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Lexicon :: Strong's H2450 - ḥāḵām

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חָכָם
Transliteration
ḥāḵām
Pronunciation
khaw-kawm'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 647b

Strong’s Definitions

חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 137x

The KJV translates Strong's H2450 in the following manner: wise (109x), wise man (13x), cunning (6x), cunning men (4x), subtil (1x), unwise (2x), wiser (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 137x
The KJV translates Strong's H2450 in the following manner: wise (109x), wise man (13x), cunning (6x), cunning men (4x), subtil (1x), unwise (2x), wiser (2x).

  1. wise, wise (man)

    1. skilful (in technical work)

    2. wise (in administration)

    3. shrewd, crafty, cunning, wily, subtle

    4. learned, shrewd (class of men)

    5. prudent

    6. wise (ethically and religiously)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָכָם châkâm, khaw-kawm'; from H2449; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skillful or artful):—cunning (man), subtle, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
STRONGS H2450: Abbreviations
† חָכָם adjective wise, ח׳ Deuteronomy 4:6 + 67 times; construct חֲכַם Isaiah 3:3 + 9 times; plural חֲכָמִים Deuteronomy 1:13 + 39 times; construct חַכְמֵי Exodus 28:3 + 4 times; suffix חֲכָמֶיךָ Isaiah 19:12 etc. + 8 times; feminine חֲכָמָה 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 20:16; construct חַכְמַת Exodus 35:25; plural חֲכָמוֺת Jeremiah 9:16; construct חַכְמוֺת Judges 5:29; Proverbs 14:1(but read חָכְמוֺת De) —
1. skilful in technical work; artificers Isaiah 3:3; sailors Ezekiel 27:8, so (probably) Ezekiel 27:9; mourning women Jeremiah 9:16; artisans of tabernacle and temple and their furniture Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:6; Exodus 35:10; Exodus 36:1, 2, 4, 8 (P), 1 Chronicles 22:15; 2 Chronicles 2:6; 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 2:13 (twice in verse); women in spinning Exodus 35:25 (P); goldsmiths and other artisans Jeremiah 10:9; makers of idol-images Isaiah 40:20.
2. wise in the administration of affairs: Joseph in Egypt Genesis 41:33, 39 (E); heads of tribes Deuteronomy 1:13, 15; Judges 16:19; David 2 Samuel 14:20, of Solomon 1 Kings 2:9; 1 Kings 3:12; 1 Kings 5:21 2 Chronicles 2:11; the prince of Tyre, in satire Ezekiel 28:3; of kings in general Proverbs 20:26; class of political advisers of Judah Isaiah 29:14; Jeremiah 18:18, apparently also Isaiah 5:21; of Egypt Isaiah 19:11 (twice in verse); Isaiah 19:12, Edom Obadiah 8, the nations Jeremiah 10:7; so of God Isaiah 31:2.
3. shrewd, crafty, cunning: Jonadab 2 Samuel 13:3; the princesses Judges 5:29; אשׁה חכמה wise woman 2 Samuel 14:2; 2 Samuel 20:16; generally, Jeremiah 9:22; intelligent animals Proverbs 30:24; בערמם לכד ח׳ taking the cunning in their craft Job 5:13; חכם בעיני wise in one's own eyes Proverbs 3:7; Proverbs 26:5, 12, 16; Proverbs 28:11; חכמי לב wise of mind (in their own mind) Job 37:24.
4. plural class of learned and shrewd men, including astrologers, magicians and the like, of Egypt Genesis 41:8 (E), Exodus 7:11 (P; compare Isaiah 19:11 (twice in verse); Isaiah 19:12); Babylon Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 50:35; Jeremiah 51:57; Persia Esther 1:13; Esther 6:13.
5. prudent, towards king Proverbs 16:14; in controversies Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 29:8, 9, 11; religious affairs Hosea 13:13; Hosea 14:10; Jeremiah 4:22; Jeremiah 8:8, 9; Deuteronomy 4:6; Deuteronomy 32:6; Psalm 107:43; אישׁ ח׳ Jeremiah 9:11.
6. wise, ethically and religiously,. in Wisdom Literature:
a. as adjective, חֲכַם לֵב wise of mind Proverbs 10:8; Proverbs 16:21; לֵב חָכָם Ecclesiastes 8:5; of the son Proverbs 10:1 = Proverbs 15:20; Proverbs 13:1; Proverbs 23:24; Ecclesiastes 2:19; ילד ח׳ Ecclesiastes 4:13 wise boy; גבר ח׳ Job 34:34 wise man; מוכיח ח׳ wise reprover Proverbs 25:12.
b. = substantive:
(1) as a wise learner in school of wisdom, he fears God and departs from evil Proverbs 14:16; is silent Proverbs 17:28; hearkens to counsel Proverbs 12:15; hears and increases in learning Proverbs 1:5; his ear seeketh knowledge Proverbs 18:15; he receives it Proverbs 21:11; and stores it up Proverbs 10:14; his ears hearken to the reproof which giveth life Proverbs 15:31; and he becomes wiser through it Proverbs 9:8, 9.
(2) as a wise teacher, a sage, he does not answer with windy knowledge Job 15:2; he tells the experience of the past Job 15:48; has knowledge Job 34:2; teaches it Ecclesiastes 12:9; disperses it Proverbs 15:7; his tongue is health Proverbs 12:18; it utters knowledge aright Proverbs 15:2; his mind instructs his mouth and adds learning to his lips Proverbs 16:23; his words are gracious Ecclesiastes 10:12; it is good to hear his rebuke Ecclesiastes 7:5; his instruction is a fountain of life Proverbs 13:14; one walking with him becomes wiser Proverbs 13:20. The חכמים recall the Greek σόφοι, having their schools, pupils (בֵן), discipline (מוּסָר), principles and collections of wisdom, דברי חכמים Proverbs 1:6; Proverbs 22:17 (compare Proverbs 24:23), Ecclesiastes 9:17; Ecclesiastes 12:11; God himself is חכם לבב Job 9:4.
(3) the wise are prosperous: true, in sceptical view of Ecclesiastes, they have no advantage over the fool Ecclesiastes 6:8; but die as the fool Ecclesiastes 2:16 (twice in verse); Psalm 49:11; they will not be able to find the works of God Ecclesiastes 8:17; like others are in the hands of God Ecclesiastes 9:1; they do not secure bread Ecclesiastes 9:11; but elsewhere reverse is true: precious treasure is in his dwelling Proverbs 21:20; his lips preserve him Proverbs 14:3; they inherit glory Proverbs 3:35; wealth is their crown Proverbs 14:24; the wise man is strong Proverbs 24:5; Ecclesiastes 7:19; his eyes are in his head Ecclesiastes 2:14; his mind is at his right hand Ecclesiastes 10:2; he interprets things Ecclesiastes 8:1
(4) the wise man is a blessing to others: he wins men Proverbs 11:30; scales the city of the mighty Proverbs 21:22; though poor he delivers the city Ecclesiastes 9:15; is a reproof to scorners Proverbs 15:12; his mind is in the house of mourning Ecclesiastes 7:4; injustice makes him foolish Ecclesiastes 7:7; Job finds no wise men among his cruel friends Job 17:10.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2445.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

41:8; 41:33; 41:39

Exodus

7:11; 28:3; 28:3; 31:6; 35:10; 35:25; 35:25; 36:1; 36:2; 36:4; 36:8

Deuteronomy

1:13; 1:13; 1:15; 4:6; 4:6; 32:6

Judges

5:29; 5:29; 16:19

2 Samuel

13:3; 14:2; 14:2; 14:20; 20:16; 20:16

1 Kings

3:12

1 Chronicles

22:15

2 Chronicles

2:6; 2:11; 2:12; 2:13

Esther

1:13; 6:13

Job

5:13; 9:4; 15:2; 17:10; 34:2; 34:34; 37:24

Psalms

49:11; 107:43

Proverbs

1:5; 1:6; 3:7; 3:35; 9:8; 9:9; 10:1; 10:8; 10:14; 11:29; 11:30; 12:15; 12:18; 13:1; 13:14; 13:20; 14:1; 14:3; 14:16; 14:24; 15:2; 15:7; 15:12; 15:20; 15:31; 16:14; 16:21; 16:23; 17:28; 18:15; 20:26; 21:11; 21:20; 21:22; 22:17; 23:24; 24:5; 24:23; 25:12; 26:5; 26:12; 26:16; 28:11; 29:8; 29:9; 29:11; 30:24

Ecclesiastes

2:14; 2:16; 2:19; 4:13; 6:8; 7:4; 7:5; 7:7; 7:19; 8:1; 8:5; 8:17; 9:1; 9:11; 9:15; 9:17; 10:2; 10:12; 12:9; 12:11

Song of Songs

1

Isaiah

3:3; 3:3; 5:21; 19:11; 19:11; 19:12; 19:12; 19:12; 29:14; 31:2; 40:20; 44:25

Jeremiah

4:22; 8:8; 8:9; 9:11; 9:16; 9:16; 9:22; 10:7; 10:9; 18:18; 50:35; 51:57

Ezekiel

27:8; 27:9; 28:3

Hosea

13:13

Obadiah

1:8

H2450

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2450 matches the Hebrew חָכָם (ḥāḵām),
which occurs 137 times in 133 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 41:8–Pro 10:8)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:8 - So in the morning his spirit was troubled, and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt and all its wise men. Pharaoh told them his dreams, but there was none who could interpret them to Pharaoh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:33 - Now therefore let Pharaoh select a discerning and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:39 - Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 7:11 - Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:3 - You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron’s garments to consecrate him for my priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:6 - And behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you:

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:10 - “Let every skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the LORD has commanded:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And every skillful woman spun with her hands, and they all brought what they had spun in blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:1 - “Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whom the LORD has put skill and intelligence to know how to do any work in the construction of the sanctuary shall work in accordance with all that the LORD has commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:2 - And Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab and every craftsman in whose mind the LORD had put skill, everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to do the work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:4 - so that all the craftsmen who were doing every sort of task on the sanctuary came, each from the task that he was doing,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:8 - And all the craftsmen among the workmen made the tabernacle with ten curtains. They were made of fine twined linen and blue and purple and scarlet yarns, with cherubim skillfully worked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:13 - Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:15 - So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and experienced men, and set them as heads over you, commanders of thousands, commanders of hundreds, commanders of fifties, commanders of tens, and officers, throughout your tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - Keep them and do them, for that will be your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:6 - Do you thus repay the LORD,
you foolish and senseless people?
Is not he your father, who created you,
who made you and established you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:29 - Her wisest princesses answer,
indeed, she answers herself,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:3 - But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. And Jonadab was a very crafty man.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:2 - And Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, “Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments. Do not anoint yourself with oil, but behave like a woman who has been mourning many days for the dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:20 - In order to change the course of things your servant Joab did this. But my lord has wisdom like the wisdom of the angel of God to know all things that are on the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:16 - Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 - Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down with blood to Sheol.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 3:12 - behold, I now do according to your word. Behold, I give you a wise and discerning mind, so that none like you has been before you and none like you shall arise after you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 - As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 22:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:15 - You have an abundance of workmen: stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and all kinds of craftsmen without number, skilled in working

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Hiram also said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who made heaven and earth, who has given King David a wise son, who has discretion and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - “Now I have sent a skilled man, who has understanding, Huram-abi,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre. He is trained to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, blue, and crimson fabrics and fine linen, and to do all sorts of engraving and execute any design that may be assigned him, with your craftsmen, the craftsmen of my lord, David your father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:13 - Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for this was the king’s procedure toward all who were versed in law and judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 6:13 - And Haman told his wife Zeresh and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and his wife Zeresh said to him, “If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, is of the Jewish people, you will not overcome him but will surely fall before him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:13 - He catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:4 - He is wise in heart and mighty in strength
—who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:2 - “Should a wise man answer with windy knowledge,
and fill his belly with the east wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:18 - (what wise men have told,
without hiding it from their fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:10 - But you, come on again, all of you,
and I shall not find a wise man among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:2 - “Hear my words, you wise men,
and give ear to me, you who know;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 34:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:34 - Men of understanding will say to me,
and the wise man who hears me will say:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:24 - Therefore men fear him;
he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - For he sees that even the wise die;
the fool and the stupid alike must perish
and leave their wealth to others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43 - Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:5 - Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:6 - to understand a proverb and a saying,
the words of the wise and their riddles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:7 - Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD, and turn away from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:35 - The wise will inherit honor,
but fools get[fn] disgrace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you;
reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:9 - Give instruction[fn] to a wise man, and he will be still wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon.
A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise of heart will receive commandments,
but a babbling fool will come to ruin.

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