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In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding. (KJV)

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בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יbe.sif.Teion [the] lips of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: lips

Used 100 times. Also: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 6:30, Leviticus 5:4, Numbers 30:6, Numbers 30:8, Numbers 30:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 1

נָ֭בוֹןNa.Vona discerning [person]

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 2

תִּמָּצֵ֣אti.ma.Tze'it is found

Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)

Meaning: to find

Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 3

חָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahwisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 4

וְ֝שֵׁ֗בֶטve.She.vetand a rod

Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: tribe: staff

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 5

לְגֵ֣וle.Gev[is] for [the] back of

Lemma: גֵּו (gev) · Strong's: H1460A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: back

Used 6 times. Also: Proverbs 19:29, Proverbs 26:3, Isaiah 38:17, Isaiah 50:6, Isaiah 51:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1460A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 6

חֲסַר\־cha.sar-[one] lacking of

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2638

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: lacking

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 21:15, 2 Samuel 3:29, 1 Kings 11:22, Proverbs 6:32, Proverbs 7:7, Proverbs 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2638; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 7

לֵֽב\׃Levheart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
is found	→	מָצָא H4672 to find
on the lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
of the discerning	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
but a rod	→	שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff
is for the back	→	גֵּו H1460A back
of him who lacks	→	חָסֵר H2638 lacking
judgment	→	לֵב H3820A heart

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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