Proverbs 14:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive [in him] the lips of knowledge.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֵ֣ךְ מִ֭נֶּגֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל וּבַל־יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת׃

Transliteration

lēḵ from neged to ʾîš kəsîl and bal-yādaʿtā śiptê-dāʿat

Grammar Details

*lēḵ*: masculine singular imperative - go
*neged*: preposition - opposite/presence of
*ʾîš*: masculine singular construct - man of
*kəsîl*: masculine singular noun - fool
*bal-yādaʿtā*: negative particle + 2nd person masculine singular Qal perfect - you have not known
*śiptê-dāʿat*: construct plural noun + noun - lips of knowledge

Word Meanings

*lēḵ*: go/walk/depart
*neged*: opposite/in front of/away from
*kəsîl*: fool/stupid person/dullard
*yādaʿtā*: known/perceived/recognized
*śiptê-dāʿat*: lips of knowledge/speech of understanding

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
Prov 19:27 : 27 Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
Eph 5:11 : 11 and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;
1 Cor 5:11 : 11 but as it is, I wrote unto you not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one no, not to eat.

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