Proverbs 10:21 Go deeper

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. (KJV)

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שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei[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 10:21 word 1

צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik[the] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 10:21 word 2

יִרְע֣וּyir.'Uthey feed

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Proverbs 10:21 word 3

רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany [people]

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Proverbs 10:21 word 4

וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםve.'e.vi.Limand fools

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

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 10:21 word 5

בַּחֲסַר\־ba.cha.sar-by lack of

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

Parsing: Aamsc (Aamsc)

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 10:21 word 6

לֵ֥בlevheart

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 10:21 word 7

יָמֽוּתוּ\׃ya.Mu.tuthey die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Proverbs 10:21 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
feed	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
many	→	רַב H7227A many
but fools	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
for lack	→	חָסֵר H2638 lacking
of judgment	→	לֵב H3820A heart

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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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