Proverbs 10:19 Go deeper

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise. (KJV)

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בְּרֹ֣בbe.Roin a multitude of

Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 1

דְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimwords

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 3

יֶחְדַּל\־yech.dal-it ceases

Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to cease

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 4

פָּ֑שַׁעPa.sha'transgression

Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588

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

Meaning: transgression

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 5

וְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְve.cho.Sekhand [one who] restrains

Lemma: חָשַׂךְ (cha.sakh) · Strong's: H2820

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: to withhold

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 22:12, Genesis 22:16, Genesis 39:9, 1 Samuel 25:39, 2 Samuel 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2820; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 6

שְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.Tavlips his

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 10:19 word 7

מַשְׂכִּֽיל\׃mas.Kil[is] acting prudently

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

When words	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
are many	→	רֹב H7230 abundance
sin	→	פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression
is unavoidable	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	חָדַל H2308 to cease
but he who restrains	→	חָשַׂךְ H2820 to withhold
his lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
is wise	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent

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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