Proverbs 24:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

0is too highרָאמ֣וֹתh7311
1for a foolלֶֽאֱוִ֣ילh191
2Wisdomחָכְמ֑וֹתh2454
3in the gateבַּ֝שַּׁ֗עַרh8179
4לֹ֣אh3808
5he openethיִפְתַּחh6605
6not his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃h6310

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

World English Bible (WEB)

Wisdom is too high for a fool: He doesn't open his mouth in the gate.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Wisdom `is' high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.