King James Version

Proverbs 28:26

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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בּוֹטֵ֣חַbotechabe boldבָּטַחverb, qal, participle, absolute — “be bold”, a verb used as a describing wordH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בְּ֭לִבּוֹbelibvoin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in 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]…ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.כְסִ֑ילkhesilfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְveholekheand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗הbechakhemahin wisdomחׇכְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יִמָּלֵֽטyimaletescapeמָלַטverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “escape”, an unfinished actionH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall escape.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Young’s Literal Translation

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

World English Bible

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Darby Translation

He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Douay-Rheims

He that trusteth in his own heart, is a fool: but he that walketh wisely, he shall be saved.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall escape.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He that trusts to a bold heart, such an one is a fool: but he that walks in wisdom shall be safe.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὃς πέποιθε θρασείᾳ καρδίᾳ, ὁ τοιοῦτος ἄφρων, ὃς δὲ πορεύεται σοφίᾳ σωθήσεται.