Proverbs 13:2 Go deeper

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. (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 13:2 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 13:2 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 13:2 word 3

יֹ֣אכַלYo.khalhe eats

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 13:2 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 13:2 word 5

וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand [the] appetite of

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Proverbs 13:2 word 6

בֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.Dimtreacherous [people]

Lemma: בָּגַד (ba.gad) · Strong's: H0898

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to act treacherously

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 21:8, Judges 9:23, 1 Samuel 14:33, Job 6:15, Psalms 25:3, Psalms 59:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0898; TAHOT Proverbs 13:2 word 7

חָמָֽס\׃cha.Mas[is] violence

Lemma: חָמָס (cha.mas) · Strong's: H2555

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

Meaning: violence

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 49:5, Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2555; TAHOT Proverbs 13:2 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

From the fruit	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit
of his lips	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
enjoys	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
good things	→	טוֹב H2896B good
but the desire	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
of the faithless	→	בָּגַד H0898 to act treacherously
is violence	→	חָמָס H2555 violence

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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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