Passage Research
Proverbs 14 — Sermon Preparation
Proverbs on the wise woman who builds her house, the deceptive path that seems right but leads to death, and the different treatment of the poor and the rich. Below is a research summary for Proverbs 14, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Proverbs 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אִוֶּלֶת | ʼivveleth | H200 | 7 | silliness |
| כְּסִיל | kᵉçîyl | H3684 | 5 | fat, stupid |
| עָרוּם | ʻârûwm | H6175 | 3 | cunning |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 5 | heart, feelings |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 5 | road, trodden |
| בִּין | bîyn | H995 | 4 | separate, distinguish |
| עֵד | ʻêd | H5707 | 3 | witness, testimony |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Proverbs 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Eager readiness to believe what others say, has ever proved mischievous. The whole world was thus ruined at first. The man who is spiritually wise, depends on the Saviour alone for acceptance. He is watchful against the enemies of his salvation, by taking heed to God's word.”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Proverbs 14:15–22 (Public Domain)
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