Proverbs
Chapter 18
Verse 2
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Proverbs 18

JPS Tanakh 1917, Verse 2

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2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Proverbs 18:2. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 5
Word Entries 47
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

לֹֽא־יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ׃

8 word entries
לֹֽא
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
יַחְפֹּ֣ץ
Lemma
2654 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H2654
Occurrences
70
כְּ֭סִיל
Lemma
3684
Morphology
Hebrew: adjective
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
H3684
Occurrences
43
בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה
Lemma
b/8394
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H8394
Occurrences
4
כִּ֝֗י
Lemma
3588 b
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3588
Occurrences
148
אִֽם
Lemma
518 b
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H518
Occurrences
148
בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת
Lemma
b/1540
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb hithpael infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1540
Occurrences
5
לִבּֽוֹ
Lemma
3820 a
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct + suffix
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3820
Occurrences
463
Greek Brenton Septuagint Greek · Septuagint / Brenton Greek tradition · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament and Apocrypha where imported

Ancient Greek translation tradition. Every imported LXX token is classified with confidence labels; rare/generated forms remain needs-review rather than hand-verified scholarship.

Οὐ χρείαν ἔχει σοφίας ἐνδεὴς φρενῶν, μᾶλλον γᾶρ ἄγεται ἀφροσύνῃ.

10 word entries
Οὐ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
οὐ
Transliteration
ou
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Part of Speech
particle
Definition
Negative particle before rough breathing.
Occurrences
5892
χρείαν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
chreian
Morphology
aorist 3rd plural verb pattern or accusative feminine noun pattern depending on context
Gloss
they ... / ...
Part of Speech
verb/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
16
ἔχει
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Lemma
ἔχω
Transliteration
echei
Morphology
verb, present active indicative, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it has
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To have, hold, possess, or keep.
Occurrences
50
σοφίας
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
sophia
Morphology
noun, feminine nominative singular
Gloss
wisdom
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
Wisdom, skill, or insight.
Occurrences
204
ἐνδεὴς
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
endees
Morphology
genitive singular feminine or nominative masculine pattern
Gloss
of ...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective/pronoun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
9
φρενῶν
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
phrenon
Morphology
Greek -ων form; often genitive plural noun/adjective or nominative masculine participle
Gloss
of ... / being ...
Part of Speech
participle/noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
8
μᾶλλον
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium high
Confidence note
Rule-aligned high-frequency LXX form. Stronger than generic preliminary enrichment, but not manually reviewed verse-by-verse.
Transliteration
mallon
Morphology
comparative adverb
Gloss
more, rather
Part of Speech
adverb
Definition
More, rather, to a greater degree.
Occurrences
40
γᾶρ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Lemma
γᾶρ
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
indeclinable or neuter noun pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
1
ἄγεται
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
low
Confidence note
Rare-form generated LXX morphology pattern. This improves coverage and searchability, but should be treated as low-confidence until reviewed against the verse context.
Transliteration
agetai
Morphology
verb, present/future middle-passive form, 3rd singular
Gloss
he/she/it ...
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
2
ἀφροσύνῃ
Status
Rule-aligned morphology
Confidence
medium
Confidence note
Broad rule-aligned LXX morphology pattern. This is a generated morphology/part-of-speech layer intended for progress and searchability, not a hand-reviewed scholarly parse.
Transliteration
aphrosyne
Morphology
nominative feminine singular pattern
Gloss
...
Part of Speech
noun/adjective form
Definition
Generated LXX morphology pattern. Lexical meaning and exact parsing should be reviewed against the verse context.
Occurrences
5
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܣܟܠܐ ܠܐ ܨ̇ܒ̣ܐ ܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܢܐ ܠܒܗ ܒܫܛܝܘܬܐ

8 word entries
ܣܟܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
skl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
46
ܠܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2566
ܨ̇ܒ̣ܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܨܒܐ
Transliteration
sb'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
93
ܒܚܟܡܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bhkmt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
17
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2606
ܕܪܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
drn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܠܒܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܒܗ
Transliteration
lbh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
91
ܒܫܛܝܘܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
bshtywt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
2
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

לָא צָבֵי סִכְלָא בְּסוּכְלְתָנָא אֶלָא בְּשַׁטְיוּתָא פָּחֵי לִבֵּיהּ׃

8 word entries
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
צָבֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
צבי
Transliteration
tsby
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
21
סִכְלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
skl'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
38
בְּסוּכְלְתָנָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bswkltn'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
12
אֶלָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
אלא
Transliteration
'l'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
28
בְּשַׁטְיוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
bshtywt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
15
פָּחֵי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
פחי
Transliteration
pchy
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
2
לִבֵּיהּ׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ביה
Transliteration
lbyh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
359
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Non recipit stultus verba prudentiæ, nisi ea dixeris quæ versantur in corde ejus.

13 word entries
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
recipit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
recipio
Transliteration
recipit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
119
stultus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
stultus
Transliteration
stultus
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
129
verba
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uerbum
Transliteration
verba
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1162
prudentiae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
prudentiae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
61
nisi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nisi
Transliteration
nisi
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
265
ea
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
ea
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810
dixeris
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dixeris
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
quae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quae
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
versantur
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
uersor
Transliteration
versantur
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
21
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
corde
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
cor
Transliteration
corde
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1028
eius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
is
Transliteration
eius
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
17810

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.

13 relevance votes

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

11 relevance votes

Proverbs 17:16

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?

8 relevance votes

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.

7 relevance votes

Ecclesiastes 10:3

Yea also, when a fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

4 relevance votes

Proverbs 1:22

'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

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