Proverbs 24:7
Strong's Lexicon
Wisdom
חָכְמ֑וֹת (ḥā·ḵə·mō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2454: 1) wisdom

[is] too high
רָאמ֣וֹת (rā·mō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7311: 1) to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be high, be set on high 1a2) to be raised, be uplifted, be exalted 1a3) to be lifted, rise 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to raise or rear (children), cause to grow up 1b2) to lift up, raise, exalt 1b3) to exalt, extol 1c) (Polal) to be lifted up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to raise, lift, lift up, take up, set up, erect, exalt, set on high 1d2) to lift up (and take away), remove 1d3) to lift off and present, contribute, offer, contribute 1e) (Hophal) to be taken off, be abolished 1f) (Hithpolel) to exalt oneself, magnify oneself 2) (Qal) to be rotten, be wormy

for a fool;
לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל (le·’ĕ·wîl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 191: 1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious

he does not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

open
יִפְתַּח־ (yip̄·taḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6605: 1) to open 1a) (Qal) to open 1b) (Niphal) to be opened, be let loose, be thrown open 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to free 1c2) to loosen 1c3) to open, open oneself 1d) (Hithpael) to loose oneself 2) to carve, engrave 2a) (Piel) to engrave 2b) (Pual) to be engraved

his mouth
פִּֽיהוּ׃ (pî·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

in the meeting place.
בַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַר (baš·ša·‘ar)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8179: 1) gate 1a) gate (of entrance) 1b) gate (of space inside gate, i.e. marketplace, public meeting place) 1b1) city, town 1c) gate (of palace, royal castle, temple, court of tabernacle) 1d) heaven

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the gate.

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom is [too] exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.

King James Bible
Wisdom [is] too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Wisdom is too high for fools; in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.

New Living Translation
Wisdom is too lofty for fools. Among leaders at the city gate, they have nothing to say.

English Standard Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool; in the gate he does not open his mouth.

New American Standard Bible
Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, He does not open his mouth in the gate.

King James Bible
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool; he does not open his mouth at the gate.

International Standard Version
Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

NET Bible
Wisdom is unattainable for a fool; in court he does not open his mouth.

American Standard Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

English Revised Version
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Young's Literal Translation
Wisdom is high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.
















Cross References
Job 5:4
His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them.

Psalm 10:5
His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.

Psalm 127:5
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

Proverbs 17:16
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Isaiah 32:6
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 24:6
For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellers there is safety.

Proverbs 24:5
A wise man is strong; yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.

Proverbs 24:4
And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.
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