Proverbs 14:3 Go deeper

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. (KJV)

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בְּֽפִי\־be.fi-[is] in [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 14:3 word 1

אֱ֭וִיל'E.vila fool

Lemma: אֱוִיל (e.vil) · Strong's: H0191

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

Meaning: fool(ish)

Used 26 times. Also: Job 5:2, Job 5:3, Psalms 107:17, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 7:22, Proverbs 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0191; TAHOT Proverbs 14:3 word 2

חֹ֣טֶרCho.tera shoot of

Lemma: חֹטֵר (cho.ter) · Strong's: H2415

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

Meaning: branch

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 11:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2415; TAHOT Proverbs 14:3 word 3

גַּאֲוָ֑הga.'a.Vahpride

Lemma: גַּאֲוָה (ga.a.vah) · Strong's: H1346

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

Meaning: pride

Used 19 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, Deuteronomy 33:29, Job 41:15, Psalms 10:2, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 31:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1346; TAHOT Proverbs 14:3 word 4

וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יve.sif.Teiand [the] lips of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

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 14:3 word 5

חֲ֝כָמִ֗יםcha.kha.Mimwise [people]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

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

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Proverbs 14:3 word 6

תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם\׃tish.mu.Remit preserves them

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Proverbs 14:3 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

The proud	→	גַּאֲוָה H1346 pride
speech	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of a fool	→	אֱוִיל H0191 fool(ish)
brings a rod to his back	→	חֹטֵר H2415 branch
but the lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
of the wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
protect them	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard

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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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