Proverbs 18:7 Go deeper

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

פִּֽי\־pi-[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 18:7 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 18:7 word 2

מְחִתָּה\־me.chi.tah-[is] ruin

Lemma: מְחִתָּה (me.chit.tah) · Strong's: H4288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: terror

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 89:40, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 10:15, Proverbs 10:29, Proverbs 13:3, Proverbs 14:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4288; TAHOT Proverbs 18:7 word 3

וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.Tavand lips 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 18:7 word 4

מוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.Kesh[are] [the] snare of

Lemma: מוֹקֵשׁ (mo.qesh) · Strong's: H4170

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: snare

Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Exodus 23:33, Exodus 34:12, Deuteronomy 7:16, Joshua 23:13, Judges 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4170; TAHOT Proverbs 18:7 word 5

נַפְשֽׁוֹ\׃naf.Sholife his

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315G

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

Meaning: soul

Used 245 times. Also: Genesis 34:3, Genesis 34:8, Genesis 35:18, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 23:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315G; TAHOT Proverbs 18:7 word 6

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
mouth	→	פֶּה H6310G lip
is his ruin	→	מְחִתָּה H4288 terror
and his lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193G lips
[are] a snare	→	מוֹקֵשׁ H4170 snare
to his soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315G soul

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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