| Hebrew |
בְּלֵ֣בplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… נָ֭בוֹן תָּנ֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶבplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigקֶרֶב hebrew Meaning * Midst * Among * Within * Inwardly * The centre, whether literal, figurative or adverbial Masculine noun. Occurs over 250 times in the Old Testament. From the root קרב, meaning “to come near, approach.” So קֶרֶב is a noun form built from the verb Exodus 17:7Psalm 103:1 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ |
| ESV |
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding, but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
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| NIV |
Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.
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| NLT |
Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.
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| LXX |
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ ἀνδρὸς σοφία ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. καρδίᾳ ἀφρόνων οὐ διαγινώσκεται |
| KJV |
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
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Proverbs 14:32 ← Proverbs 14:33 → Proverbs 14:34
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