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A calmמַרְפֵּאtongueלָשׁוֹןis a treeעֵץof life,חַיִּיםbut crookednessוְסֶלֶףin itבָּהּis a breakingשֶׁבֶרof the spirit.בְּרוּחַ
Proverbs 15:4
Study it in the app“A calm tongue is a tree of life, but crookedness in it is a breaking of the spirit.”
A calm tongue is a tree of lifeThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 15:4, word by word
- A calmמַרְפֵּאmarpe
calm
A gentle calm that heals, like that of a mild tongue.
Where else “marpe” appears- tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears- is a treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- of lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- but crookednessסֶלֶףselef
crookedness, perversity
Crookedness, perversity; what twists what is straight.
Where else “selef” appears- is a breakingשֶׁבֶרshever
ruin
The downfall of a people or someone.
Where else “shever” appears- of the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears
The context
3In every place are the eyes of YHWH, watching the evil and the good.
4 · This verse (above)
5A fool spurns the correction of his father, but whoever heeds reproof becomes shrewd.