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Proverbs 14:18 — King James Version← Study notes

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.


Proverbs 14:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 14:186 words
HebrewMeaning
נָחֲל֣וּnāḥălw
divideverbH5157
have · take as a heritage · (cause to · give to ···
פְתָאיִ֣םpətāʾyim
foolishnounH6612
simple(-icity · one)
אִוֶּ֑לֶתʾiwelet
follynounH200
foolishly
וַֽ֝/עֲרוּמִ֗יםwaʿărwmiym
craftyconjH6175
prudent · subtil
יַכְתִּ֥רוּyakətirw
beset roundverbH3803
compass about · be crowned inclose round · suffer
דָֽעַתdāʿat
cunningnounH1847
norantly · know · awares
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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