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Proverbs 18:2 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 18 · verse 2
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.Proverbs 18:2 · King James Version
Proverbs 18:2 in context
1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
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Key words (Strong's)
- understandingtâbûwnintelligenceH8394 →
- delightchâphêtsproperly, to incline toH2654 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- foolkᵉçîylproperly, fatH3684 →
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A fool may pretend to understanding, and to seek and intermeddle with the means of it, but, 1. He has no true delight in it; it is only to please his friends or save his credit; he does not love his book, nor his business, nor his Bible, nor his prayers; he would rather be playing the fool with his sports.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary