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The lipsשִׂפְתֵיof the righteousצַדִּיקfeedיִרְעוּmany,רַבִּיםbutוֶfoolsאֱוִילִיםdieיָמוּתוּfor lackבַּחֲסַרof sense.לֵב
Proverbs 10:21
Study it in the app“The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 10:21, word by word
- The lipsשִׂפְתֵיsifte
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sifte” appears- of the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- feedיִרְעוּyiru
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “yiru” appears- manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- foolsאֱוִילִיםevilim
fool
A fool: one who will not learn or accept correction. It does not speak of a lack of intelligence but of an attitude toward life and toward God.
Where else “evilim” appears- dieיָמוּתוּyamutu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamutu” appears- for lackחֲסַרchasar
lacking
Lacking something, wanting in. "Lacking heart" is one who has no sense.
Where else “chasar” appears- of senseלֵבlev
mind
The mind: "lacking heart" means foolish.
Where else “lev” appears
The context
20Choice silver is the tongue of the righteous; the heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 · This verse (above)
22The blessing of YHWH, it makes rich, and it does not add weariness with it.