Proverbs 11:9 Go deeper

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. (KJV)

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בְּפֶ֗הbe.Pehby [the] mouth

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G

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

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 11:9 word 1

חָ֭נֵףCha.nefa godless [person]

Lemma: חָנֵף (cha.neph) · Strong's: H2611

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

Meaning: profane

Used 13 times. Also: Job 8:13, Job 13:16, Job 15:34, Job 17:8, Job 20:5, Job 27:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2611; TAHOT Proverbs 11:9 word 2

יַשְׁחִ֣תyash.Chithe ruins

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Proverbs 11:9 word 3

רֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huneighbor his

Lemma: רֵעַ (re.a) · Strong's: H7453

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

Meaning: neighbor

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 31:49, Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7453; TAHOT Proverbs 11:9 word 4

וּ֝בְדַ֗עַתu.ve.Da.'atand by knowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Proverbs 11:9 word 5

צַדִּיקִ֥יםtza.di.Kimrighteous [people]

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

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

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 11:9 word 6

יֵחָלֵֽצוּ\׃ye.cha.Le.tzuthey are delivered

Lemma: חָלַץ (cha.lats) · Strong's: H2502A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)

Meaning: to rescue

Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 14:40, Leviticus 14:43, Deuteronomy 25:9, Deuteronomy 25:10, 2 Samuel 22:20, Job 36:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2502A; TAHOT Proverbs 11:9 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

With his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
the ungodly man	→	חָנֵף H2611 profane
destroys	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
his neighbor	→	רֵעַ H7453 neighbor
but through knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
are rescued	→	חָלַץ H2502A to rescue

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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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