Proverbs 17:7 Go deeper

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֹא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 1

נָאוָ֣הna.Vah[is] suitable

Lemma: נָאוֶה (na.eh) · Strong's: H5000

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: lovely

Used 10 times. Also: Psalms 33:1, Psalms 147:1, Proverbs 19:10, Proverbs 26:1, Song of Solomon 1:5, Song of Solomon 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5000; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 2

לְנָבָ֣לle.na.Valfor a fool

Lemma: נָבָל (na.val) · Strong's: H5036

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: foolish

Used 18 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:6, Deuteronomy 32:21, 2 Samuel 3:33, 2 Samuel 13:13, Job 2:10, Job 30:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5036; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 3

שְׂפַת\־se.fat-a lip of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H

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

Meaning: lip: words

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 4

יֶ֑תֶרYe.terexcellence

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A

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

Meaning: remainder

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 5

אַ֝֗ף'Afindeed?

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 6

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 7

לְנָדִ֥יבle.na.Divfor a noble [person]

Lemma: נָדִיב (na.div) · Strong's: H5081H

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

Meaning: noble

Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 21:18, 1 Samuel 2:8, Job 12:21, Job 21:28, Job 34:18, Psalms 47:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5081H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 8

שְׂפַת\־se.fat-a lip of

Lemma: שָׂפָה (sa.phah) · Strong's: H8193H

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

Meaning: lip: words

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, 2 Kings 18:20, Job 11:2, Job 12:20, Proverbs 4:24, Proverbs 7:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8193H; TAHOT Proverbs 17:7 word 9

שָֽׁקֶר\׃Sha.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 17:7 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Eloquent	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder
words	→	שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words
are unfit	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	נָאוֶה H5000 lovely
for a fool	→	נָבָל H5036 foolish
how much worse	→	אַף H0637 also
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
are lying	→	שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception
lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words
to a ruler	→	נָדִיב H5081H noble

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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