Proverbs 15:28 Go deeper

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֵ֣בlev[the] heart of

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

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

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 15:28 word 1

צַ֭דִּיקTza.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 15:28 word 2

יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Gehit considers

Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897

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

Meaning: to mutter

Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Proverbs 15:28 word 3

לַעֲנ֑וֹתla.'a.Notto answer

Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to answer

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Proverbs 15:28 word 4

וּפִ֥יu.Fiand [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 15:28 word 5

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 15:28 word 6

יַבִּ֥יעַya.Bi.a'it pours forth

Lemma: נָבַע (na.va) · Strong's: H5042

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to bubble

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 19:2, Psalms 59:7, Psalms 78:2, Psalms 94:4, Psalms 119:171, Psalms 145:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5042; TAHOT Proverbs 15:28 word 7

רָעֽוֹת\׃ra.'otevil things

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

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 15:28 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

The heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
of the righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
ponders	→	הָגָה H1897 to mutter
how to answer	→	עָנָה H6030B to answer
but the mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked
blurts out	→	נָבַע H5042 to bubble
evil	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil

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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