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Proverbs 15:14

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

BSB

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ASV

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

KJV

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לֵ֣בleva heartH3820
נָ֭בוֹןNa.VondiscerningH995
יְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-it seeksH1245
דָּ֑עַתDa.'atknowledgeH1847
וּפִ֥יu.fe.neiand [the] mouth ofH6310
כְ֝סִילִ֗יםkhe.si.LimfoolsH3684
יִרְעֶ֥הyir.'Ehit feeds onH7462
אִוֶּֽלֶת׃'i.Ve.letfoolishnessH200

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain