Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4726 [e] מְק֣וֹר mə-qō-wr A wellspring N-msc 2416 [e] חַ֭יִּים ḥay-yîm of life N-mp 7922 [e] שֵׂ֣כֶל śê-ḵel Understanding [is] N-msc 1167 [e] בְּעָלָ֑יו bə-‘ā-lāw; to him who has it N-mpc | 3ms 4148 [e] וּמוּסַ֖ר ū-mū-sar but the correction Conj-w | N-msc 191 [e] אֱוִלִ֣ים ’ĕ-wi-lîm of fools N-mp 200 [e] אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ ’iw-we-leṯ. [is] folly N-fs

New American Standard Bible
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, But the discipline of fools is folly.

King James Bible
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

a wellspring

Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covers …

Proverbs 13:14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 18:4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring …

John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on …

John 6:63,68 It is the spirit that vivifies; the flesh profits nothing: the words …

the instructions

Proverbs 15:2,28 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools …

Matthew 15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind …

Matthew 23:16-26 Woe to you, you blind guides, which say, Whoever shall swear by the …

Luke 6:39,40 And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall …

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