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Kavanot: Mishlei Vocabulary

Thoughts on Tanach and the Davening

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We assume that the apparently synonymous terms that Shlomo uses have significant meanings and distinctions

###Wisdom

| Term | Definition | Source |
| ----- | ------------ | ------- |
| בינה  | Analysis, Deduction, Ethics |  <//Phronesis and Akrasia> 
| דברי חכמים | The Oral Torah | <//Know-It-All>
| דעת | Intimate Knowledge, Morality | <//Phronesis and Akrasia>
| חידה | Aggadah | <//Know-It-All>
| חכמה | Phronesis | <//Phronesis and Akrasia>
| לקח | Actively Acquired Wisdom | <//Know-It-All>
| מוסר  | Understanding Consequences | <//Phronesis and Akrasia> 
| מליצה |Rhetoric | <//Know-It-All>
| משל | Poetics | <//Know-It-All>
| ערמה | Sophistication | <//Middle of the Road>
| מזמה | Mindfulness | <//Middle of the Road>
| שכל | Awareness of Opportunity | <//Middle of the Road>
| תחבלות | Heuristics | <//Middle of the Road>

### Good Behavior

| Term | Definition | Source |
| ----- | ------------ | ------- |
| משפט | Justice | <//Middle of the Road>
| משרים | Balance, Compromise |  <//Middle of the Road>
| צדק | Generosity | <//Middle of the Road>

### Foolishness

| Term | Definition | Source |
| ----- | ------------ | ------- |
| אויל | Akrasia | <//Phronesis and Akrasia>
| כסיל | Self-Assurance | <//Voice of Reason>
| לץ | Cynicism | <//Voice of Reason>
| נער | Immaturity |  <//Middle of the Road>
| פתי | Naiveté |  <//Middle of the Road>

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