Proverbs 18:6 Go deeper

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes. (KJV)

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שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei[the] lips of

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 18:6 word 1

כְ֭סִילKhe.sila fool

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

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

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Proverbs 18:6 word 2

יָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'uthey go

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:6 word 3

בְרִ֑יבve.Rivin strife

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

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

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Proverbs 18:6 word 4

וּ֝פִ֗יוu.Fivand mouth his

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 18:6 word 5

לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.Motfor blows

Lemma: מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת (ma.ha.lum.mah) · Strong's: H4112

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

Meaning: blow

Used 2 times. Also: Proverbs 19:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4112; TAHOT Proverbs 18:6 word 6

יִקְרָֽא\׃yik.Ra'it calls

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

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

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

A fool’s	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
bring him	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
strife	→	רִיב H7379 strife
and his mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
invites	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
a beating	→	מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת H4112 blow

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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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