Proverbs 24:2 Go deeper
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For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief. (KJV)
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כִּי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 1
שֹׁ֭דshodviolence
Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7701
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: violence
Used 25 times. Also: Job 5:21, Job 5:22, Psalms 12:5, Proverbs 21:7, Isaiah 13:6, Isaiah 16:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7701; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 2
יֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.Gehit plots
Lemma: הָגָה (ha.gah) · Strong's: H1897
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to mutter
Used 25 times. Also: Joshua 1:8, Job 27:4, Psalms 1:2, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 35:28, Psalms 37:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1897; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 3
לִבָּ֑םli.Bamheart their
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 4
וְ֝עָמָ֗לve.'a.Maland trouble
Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: trouble
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 5
שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םsif.tei.Hemlips their
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 24:2 word 6
תְּדַבֵּֽרְנָה\׃te.da.Be.re.nahthey speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVpi3fp)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Proverbs 24:2 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| their hearts | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| devise | → | הָגָה H1897 to mutter |
| violence | → | שֹׁד H7701 violence |
| and their lips | → | שָׂפָה H8193G lips |
| declare | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| trouble | → | עָמָל H5999 trouble |
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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