Proverbs 16:23 Go deeper

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips. (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 16:23 word 1

חָ֭כָםCha.khoma wise [person]

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

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

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 16:23 word 2

יַשְׂכִּ֣ילyas.Kilit gives insight to

Lemma: שָׂכַל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H7919A

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

Meaning: be prudent

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Deuteronomy 29:9, Deuteronomy 32:29, Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:8, 1 Samuel 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7919A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:23 word 3

פִּ֑יהוּPi.humouth his

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310I

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

Meaning: lip: word

Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 41:40, Genesis 45:21, Exodus 4:10, Exodus 17:1, Exodus 38:21, Leviticus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310I; TAHOT Proverbs 16:23 word 4

וְעַל\־ve.'a.lS-and to

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Proverbs 16:23 word 5

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips his

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 16:23 word 6

יֹסִ֥יףyo.Sifit adds

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

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

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Proverbs 16:23 word 7

לֶֽקַח\׃Le.kachteaching

Lemma: לֶ֫קַח (le.qach) · Strong's: H3948

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

Meaning: teaching

Used 9 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 11:4, Proverbs 1:5, Proverbs 4:2, Proverbs 7:21, Proverbs 9:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3948; TAHOT Proverbs 16:23 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 wise [man]	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
instructs	→	שָׂכַל H7919A be prudent
his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310I lip: word
and adds	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
persuasiveness	→	לֶ֫קַח H3948 teaching
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
his lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips

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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