Proverbs 14:15

King James 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 unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
• 1 John 4:1 : 1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
• Prov 4:26 : 26 Ponder 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 foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Prov 27:12 : 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
• Amos 5:13 : 13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
• Acts 13:7 : 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
• Rom 16:18-19 : 18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. 19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.
• Eph 4:14 : 14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;