Proverbs 28:26

Hebrew
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ בְּ֭לִבּוֹplugin-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…
ה֣וּא כְסִ֑יל וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ בְּ֝חָכְמָ֗ה ה֣וּא יִמָּלֵֽט
ESV
Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
NIV
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.
NLT
Those who trust their own insight are foolish, but anyone who walks in wisdom is safe.
LXX
KJV
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Proverbs 28:25 ← Proverbs 28:26 → Proverbs 28:27

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