Proverbs 20:19 Go deeper

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He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. (KJV)

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גּֽוֹלֶה\־go.leh-[is] uncovering

Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to reveal: reveal

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 35:7, Deuteronomy 29:29, Ruth 4:4, 1 Samuel 2:27, 1 Samuel 3:7, 1 Samuel 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1540H; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 1

סּ֭וֹדSodsecret counsel

Lemma: סוֹד (sod) · Strong's: H5475

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

Meaning: counsel

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Job 15:8, Job 19:19, Job 29:4, Psalms 25:14, Psalms 55:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5475; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 2

הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[one who] goes about

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 3

רָכִ֑ילra.Khila slanderer

Lemma: רָכִיל (ra.khil) · Strong's: H7400

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

Meaning: slander

Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 19:16, Proverbs 11:13, Jeremiah 6:28, Jeremiah 9:4, Ezekiel 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7400; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 4

וּלְפֹתֶ֥הu.le.fo.Tehand to [one who] opens

Lemma: פָּתָה (pa.tah) · Strong's: H6601A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to open wide

Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 9:27, Proverbs 24:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6601A; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 5

שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוSe.fa.Tavlips his

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

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 20:19 word 6

לֹ֣אlo'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 20:19 word 7

תִתְעָרָֽב\׃tit.'a.Ravyou will get involved

Lemma: עָרַב (a.rav) · Strong's: H6148

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVti2ms)

Meaning: to pledge

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 43:9, Genesis 44:32, 2 Kings 18:23, Ezra 9:2, Nehemiah 5:3, Job 17:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6148; TAHOT Proverbs 20:19 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

He who reveals	→	גָּלָה H1540H to reveal: reveal
secrets	→	סוֹד H5475 counsel
is a constant	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
gossip	→	רָכִיל H7400 slander
avoid	→	עָרַב H6148 to pledge
the one who babbles	→	פָּתָה H6601A to open wide
with his lips	→	שָׂפָה H8193H lip: words

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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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