Proverbs 16:22
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly."
Word-by-Word Analysis
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
מָקוֹר
mâqôwr
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); f...
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
מוּסָר
mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
נְבָלָה
nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
Key Terms in This Verse
מָקוֹר mâqôwr
properly, something dug, i.e. a (general) source (of water, even when naturally flowing; also of tears, blood (by euphemism, of the female pudenda); figuratively, of happiness, wisdom, progeny)
Study H4726 →מוּסָר mûwçâr
properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint
Study H4148 →נְבָלָה nᵉbâlâh
foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment
Study H5039 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →Cross References
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
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