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Proverbs 15:7

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

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שִׂפְתֵ֣יsiftelanguageשָׂפָהnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “language”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8193the 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.חֲ֭כָמִיםchakhamimwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “wise , man”, the ordinary formH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).יְזָ֣רוּyezarvwinnowזָרָהverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “winnow”, an unfinished actionH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.דָ֑עַתdaatcunningדַּעַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cunning”, the ordinary formH1847knowledgecunning, (ig-) norantly, know(-ledge), (un-) awares (wittingly).וְלֵ֖בvelevand comfortablyלֵבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the 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]…כְּסִילִ֣יםkesilimfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…כֵֽןkhenas... asכֵּןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “as... as”, the ordinary formH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; but the heart of the foolish is not stedfast.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Young’s Literal Translation

The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools [is] not right.

World English Bible

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

Darby Translation

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge, but not so the heart of the foolish.

Douay-Rheims

The lips of the wise shall disperse knowledge: the heart of fools shall be unlike.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; but the heart of the foolish is not stedfast.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The lips of the wise are bound by discretion: but the hearts of the foolish are not safe.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Χείλη σοφῶν δέδεται αἰσθήσει, καρδίαι δὲ ἀφρόνων οὐκ ἀσφαλεῖς.