Proverbs 14:8

Hebrew
ESV
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving.
NIV
The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.
NLT
The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.
LXX
σοφία πανούργων ἐπιγνώσεται τὰςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
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greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἄνοια 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.
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greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
πλάνῃ
KJV
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:7 ← Proverbs 14:8 → Proverbs 14:9

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