The Meaning of Proverbs 18:2 Explained

Proverbs 18:2

KJV: A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

YLT: A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.

Darby: A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

ASV: A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A fool  hath no delight  in understanding,  but that his heart  may discover  itself. 

What does Proverbs 18:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 18

1  A fool delights not in understanding

What do the individual words in Proverbs 18:2 mean?

No has delight a fool in understanding for but in expressing his own heart
לֹֽא־ יַחְפֹּ֣ץ כְּ֭סִיל בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה כִּ֝֗י אִֽם־ בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת לִבּֽוֹ

לֹֽא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יַחְפֹּ֣ץ  has  delight 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָפֵץ 
Sense: to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with.
כְּ֭סִיל  a  fool 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה  in  understanding 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּבוּנָה 
Sense: understanding, intelligence.
בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת  in  expressing 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: גָּלָה  
Sense: to uncover, remove.
לִבּֽוֹ  his  own  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.