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Proverbs 14:33

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14:33 Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning;

it is known 1  even in the heart 2  of fools.

Proverbs 15:31

Context

15:31 The person 3  who hears the reproof that leads to life 4 

is at home 5  among the wise. 6 

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[14:33]  1 tn The LXX negates the clause, saying it is “not known in fools” (cf. NAB, NRSV, TEV, NLT). Thomas connects the verb to the Arabic root wd` and translates it “in fools it is suppressed.” See D. W. Thomas, “The Root ידע in Hebrew,” JTS 35 (1934): 302-3.

[14:33]  2 tn Heb “in the inner part”; ASV “in the inward part”; NRSV “in the heart of fools.”

[15:31]  3 tn Heb “ear” (so KJV, NRSV). The term “ear” is a synecdoche of part (= ear) for the whole (= person).

[15:31]  4 tn “Life” is an objective genitive: Reproof brings or preserves life. Cf. NIV “life-giving rebuke”; NLT “constructive criticism.”

[15:31]  5 tn Heb “lodges.” This means to live with, to be at home with.

[15:31]  6 sn The proverb is one full sentence; it affirms that a teachable person is among the wise.



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