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Proverbs 29:11 (100.00%)

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

A fool H3684 uttereth H3318 (HiphImpf) all his mind: H7307 but a wise H2450 [man] keepeth H7623 (PielImpf) it in till afterwards. H268

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

Proverbs 29:20 (100.00%)

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Seest H2372 (QalPerf) thou a man H376 [that is] hasty H213 (QalPtc) in his words? H1697 [there is] more hope H8615 of a fool H3684 than of him.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

Ecclesiastes 2:14 (100.00%)

The wise man’s eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness—and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

The wise man’s H2450 eyes H5869 [are] in his head; H7218 but the fool H3684 walketh H1980 (QalActPtc) in darkness: H2822 and I myself perceived H3045 (QalPerf) also that one H259 event H4745 happeneth H7136 (QalImpf) to them all.

The wise!-his eyes are in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;

Ecclesiastes 2:15 (100.00%)

Then I said in my heart, “As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?” Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

Then H227 said H559 (QalPerf) I in my heart, H3820 As it happeneth H4745 to the fool, H3684 so it happeneth H7136 (QalImpf) even to me; H1571 and why was I then more H3148 wise? H2449 (QalPerf) Then I said H1696 (PielPerf) in my heart, H3820 that this also [is] vanity. H1892

and I said in my heart, ‘As it happeneth with the fool, it happeneth also with me, and why am I then more wise?’ And I spake in my heart, that also this is vanity:

Ecclesiastes 2:16 (100.00%)

For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory forever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

For [there is] no remembrance H2146 of the wise H2450 more than H5973 of the fool H3684 for ever; H5769 seeing that which now H3528 [is] in the days H3117 to come H935 (QalActPtc) shall all be forgotten. H7911 (NiphPerf) And how dieth H4191 (QalImpf) the wise H2450 [man]? as the fool. H3684

That there is no remembrance to the wise-with the fool-to the age, for that which is already, in the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!

Ecclesiastes 4:5 (100.00%)

The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself.

The fool H3684 foldeth H2263 his hands H3027 together, H2263 (QalActPtc) and eateth H398 (QalActPtc) his own flesh. H1320

The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

Ecclesiastes 4:13 (100.00%)

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.

Better H2896 [is] a poor H4542 and a wise H2450 child H3206 than an old H2205 and foolish H3684 king, H4428 who will H3045 (QalPerf) no more be admonished. H2094 (NiphInf)

Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who hath not known to be warned any more.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 (100.00%)

Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

Keep H8104 (QalImpv) thy foot H7272 when thou goest H3212 (QalImpf) to the house H1004 of God, H430 and be more ready H7138 to hear, H8085 (QalInf) than to give H5414 (QalInf) the sacrifice H2077 of fools: H3684 for they consider H3045 (QalActPtc) not that they do H6213 (QalInf) evil. H7451

Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:3 (100.00%)

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

For a dream H2472 cometh H935 (QalActPtc) through the multitude H7230 of business; H6045 and a fool’s H3684 voice H6963 [is known] by multitude H7230 of words. H1697

For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 (100.00%)

When you vow a vow to God, don’t defer to pay it; for he has no pleasure in fools. Pay that which you vow.

When thou vowest H5087 (QalImpf) a vow H5088 unto God, H430 defer H309 (PielImpf) not to pay H7999 (PielInf) it; for [he hath] no pleasure H2656 in fools: H3684 pay H7999 (PielImpv) that which thou hast vowed. H5087 (QalImpf)

When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest-complete.

Ecclesiastes 6:8 (100.00%)

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

For what hath the wise H2450 more H3148 than the fool? H3684 what hath the poor, H6041 that knoweth H3045 (QalActPtc) to walk H1980 (QalInf) before the living? H2416

For what advantage is to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?

Ecclesiastes 7:4 (100.00%)

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

The heart H3820 of the wise H2450 [is] in the house H1004 of mourning; H60 but the heart H3820 of fools H3684 [is] in the house H1004 of mirth. H8057

The heart of the wise is in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 (100.00%)

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

[It is] better H2896 to hear H8085 (QalInf) the rebuke H1606 of the wise, H2450 than for a man H376 to hear H8085 (QalActPtc) the song H7892 of fools. H3684

Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than for a man to hear a song of fools,

Ecclesiastes 7:6 (100.00%)

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

For as the crackling H6963 of thorns H5518 under a pot, H5518 so [is] the laughter H7814 of the fool: H3684 this also [is] vanity. H1892

For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So is the laughter of a fool, even this is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (100.00%)

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Be not hasty H926 (PielImpf) in thy spirit H7307 to be angry: H3707 (QalInf) for anger H3708 resteth H5117 (QalImpf) in the bosom H2436 of fools. H3684

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 (100.00%)

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

The words H1697 of wise H2450 [men are] heard H8085 (NiphPtc) in quiet H5183 more than the cry H2201 of him that ruleth H4910 (QalActPtc) among fools. H3684

The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 (100.00%)

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.

A wise man’s H2450 heart H3820 [is] at his right hand; H3225 but a fool’s H3684 heart H3820 at his left. H8040

The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 (100.00%)

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

The words H1697 of a wise man’s H2450 mouth H6310 [are] gracious; H2580 but the lips H8193 of a fool H3684 will swallow up H1104 (PielImpf) himself.

Words of the mouth of the wise are gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.

Ecclesiastes 10:15 (100.00%)

The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn’t know how to go to the city.

The labour H5999 of the foolish H3684 wearieth H3021 (PielImpf) every one of them, because he knoweth H3045 (QalPerf) not how to go H3212 (QalInf) to the city. H5892

The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.

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