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Proverbs 18:2

NETBible	A fool takes no pleasure¹ in understanding but only in disclosing² what is on his mind.³
NIV © biblegateway Pro 18:2	A fool finds no pleasure in understanding but delights in airing his own opinions.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:2	A fool does not delight in understanding, But only in revealing his own mind.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 18:2	Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 18:2	Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 18:2	A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 18:2	A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 18:2	A fool has no delight in understanding, But in expressing his own heart.
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KJV	A fool <03684> hath no delight <02654> (8799) in understanding <08394>_, but that his heart <03820> may discover <01540> (8692) itself.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 18:2	A fool <03684> does not delight <02654> in understanding <08394> , But only <0518> in revealing <01540> his own mind <03820> .
LXXM	ou <3364> ADV creian <5532> N-ASF ecei <2192> V-PAI-3S sofiav <4678> N-GSF endehv <1729> A-NSM frenwn <5424> N-GPF mallon <3123> ADV gar <1063> PRT agetai <71> V-PMI-3S afrosunh <877> N-DSF
NET [draft] ITL	A fool <03684> takes no <03808> pleasure <02654> in understanding <08394> but only <0518> in disclosing <01540> what is on his mind <03820> .
HEBREW	wbl <03820> twlgthb <01540> Ma <0518> yk <03588> hnwbtb <08394> lyok <03684> Upxy <02654> al (18:2) <03808>

NETBible

A fool takes no pleasure¹ in understanding but only in disclosing² what is on his mind.³

NET Notes

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

²tn 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.

³tn 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).