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Proverbs 18:7
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A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
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A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.
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The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
A fool'sH3684 mouthH6310 is his destructionH4288, and his lipsH8193 are the snareH4170 of his soulH5315.
Original Hebrew
פִּי־כְסִיל מְחִתָּה־לֹו וּשְׂפָתָיו מֹוקֵשׁ נַפְשֹׁו׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
פִּֽי |
pi- | H6310 | HNcmsc | (the) mouth of |
כְ֭סִיל |
Khe.sil | H3684 | HAamsa | a fool |
מְחִתָּה |
me.chi.tah- | H4288 | HNcfsa | (is) ruin |
ל֑/וֹ |
l/o | HR/Sp3ms | of/ him | |
וּ֝/שְׂפָתָ֗י/ו |
u./se.fa.Ta/v | H8193 | HC/Ncfdc/Sp3ms | and/ lips/ his |
מוֹקֵ֥שׁ |
mo.Kesh | H4170 | HNcmsc | (are) (the) snare of |
נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ |
naf.Sh/o | H5315 | HNcbsc/Sp3ms | life/ his |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
- H4170 — מוֹקֵשׁ (môwqêsh, mo-kashe'): or מֹקֵשׁ; from יָקֹשׁ; a noose (for catching animals) (literally or figuratively); by implication, a hook (for the nose); be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
- H4288 — מְחִתָּה (mᵉchittâh, mekh-it-taw'): from חָתָה; properly, a dissolution; concretely, a ruin, or (abstractly) consternation; destruction, dismaying, ruin, terror.
- H5315 — נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh, neh'-fesh): from נָפַשׁ; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental); any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-) self, them (your) -selves, [phrase] slay, soul, [phrase] tablet, they, thing, ([idiom] she) will, [idiom] would have it.
- H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת; probably from סָפָה or שָׁפָה through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- his destruction — Proverbs 10:8, Proverbs 10:14, Proverbs 12:13, Proverbs 13:3, Ecclesiastes 10:11-14
- his lips — Judges 11:35, 1 Samuel 14:24-46, Proverbs 6:2, Mark 6:23-28, Acts 23:14-22
Reciprocal references (10): 2 Samuel 3:33, 1 Kings 2:23, 1 Kings 12:10, 2 Chronicles 10:10, Psalms 59:12, Psalms 64:8, Psalms 140:9, Proverbs 10:10, Proverbs 17:20, Proverbs 20:25
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SIN-SAVIOUR
- Torrey’s: FOOLS
- Nave’s: FOOL, SPEAKING
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