Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty">2896 [e] ט֛וֹב ṭō-wḇ Better Adj-ms 1a) child, son, boy 1b) child, children 1c) descendants 1d) youth 1e) apostate Israelites (fig.)">3206 [e] יֶ֥לֶד ye-leḏ a youth N-ms 4542 [e] מִסְכֵּ֖ן mis-kên poor Adj-ms 1a) skilful (in technical work) 1b) wise (in administration) 1c) shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle 1d) learned, shrewd (class of men) 1e) prudent 1f) wise (ethically and religiously)">2450 [e] וְחָכָ֑ם wə-ḥā-ḵām; and wise Conj-w | Adj-ms 4428 [e] מִמֶּ֤לֶךְ mim-me-leḵ Than king Prep-m | N-ms 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)">2205 [e] זָקֵן֙ zā-qên an old Adj-ms 3684 [e] וּכְסִ֔יל ū-ḵə-sîl, and foolish Conj-w | N-ms 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if">834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֛ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- no Adv-NegPrt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself">3045 [e] יָדַ֥ע yā-ḏa‘ will V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1a) (Niphal) to be taught, be admonished 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to teach, warn 1b2) to shine, send out light (fig.)">2094 [e] לְהִזָּהֵ֖ר lə-hiz-zā-hêr be admonished Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides">5750 [e] עֽוֹד׃ ‘ō-wḏ. more Adv

New American Standard Bible
A poor yet wise lad is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive instruction.

King James Bible
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer pays attention to warnings.

is a poor

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Proverbs 19:1 Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse …

Proverbs 28:6,15,16 Better is the poor that walks in his uprightness, than he that is …

will no more be

1 Kings 22:8 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, …

2 Chronicles 16:9,10 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth…

2 Chronicles 24:20-22 And the Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, …

2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to …

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