Proverbs 12:14 Go deeper
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A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him. (KJV)
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מִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.Rifrom [the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 1
פִי\־fi-[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 12:14 word 2
אִ֭ישׁ'isha person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 3
יִשְׂבַּע\־yis.ba'-he will be satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 4
ט֑וֹבTovgood thing[s]
Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: good
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 5
וּגְמ֥וּלu.ge.Muland [the] dealing of
Lemma: גְּמוּל (ge.mul) · Strong's: H1576
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: recompense
Used 19 times. Also: Judges 9:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, Psalms 28:4, Psalms 94:2, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 137:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1576; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 6
יְדֵי\־ye.dei-[the] hands of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 7
אָ֝דָ֗ם'a.Dama person
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Proverbs 12:14 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| By fruitful | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| speech | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| is filled | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| with good things | → | טוֹב H2896B good |
| and the work | → | גְּמוּל H1576 recompense |
| of [his] | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| returns | → | H7725 |
| to him | → |
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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