In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
In the mouth of the fooliſh is a rod of pride: but the lippes of the wiſe ſhall preſerue them.
אֱוִיל , masculine adjective, ʾeviyl — foolish (value 47)
H191,
אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'; from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly:—fool(-ish) (man).be foolish, foolish
(subst)
of one who despises wisdom
of one who mocks when guilty
of one who is quarrelsome
of one who is licentious
Used in 26 Verses, 6 Books 26 Occurrence Count
גַּאֲוָה , feminine noun, gaʾava — majesty, pride (value 15)
H1346,
גַּאֲוָה gaʼăvâh, gah-av-aw'; from H1342; arrogance or majesty; by implication, (concretely) ornament:—excellency, haughtiness, highness, pride, proudly, swelling.pride, majesty, a rising up
a rising up, swelling (of the sea)
majesty (of Israel)
pride, haughtiness
Used in 19 Verses, 7 Books 19 Occurrence Count
חֹטֵר , masculine noun, hoteyr — branch or twig, a rod (value 217)
H2415,
חֹטֵר chôṭêr, kho'-ter; from an unused root of uncertain signification; a twig:—rod.Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2 Occurrence Count
חָכָם , adjective, hakham — wise (value 68)
H2450,
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).wise, wise (man)
skilful (in technical work)
wise (in administration)
shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle
learned, shrewd (class of men)
prudent
wise (ethically and religiously)
Used in 133 Verses, 18 Books 136 Occurrence Count
פֶּה , masculine noun, peh — mouth (value 85)
H6310,
פֶּה peh, peh; from H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to:—accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), × eat, edge, end, entry, file, hole, × in, mind, mouth, part, portion, × (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, × spoken, talk, tenor, × to, two-edged, wish, word.(peh) mouth
mouth (of man)
mouth (as organ of speech)
mouth (of animals)
mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc)
extremity, end
(pim) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1 Sa. 13:21
Used in 459 Verses, 35 Books 494 Occurrence Count
שָׁמַר , verb, shamar — to keep, watch, preserve (value 540)
H8104,
שָׁמַר shâmar, shaw-mar'; a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.:—beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).to keep, guard, observe, give heed
(Qal)
to keep, have charge of
to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
watch, watchman (participle)
to watch for, wait for
to watch, observe
to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
to keep (within bounds), restrain
to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
to keep, preserve, protect
to keep, reserve
(Niphal)
to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
to be kept, be guarded
(Piel) to keep, pay heed
(Hithpael) to keep oneself from
Used in 440 Verses, 31 Books 466 Occurrence Count
שָׂפָה , feminine noun, safa — lip, speech, edge (value 385)
H8193,
שָׂפָה sâphâh, saw-faw'; or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת sepheth; probably from H5595 or H8192 through the idea of termination (compare H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.):—band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding
lip (as body part)
language
edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)
Used in 164 Verses, 25 Books 175 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 14:3Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| In the mouth |
H6310peh |
פֶּה |
85 |
| of the foolish |
H191ʾeviyl |
אֱוִיל |
47 |
| is a rod |
H2415hoteyr |
חֹטֵר |
217 |
| of pride: |
H1346gaʾava |
גַּאֲוָה |
15 |
| but the lips |
H8193safa |
שָׂפָה |
385 |
| of the wise |
H2450hakham |
חָכָם |
68 |
| shall preserve them. |
H8104shamar |
שָׁמַר |
540 |
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