Proverbs 14:18
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.”
דַּעַת
Knowledge, intimacy. Da'ath. Deep personal knowing, not just information. God wants to know you and be known by you. Not a transaction but a living relationship.
נָחַל
they inherit
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נָחַל
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
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כָּתַר
they surround
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כָּתַר
to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)
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פְּתִי
naive people
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פְּתִי
silly (i.e. seducible)
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