Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction. Young's Literal Translation The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool [is] near ruin. King James Bible Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction. Hebrew The wiseחֲכָמִ֥ים (ḥă·ḵā·mîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2450: Wise store up יִצְפְּנוּ־ (yiṣ·pə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk knowledge, דָ֑עַת (ḏā·‘aṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1847: Knowledge but the mouth וּפִֽי־ (ū·p̄î-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the fool אֱ֝וִיל (’ĕ·wîl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 191: Foolish invites קְרֹבָֽה׃ (qə·rō·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 7138: Near destruction. מְחִתָּ֥ה (mə·ḥit·tāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4288: A dissolution, a ruin, consternation |