Proverbs 10:8 Go deeper

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. (KJV)

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חֲכַם\־cha.kham-a wise [person] of

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 10:8 word 1

לֵ֭בlevheart

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 10:8 word 2

יִקַּ֣חyi.Kachhe accepts

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947H

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

Meaning: to take: recieve

Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 33:10, Genesis 33:11, Exodus 22:11, Exodus 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947H; TAHOT Proverbs 10:8 word 3

מִצְוֹ֑תmitz.Votcommandments

Lemma: מִצְוָה (mits.vah) · Strong's: H4687

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: commandment

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 20:6, Exodus 24:12, Leviticus 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4687; TAHOT Proverbs 10:8 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 10:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 10:8 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 10:8 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 10:10, Hosea 4:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3832; TAHOT Proverbs 10:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
will receive	→	לָקַח H3947H to take: recieve
commandments	→	מִצְוָה H4687 commandment
but 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

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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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