PRO 18

Proverbs 18:2

WEB

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

BSB

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

KJV

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Matthew Henry

Verse 2

Proverbs 18:2

A fool may pretend to understanding, and to seek and intermeddle with the means of it, but, 1. He has no true delight in it; it is only to please his friends or save his credit; he does not love his book, nor his business, nor his Bible, nor his prayers; he would rather be playing the fool with his sports. Those who take no pleasure in learning or religion will make nothing to purpose of either. No progress is made in them if they are a task and a drudgery. 2. He has no good design in it, only that his heart may discover itself, that he may have something to make a show with, something wherewith to varnish his folly, that that may pass off the better, because he loves to hear himself talk.

Hebrew interlinear

H3808

לֹאlôʼ/lo/

adv — not, no

Derivation: or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

KJV: × before, or else, ere, except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (× as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, surely, as truly as, of a truth, verily, for want, whether, without.

לֹא

adv — not

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

H2654

חָפֵץchâphêts/khaw-fates'/

v — incline, bend, be pleased, desire

Derivation: a primitive root;

properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire

KJV: × any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.

חָפֵץ

vb — delight in

חָפֵץ vb. delight in

חָפַץ

vb — bend down

[חָפַץ] vb. bend down—only Qal Jb 40:17

H3684

כְּסִילkᵉçîyl/kes-eel'/

n-m — fat, stupid, silly

Derivation: from 3688;

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly

KJV: fool(-ish).

כְּסִיל

n.m — stupid fellow

כְּסִיל 70 n.m. stupid fellow, dullard, fool

H8394

תָּבוּןtâbûwn/taw-boon'/

n-m — intelligence, argument, caprice

Derivation: and (feminine) תְּבוּנָה; or תּוֹבֻנָה; from 995;

intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice

KJV: discretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.

תְּבוּנָה

n.f — understanding

תְּבוּנָה n.f. understanding

1. the act

2. the faculty

3. the object of knowledge

4. personified as teacher.

H3588

כִּיkîy/kee/

conj — relative conjunction

Derivation: a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

KJV: and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

כִּי

conj — that

כִּי conj. that, for, when

1. that

2.

a. Of time, when, of the past

b. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

c. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

3. Because, since

כִּי אם־

relative conjunction

כִּי אם־

1. each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

a. that if

b. for if

2. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

a. limiting the prec. clause, except

b. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

c. after an oath, surely

כִּי עַל כֵּן

forasmuch as

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

H518

אִםʼim/eem/

prt — lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

Derivation: a primitive particle;

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

KJV: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.

אִם

conj — if

אִם conj.

1. hypoth. part. if

2. Interrog. part.

כִּי אם־

relative conjunction

כִּי אם־

1. each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

a. that if

b. for if

2. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

a. limiting the prec. clause, except

b. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

c. after an oath, surely

H1540

גָּלָהgâlâh/gaw-law'/

v — denude, exile, reveal

Derivation: a primitive root;

to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal

KJV: advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, × plainly, publish, remove, reveal, × shamelessly, shew, × surely, tell, uncover.

גָּלָה

vb — uncover

גָּלָה 189 vb. uncover, remove

Qal

1. uncover the ear of one, i.e. reveal to him

2. intr. remove, depart

3. go into exile

Niph.

1. refl.

a. uncover oneself (one’s nakedness)

b. discover or shew oneself

2. pass.

a. be uncovered (one’s nakedness)

b. be disclosed, discovered

3. be removed

Pi.

1. uncover

2. disclose, discover, lay bare

3. make known, shew, reveal

Pu. be uncovered

Hiph. carry away into exile, take into exile

Hoph. carried into exile

Hithp.

1. was uncovered (naked)

2. that his heart may reveal itself

H3820

לֵבlêb/labe/

n-m — heart, feelings, will, intellect, centre

Derivation: a form of 3824;

the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

KJV: care for, comfortably, consent, × considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), × heed, × I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), × regard(-ed), × themselves, × unawares, understanding, × well, willingly, wisdom.

לֵב

n.m — inner man

לֵב 599 n.m. (f.) inner man, mind, will, heart

I. seldom of things in the midst of the sea

II. elsewhere of men

1. the inner man in contrast with the outer

2. the inner man, indef., soul, comprehending mind, affections and will

3. specific reference to mind

4. spec. ref. to inclinations, resolutions and determinations of the will

5. spec. ref. to conscience

6. [various]

7. for the man himself

8. as seat of appetites

9. as seat of emotions and passions

10. seat of courage

לֵב קָמָי

Leb Qamay

לֵב קָמָי prob. late Atbash Je 51:1.

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