Proverbs 18:21 Go deeper

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (KJV)

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מָ֣וֶתMa.vetdeath

Lemma: מָ֫וֶת (ma.vet) · Strong's: H4194

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

Meaning: death

Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 25:11, Genesis 26:18, Genesis 27:2, Genesis 27:7, Genesis 27:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4194; TAHOT Proverbs 18:21 word 1

וְ֭חַיִּיםVe.chai.yimand life

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 18:21 word 2

בְּיַד\־be.yad-[are] in [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H

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

Meaning: hand: power

Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Proverbs 18:21 word 3

לָשׁ֑וֹןla.Shon[the] tongue

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 18:21 word 4

וְ֝אֹהֲבֶ֗יהָve.'o.ha.Vei.haand [those who] love it

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:21 word 5

יֹאכַ֥לyo.Khalhe will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Proverbs 18:21 word 6

פִּרְיָֽהּ\׃pir.Yahfruit its

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 18:21 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Life	→	חַיִּים H2416E life
and death	→	מָ֫וֶת H4194 death
are in the power	→	יָד H3027H hand: power
of the tongue	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue
and those who love [it]	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
will eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
its fruit	→	פְּרִי H6529 fruit

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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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