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The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. (KJV)
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בְּפֶ֣שַׁעbe.Fe.sha'[is] in [the] transgression of
Lemma: פֶּ֫שַׁע (pe.sah) · Strong's: H6588
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: transgression
Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, Genesis 50:17, Exodus 22:9, Exodus 23:21, Exodus 34:7, Leviticus 16:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6588; TAHOT Proverbs 12:13 word 1
שְׂ֭פָתַיִםSe.fa.ta.yimlips
Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
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 12:13 word 2
מוֹקֵ֣שׁmo.Kesha snare
Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: snare
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 12:13 word 3
רָ֑עRa'evil
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: bad: evil
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Proverbs 12:13 word 4
וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'and he came out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:13 word 5
מִצָּרָ֣הmi.tza.Rahfrom trouble
Lemma: צָרָה (tsa.rah) · Strong's: H6869B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 35:3, Genesis 42:21, Deuteronomy 31:17, Deuteronomy 31:21, Judges 10:14, 1 Samuel 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6869B; TAHOT Proverbs 12:13 word 6
צַדִּֽיק\׃tza.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 12:13 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| An evil | → | רַע H7451H bad: evil |
| man is trapped | → | מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare |
| by his rebellious | → | פֶּ֫שַׁע H6588 transgression |
| speech | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| but a righteous man | → | צַדִּיק H6662 righteous |
| escapes | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| from trouble | → | צָרָה H6869B distress |
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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