details

• *petî*: masculine singular noun - simple one
• *yaʾămîn*: 3rd person masculine singular Hiphil imperfect - he believes
• *kāl-dābār*: masculine singular adjective + masculine singular noun - every word
• *wə-ʿārûm*: conjunction + masculine singular adjective - and prudent one
• *yābîn*: 3rd person masculine singular Qal imperfect - he understands
• *ʾăšûrô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his step

Word Meanings

• *petî*: simple one/naive one/gullible person
• *yaʾămîn*: believes/trusts/has faith in
• *dābār*: word/thing/matter
• *ʿārûm*: prudent one/shrewd one/sensible one
• *yābîn*: understands/perceives/discerns
• *ʾăšûrô*: his step/his going/his course

Referenced Verses

• Eph 5:17 : 17 Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Prov 4:26 : 26 Make level the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.
• Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
• Prov 22:3 : 3 A prudent man seeth the evil, and hideth himself; But the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
• Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore he that is prudent shall keep silence in such a time; for it is an evil time.
• Acts 13:7 : 7 who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. The same called unto him Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
• Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord {G2424} Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I rejoice therefore over you: {G1909} but I would have you {G1511} wise unto that which is good, and simple unto that which is evil.
• Eph 4:14 : 14 that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, {G3588} after the wiles of error;