Proverbs 17:4 Go deeper

A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

מֵ֭רַעMe.ra'an evil-doer

Lemma: רָעַע (ra.a) · Strong's: H7489A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: be evil

Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 31:7, Genesis 38:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7489A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 1

מַקְשִׁ֣יבmak.Shiv[is] paying attention

Lemma: קָשַׁב (qa.shav) · Strong's: H7181

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to listen

Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:34, Job 13:6, Job 33:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7181; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

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 17:4 word 3

שְׂפַת\־se.fat-a lip of

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

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

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 17:4 word 4

אָ֑וֶן'A.venwickedness

Lemma: אָ֫וֶן (a.ven) · Strong's: H0205G

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

Meaning: evil: wickedness

Used 66 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:23, Job 4:8, Job 11:11, Job 11:14, Job 15:35, Job 21:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0205G; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 5

שֶׁ֥קֶרShe.kerdeception

Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267

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

Meaning: deception

Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 6

מֵ֝זִיןMe.zin[is] giving ear

Lemma: אָזַן (a.zan) · Strong's: H0238

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to listen

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Exodus 15:26, Numbers 23:18, Deuteronomy 1:45, Deuteronomy 32:1, Judges 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0238; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

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 17:4 word 8

לְשׁ֥וֹןle.Shona tongue of

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

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 17:4 word 9

הַוֹּֽת\׃ha.Votdestruction<s>

Lemma: הַוָּה (hav.vah) · Strong's: H1942

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

Meaning: desire

Used 15 times. Also: Job 6:30, Job 30:13, Psalms 5:9, Psalms 38:12, Psalms 52:2, Psalms 52:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1942; TAHOT Proverbs 17:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

A wicked man	→	רָעַע H7489A be evil
listens	→	קָשַׁב H7181 to listen
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
evil	→	אָ֫וֶן H0205G evil: wickedness
lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
a liar	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
gives ear	→	אָזַן H0238 to listen
to	→	עַל H5921A upon
a destructive	→	הַוָּה H1942 desire
tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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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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