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Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

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חֲכַםchakhamwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “wise , man”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).לֵ֭בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…יִקַּ֣חyiqachtakeלָקַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, an unfinished actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.מִצְוֺ֑תmitsotlawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.וֶאֱוִ֥ילveeviland foolאֱוִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH191(figuratively) sillyfool(-ish) (man).שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםsefatayimlanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “language”, the ordinary formH8193the 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.יִלָּבֵֽטyilavetfallלָבַטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH3832to overthrow; intransposed, to fallfall.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

Young’s Literal Translation

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

World English Bible

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

Darby Translation

The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

Douay-Rheims

The wise of heart receiveth precepts: a fool is beaten with lips.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wise in heart will receive commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A wise man in heart will receive commandments; but he that is unguarded in his lips shall be overthrown in his perverseness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σοφὸς καρδίᾳ δέξεται ἐντολὰς, ὁ δὲ ἄστεγος χείλες σκολιάζων ὑποσκελισθήσεται.