Proverbs 14:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 13:20 : 20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
Prov 19:27 : 27 Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Prov 9:6 : 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Eph 5:11 : 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
1 Cor 5:11 : 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

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