Proverbs 15:4 Go deeper

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מַרְפֵּ֣אmar.Pe'healing of

Lemma: מַרְפֵּא (mar.pe) · Strong's: H4832

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

Meaning: healing

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:18, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Proverbs 4:22, Proverbs 6:15, Proverbs 12:18, Proverbs 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4832; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 1

לָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shontongue

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 2

עֵ֣ץ'etz[is] a tree of

Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086H

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

Meaning: tree

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6086H; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 3

חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yimlife

Lemma: חַיִּים (chay.yim) · Strong's: H2416E

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

Meaning: life

Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 3:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416E; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 4

וְסֶ֥לֶףve.Se.lefand perverseness

Lemma: סֶ֫לֶף (se.leph) · Strong's: H5558

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

Meaning: crookedness

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 11:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5558; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 5

שֶׁ֣בֶרShe.ver[is] brokenness

Lemma: שֶׁ֫בֶר (she.ver) · Strong's: H7667

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

Meaning: breaking

Used 45 times. Also: Leviticus 21:19, Leviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Judges 7:15, Job 41:25, Psalms 60:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7667; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 6

בְּרֽוּחַ\׃be.Ru.achin spirit

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G

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

Meaning: spirit

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Proverbs 15:4 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A soothing	→	מַרְפֵּא H4832 healing
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
is a tree	→	עֵץ H6086H tree
of life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
but a perverse	→	סֶ֫לֶף H5558 crookedness
[tongue]	→
crushes	→	שֶׁ֫בֶר H7667 breaking
the spirit	→	רוּחַ H7307G spirit

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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