Proverbs 18:2

NETBible

A fool takes no pleasure 1  in understanding but only in disclosing 2  what is on his mind. 3 

NIV ©

A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.

NASB ©

A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind.

NLT ©

Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.

MSG ©

Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.

BBE ©

A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.

NRSV ©

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion.

NKJV ©

A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.

KJV
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hath no delight
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in understanding
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but that his heart
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may discover
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NASB ©
A fool
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does not delight
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in understanding
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, But only
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in revealing
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his own mind
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ADV
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NET [draft] ITL
A fool
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takes no
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pleasure
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in understanding
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but only
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in disclosing
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what is on his mind
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HEBREW
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NETBible

A fool takes no pleasure 1  in understanding but only in disclosing 2  what is on his mind. 3 

NET Notes

1 sn This expression forms an understatement (tapeinosis); the opposite is the point – he detests understanding or discernment.

2 tn The Hitpael infinitive construct בְּהִתְגַּלּוֹת (bÿhitgalot) functions nominally as the object of the preposition. The term means “reveal, uncover, betray.” So the fool takes pleasure “in uncovering” his heart.

3 tn Heb “his heart.” This is a metonymy meaning “what is on his mind” (cf. NAB “displaying what he thinks”; NRSV “expressing personal opinion”). This kind of person is in love with his own ideas and enjoys spewing them out (W. McKane, Proverbs [OTL], 515). It is the kind of person who would ask a question, not to learn, but to show everyone how clever he is (cf. TEV).