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Proverbs 26:22
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[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife.
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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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Burning lips and a wicked heart [are like] a potsherd covered with silver dross.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's Numbers
The wordsH1697 of a talebearerH5372 are as woundsH3859, and they go downH3381 into the innermost partsH2315 of the bellyH990.
Original Hebrew
דִּבְרֵי נִרְגָּן כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים וְהֵם יָרְדוּ חַדְרֵי־בָטֶן׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
דִּבְרֵ֣י |
div.Rei | H1697 | HNcmpc | (the) words of |
נִ֭רְגָּן |
Nir.gon | H5372 | HVNrmsa | a slanderer |
כְּ/מִֽתְלַהֲמִ֑ים |
ke./mit.la.ha.Mim | H3859 | HR/Vtrmpa | (are) like/ delicacies |
וְ֝/הֵ֗ם |
ve./Hem | H1992 | HC/Pp3mp | and/ they |
יָרְד֥וּ |
ya.re.Du | H3381 | HVqp3cp | they go down |
חַדְרֵי |
chad.rei- | H2315 | HNcmpc | (the) chambers of |
בָֽטֶן |
Va.ten | H990 | HNcfsa | (the) belly |
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
- H990 — בֶּטֶן (beṭen, beh'-ten): from an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything; belly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.
- H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
- H2315 — חֶדֶר (cheder, kheh'-der): from חָדַר; an apartment (usually literal); ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.
- H3381 — יָרַד (yârad, yaw-rad'): a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); [idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
- H3859 — לָהַם (lâham, law-ham'): a primitive root; properly, to burn in, i.e. (figuratively) to rankle; wound.
- H5372 — נִרְגָּן (nirgân, neer-gawn'): from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer; talebearer, whisperer.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H1992 — הֵם (hêm, haym): or (prolonged) הֵמָּה; masculine plural from הֲלַךְ; they (only used when emphatic); it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.
Cross References
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- words — Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:19, Ezekiel 22:9
Reciprocal references (2): Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 26:20
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SILENCE-SPEECH
- Nave’s: SLANDER, SPEAKING, TALEBEARER
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