Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
* Underſtanding is a well-ſpring of life vnto him that hath it: but the inſtruction of fooles is folly.
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
אִוֶּלֶת , feminine noun, ʾiuuelet — folly (value 437)
H200,
אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).Used in 24 Verses, 2 Books 25 Occurrence Count
בַּעַל , masculine noun, baʿal — owner, lord (value 102)
H1167,
בַּעַל baʻal, bah'-al; from H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense):— archer, babbler, bird, captain, chief man, confederate, have to do, dreamer, those to whom it is due, furious, those that are given to it, great, hairy, he that hath it, have, horseman, husband, lord, man, married, master, person, sworn, they of.owner, husband, lord
owner
a husband
citizens, inhabitants
rulers, lords
(noun of relationship used to characterise - ie, master of dreams)
lord (used of foreign gods)
Used in 78 Verses, 19 Books 82 Occurrence Count
חַי , adjective, feminine noun, masculine noun, hay — alive, living (value 18)
H2416,
חַי chay, khah'-ee; from H2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively:— age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, merry, multitude, (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.adjective
living, alive
green (of vegetation)
flowing, fresh (of water)
lively, active (of man)
reviving (of the springtime)
masculine noun
relatives
life (abstract emphatic)
life
sustenance, maintenance
feminine noun
living thing, animal
animal
life
appetite
revival, renewal
community
Used in 450 Verses, 29 Books 497 Occurrence Count
מוּסָר , masculine noun, musar — discipline, chastening, correction (value 306)
H4148,
מוּסָר mûwçâr, moo-sawr'; from H3256; properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint:—bond, chastening(-eth), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.discipline, chastening, correction
discipline, correction
chastening
Used in 50 Verses, 9 Books 50 Occurrence Count
מָקוֹר , masculine noun, makor — a spring, fountain (value 346)
H4726,
מָקוֹר mâqôwr, maw-kore'; or מָקֹר mâqôr; from H6979; properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny):—fountain, issue, spring, well(-spring).spring, fountain
spring
of source of life, joy, purification (fig.)
of the eye (fig.)
source (of menstruous blood)
flow (of blood after child birth)
Used in 17 Verses, 6 Books 18 Occurrence Count
שֶׂכֶל , masculine noun, sekhel — prudence, insight (value 350)
H7922,
שֶׂכֶל sekel, seh'-kel; or שֵׂכֶל sêkel; from H7919; intelligence; by implication, success:—discretion, knowledge, policy, prudence, sense, understanding, wisdom, wise.prudence, insight, understanding
prudence, good sense
insight, understanding
cunning, craft (bad sense)
Used in 16 Verses, 9 Books 16 Occurrence Count
| Proverbs 16:22Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| מְק֣וֹר חַ֭יִּים שֵׂ֣כֶל בְּעָלָ֑יו וּמוּסַ֖ר אֱוִלִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ |
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| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| Understanding |
H7922sekhel |
שֶׂכֶל |
350 |
| is a wellspring |
H4726makor |
מָקוֹר |
346 |
| of life |
H2416hay |
חַי |
18 |
| unto him that hath |
H1167baʿal |
בַּעַל |
102 |
| it: but the instruction |
H4148musar |
מוּסָר |
306 |
| of fools |
H191ʾeviyl |
אֱוִיל |
47 |
| is folly. |
H200ʾiuuelet |
אִוֶּלֶת |
437 |
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