Proverbs 11:13 Go deeper

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[one who] goes about

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 1

רָ֭כִילRa.khila slanderer

Lemma: רָכִיל (ra.khil) · Strong's: H7400

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

Meaning: slander

Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 20:19, Jeremiah 6:28, Jeremiah 9:4, Ezekiel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7400; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 2

מְגַלֶּה\־me.ga.leh-[is] revealing

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to reveal: reveal

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 35:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ruth 4:4, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540H; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 3

סּ֑וֹדSoda secret

Lemma: סוֹד (sod) · Strong's: H5475

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

Meaning: counsel

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Job 15:8, Job 19:19, Job 29:4, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 55:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5475; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 4

וְנֶאֱמַן\־ve.ne.'e.man-and a [person] faithful of

Lemma: אָמַן (a.man) · Strong's: H0539

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVNrmsc)

Meaning: be faithful

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 42:20, Genesis 45:26, Exodus 4:1, Exodus 4:5, Exodus 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0539; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 5

ר֝֗וּחַRu.achspirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 6

מְכַסֶּ֥הme.kha.Seh[is] concealing

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 7

דָבָֽר\׃da.Vara matter

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I

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

Meaning: word: thing

Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Proverbs 11:13 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A gossip	→	רָכִיל H7400 slander
reveals	→	גָּלָה H1540H to reveal: reveal
a secret	→	סוֹד H5475 counsel
but a trustworthy	→	אָמַן H0539 be faithful
person	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit
keeps	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover
a confidence	→	דָּבָר H1697I word: thing

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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