King James Version

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

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כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עָ֭רוּםarumcraftyעָרוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “crafty”, the ordinary formH6175cunning (usually in a bad sense)crafty, prudent, subtil.יַעֲשֶׂ֣הyaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…בְדָ֑עַתvedaatin cunningדַּעַתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).וּ֝כְסִ֗ילukhesiland foolכְּסִילconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).יִפְרֹ֥שׂyifrosbreakפָּרַשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).אִוֶּֽלֶתiveletfollyאִוֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “folly”, the ordinary formH200sillinessfolly, foolishly(-ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

World English Bible

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

Darby Translation

Every prudent [man] acteth with knowledge; but the foolish layeth open [his] folly.

Douay-Rheims

The prudent mall doth all things with counsel: but he that is a fool, layeth open his folly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Every prudent man acts with knowledge: but the fool displays his own mischief.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶς πανοῦργος πράσσει μετὰ γνώσεως, ὁ δὲ ἄφρων ἐξεπέτασεν ἑαυτοῦ κακίαν.