Proverbs 28:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹ ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט׃

Transliteration

bôṭēaḥ bəlibbô hû' ḵəsîl wəhôlēḵ bəḥāḵmāh hû' yimmālēṭ

Grammar Details

• *bôṭēaḥ*: Qal participle, masculine singular - trusting
• *bəlibbô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart
• *hû'*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
• *ḵəsîl*: noun, masculine singular - fool
• *wəhôlēḵ*: conjunction + Qal participle, masculine singular - but one walking
• *bəḥāḵmāh*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - in wisdom
• *yimmālēṭ*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be delivered

Word Meanings

• *bôṭēaḥ*: trusting/relying on
• *bəlibbô*: in his heart/in his mind/in his own understanding
• *ḵəsîl*: fool/stupid person
• *hôlēḵ*: walking/going/conducting oneself
• *bəḥāḵmāh*: in wisdom/with wisdom/wisely
• *yimmālēṭ*: will be delivered/will escape/will be rescued

Referenced Verses

• Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
• Job 28:28 : 28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
• Jas 3:13-18 : 13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. 14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
• Jas 1:5 : 5 {G1161} If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
• 2 Kgs 8:13 : 13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
• Jer 17:9 : 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
• Mark 7:21-23 : 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: 23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
• Mark 14:27-31 : 27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. 28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. 30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. 31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they all.
• Rom 8:7 : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
• 2 Tim 3:15 : 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.