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He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. (KJV)
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קֹ֣רֵֽץKo.retz[one who] winks
Lemma: קָרַץ (qa.rats) · Strong's: H7169
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wink
Used 5 times. Also: Job 33:6, Psalms 35:19, Proverbs 6:13, Proverbs 16:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7169; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 1
עַ֭יִן'A.yinan eye
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 2
יִתֵּ֣ןyi.Tenhe gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 3
עַצָּ֑בֶת'a.Tza.vetsorrow
Lemma: עַצֶּ֫בֶת (ats.tse.vet) · Strong's: H6094
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: injury
Used 5 times. Also: Job 9:28, Psalms 16:4, Psalms 147:3, Proverbs 15:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6094; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 4
וֶאֱוִ֥ילve.'e.Viland a fool of
Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191
Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)
Meaning: fool(ish)
Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 5
שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםSe.fa.Ta.yimlips
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: lip: words
Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 7:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 6
יִלָּבֵֽט\׃yi.la.Vethe will be ruined
Lemma: לָבַט (la.vat) · Strong's: H3832
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 10:8, Hosea 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3832; TAHOT Proverbs 10:10 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He who winks | → | קָרַץ H7169 to wink |
| the eye | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| causes | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| grief | → | עַצֶּ֫בֶת H6094 injury |
| and foolish | → | אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish) |
| lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words |
| will come to ruin | → | לָבַט H3832 to ruin |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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