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Proverbs 14

Prov. 14:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The simple
pthiy (Hebrew #6612)
or pthaeiy {peth-aw-ee'}; from 6601; silly (i.e. seducible)
KJV usage: foolish, simple(-icity, one).
Pronounce: peth-ee'
Origin: or pethiy {peh'-thee}
inherit
nachal (Hebrew #5157)
to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent), or (generally) to occupy; causatively, to bequeath, or (generally) distribute, instate
KJV usage: divide, have ((inheritance)), take as a heritage, (cause to, give to, make to) inherit, (distribute for, divide (for, for an, by), give for, have, leave for, take (for)) inheritance, (have in, cause to, be made to) possess(-ion).
Pronounce: naw-khal'
Origin: a primitive root
folly
'ivveleth (Hebrew #200)
silliness
KJV usage: folly, foolishly(-ness).
Pronounce: iv-veh'-leth
Origin: from the same as 191
: but the prudent
`aruwm (Hebrew #6175)
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
KJV usage: crafty, prudent, subtil.
Pronounce: aw-room'
Origin: passive participle of 6191
are crowned
kathar (Hebrew #3803)
to enclose; hence (in a friendly sense) to crown, (in a hostile one) to besiege; also to wait (as restraining oneself)
KJV usage: beset round, compass about, be crowned inclose round, suffer.
Pronounce: kaw-thar'
Origin: a primitive root
with knowledge
da`ath (Hebrew #1847)
knowledge
KJV usage: cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
Pronounce: dah'-ath
Origin: from 3045
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Cross References

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inherit.
Prov. 3:35• 35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. (Prov. 3:35)
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Prov. 11:29• 29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. (Prov. 11:29)
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Jer. 16:19• 19O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit. (Jer. 16:19)
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Jer. 44:17• 17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil. (Jer. 44:17)
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Matt. 23:29‑32• 29Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
 30And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
 31Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
 32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. (Matt. 23:29‑32)
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1 Peter 1:18• 18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; (1 Peter 1:18)
the prudent.
Prov. 4:7‑9• 7Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
 8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
 9She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. (Prov. 4:7‑9)
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Prov. 11:30• 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. (Prov. 11:30)
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Dan. 12:3• 3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. (Dan. 12:3)
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2 Tim. 4:8• 8Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:8)
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1 Peter 5:4• 4And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. (1 Peter 5:4)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The simple inherit folly; but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.