Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin. Young's Literal Translation The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh. King James Bible The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. Hebrew A wiseחֲכַם־ (ḥă·ḵam-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 2450: Wise heart לֵ֭ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre will receive יִקַּ֣ח (yiq·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take commandments, מִצְוֺ֑ת (miṣ·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4687: Commandment but foolish וֶאֱוִ֥יל (we·’ĕ·wîl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 191: Foolish lips שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם (p̄ā·ṯa·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin will come to ruin. יִלָּבֵֽט׃ (yil·lā·ḇêṭ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3832: To overthrow, intransposed, to fall |