King James Version

Proverbs 18:2

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

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לֹֽאlono , -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…יַחְפֹּ֣ץyachpotsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.כְּ֭סִילkesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).בִּתְבוּנָ֑הbitvunahin discretionתָּבוּןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in discretion”, the ordinary formH8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, capricediscretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.כִּ֝֗יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אִֽםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹתbehitgalotin exileגָּלָהpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “in exile”, the to-form of the verbH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.לִבּֽוֹlibvocomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

Young’s Literal Translation

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But — in uncovering his heart.

World English Bible

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Darby Translation

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

Douay-Rheims

A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A senseless man feels no need of wisdom, for he is rather led by folly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν, μᾶλλον γᾶρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ.