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Ecclesiastes 10:11
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If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to direct.
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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
Surely the serpentH5175 will biteH5391 without enchantmentH3908; and a babblerH3956 H1167 is no betterH3504.
Original Hebrew
אִם־יִשֹּׁךְ הַנָּחָשׁ בְּלֹוא־לָחַשׁ וְאֵין יִתְרֹון לְבַעַל הַלָּשֹׁון׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אִם |
'im- | H518 | HC | if |
יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ |
yi.Shokh | H5391 | HVqi3ms | it will bite |
הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁ |
ha./na.Chash | H5175 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ snake |
בְּ/לוֹא |
be./lo'- | H3808 | HR/Tn | with/ not |
לָ֑חַשׁ |
La.chash | H3908 | HNcmsa | charming |
וְ/אֵ֣ין |
ve./'Ein | H369 | HC/Tn | and/ there not |
יִתְר֔וֹן |
yit.Ron | H3504 | HNcmsa | (is) profit |
לְ/בַ֖עַל |
le./Va.'al | H1167 | HR/Ncmsc | for/ (the) master of |
הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹן |
ha./la.Shon | H3956 | HTd/Ncbsa | the/ tongue |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
- H3504 — יִתְרוֹן (yithrôwn, yith-rone'): from יָתַר; preeminence, gain; better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
- H3908 — לַחַשׁ (lachash, lakh'-ash): from לָחַשׁ; properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amulet; charmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.
- H3956 — לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn, law-shone'): or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
- H5175 — נָחָשׁ (nâchâsh, naw-khawsh'): from נָחַשׁ; a snake (from its hiss); serpent.
- H5391 — נָשַׁךְ (nâshak, naw-shak'): a primitive root; to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan; bite, lend upon usury.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
- H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
- H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- a babbler — Psalms 52:2, Psalms 64:3, Proverbs 18:21, James 3:6
- the serpent — Psalms 58:4-5, Jeremiah 8:17
Reciprocal references (2): Proverbs 18:7, James 3:8
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