Proverbs 18:20 Go deeper
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A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. (KJV)
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מִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.Rifrom [the] fruit of
Lemma: פְּרִי (pe.ri) · Strong's: H6529
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fruit
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6529; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 1
פִי\־fi-[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 18:20 word 2
אִ֭ישׁ'isha person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 3
תִּשְׂבַּ֣עtis.Ba'it is satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 4
בִּטְנ֑וֹbit.Nobelly his
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: abdomen
Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Judges 3:22, Job 15:2, Job 20:15, Job 20:20, Job 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 5
תְּבוּאַ֖תte.vu.'At[the] produce of
Lemma: תְּבוּאָה (te.vu.ah) · Strong's: H8393
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: produce
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 47:24, Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 19:25, Leviticus 23:39, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8393; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 6
שְׂפָתָ֣יוse.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 18:20 word 7
יִשְׂבָּֽע\׃yis.Ba'he is satisfied
Lemma: שָׂבֵעַ (sa.va) · Strong's: H7646
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to satisfy
Used 97 times. Also: Exodus 16:8, Exodus 16:12, Leviticus 26:26, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:10, Deuteronomy 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7646; TAHOT Proverbs 18:20 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| From the fruit | → | פְּרִי H6529 fruit |
| of his mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| a man’s | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| belly | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen |
| is filled | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
| with the harvest | → | תְּבוּאָה H8393 produce |
| from his lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| he is satisfied | → | שָׂבֵעַ H7646 to satisfy |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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