Proverbs 10:31 Go deeper
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The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. (KJV)
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פִּֽי\־pi-[the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:31 word 1
צַ֭דִּיקTza.dika righteous [person]
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 10:31 word 2
יָנ֣וּבya.Nuvit will bear fruit
Lemma: נוּב (nuv) · Strong's: H5107
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to bear fruit
Used 4 times. Also: Psalms 62:10, Psalms 92:14, Zechariah 9:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5107; TAHOT Proverbs 10:31 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 10:31 word 4
וּלְשׁ֥וֹןu.le.Shonand a tongue of
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue
Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:31 word 5
תַּ֝הְפֻּכ֗וֹתtah.pu.Khotperversities
Lemma: תַּהְפֻּכָה (tah.pu.khah) · Strong's: H8419
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: perversity
Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:20, Proverbs 2:12, Proverbs 2:14, Proverbs 6:14, Proverbs 8:13, Proverbs 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8419; TAHOT Proverbs 10:31 word 6
תִּכָּרֵֽת\׃ti.ka.Retit will be cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)
Meaning: to cut: cut
Used 52 times. Also: Exodus 4:25, Exodus 34:13, Leviticus 22:24, Leviticus 26:30, Numbers 13:23, Numbers 13:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772G; TAHOT Proverbs 10:31 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| of the righteous | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| brings forth | → | נוּב H5107 to bear fruit |
| wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| but a perverse | → | תַּהְפֻּכָה H8419 perversity |
| tongue | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue |
| will be cut out | → | כָּרַת H3772G to cut: cut |
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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