Proverbs 12:8 Go deeper

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom: but he that is of a perverse heart shall be despised. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לְֽפִי\־le.fi.Si-to [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310K

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

Meaning: lip: according

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 43:7, Genesis 47:12, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 16:18, Exodus 16:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310K; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 1

שִׂ֭כְלוֹSikh.lovprudence his

Lemma: שֵׂ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H7922

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 16 times. Also: 1 Samuel 25:3, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 1 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 30:22, Ezra 8:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7922; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 2

יְהֻלַּל\־ye.hu.lal-he is praised

Lemma: הָלַל (ha.lal) · Strong's: H1984B

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)

Meaning: to boast: praise

Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Judges 16:24, 2 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 22:4, 1 Chronicles 16:4, 1 Chronicles 16:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1984B; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 3

אִ֑ישׁ'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 12:8 word 4

וְנַעֲוֵה\־ve.na.'a.veh-and a [person] perverted of

Lemma: עָוָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H5753A

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

Meaning: to twist

Used 7 times. Also: Job 33:27, Psalms 38:6, Isaiah 21:3, Isaiah 24:1, Jeremiah 3:21, Lamentations 3:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5753A; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 5

לֵ֝֗בLevheart

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 12:8 word 6

יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehhe will become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 7

לָבֽוּז\׃la.Vuz<into> contempt

Lemma: בּוּז (buz) · Strong's: H0937

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

Meaning: contempt

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 38:23, Job 12:5, Job 12:21, Job 31:34, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 107:40 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0937; TAHOT Proverbs 12:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

A man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
is praised	→	הָלַל H1984B to boast: praise
according	→	פֶּה H6310K lip: according
to his wisdom	→	שֵׂ֫כֶל H7922 understanding
but a twisted	→	עָוָה H5753A to twist
mind	→	לֵב H3820A heart
is	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
despised	→	בּוּז H0937 contempt

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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