Proverbs 14:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

Young's Literal Translation
Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

King James Bible
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.

Hebrew
Stay away
לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

from
מִ֭נֶּגֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

a foolish
כְּסִ֑יל (kə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

man;
לְאִ֣ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

you will gain
יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

no
וּבַל־ (ū·ḇal-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

knowledge
דָֽעַת׃ (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1847: Knowledge

from his speech.
שִׂפְתֵי־ (śip̄·ṯê-)
Noun - fdc
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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