Proverbs 15:14

Hebrew	לֵ֣בplugin-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 יְבַקֶּשׁ דָּ֑עַת ופניplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigפָנִים hebrew Meaning: * Face * Presence * Front or surface Noun. Masculine. Although it looks plural in form (ending in -ים), it is almost always used as a singular in meaning - a type of plural of intensity or plural of form common in Hebrew for body parts that come in pairs or have multiple aspects. וּפִ֥י כְ֝סִילִ֗ים יִרְעֶ֥ה אִוֶּֽלֶת
ESV	The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
NIV	The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
NLT	A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
LXX	καρδία ὀρθὴ ζητεῖ αἴσθησιν στόμα 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. ἀπαιδεύτων γνώσεται κακά
KJV	The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

^{Proverbs 15:13 ← Proverbs 15:14 → Proverbs 15:15}

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