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In the transgressionבְּפֶשַׁעof the lipsשְׂפָתַיִםis the snareמוֹקֵשׁof the evil man,רָעbut the righteousצַדִּיקcomes outוַיֵּצֵאof distress.מִצָּרָה
Proverbs 12:13
Study it in the app“In the transgression of the lips is the snare of the evil man, but the righteous comes out of distress.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 12:13, word by word
- In the transgressionפֶשַׁעfesha
transgression
A serious wrong against someone: rebellion, transgression.
Where else “fesha” appears- of the lipsשְׂפָתַיִםsefatayim
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatayim” appears- is the snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh
snare
Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.
Where else “mokesh” appears- of the evil manרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- but the righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- comes outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- of distressצָּרָהtsara
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsara” appears
The context
12The wicked desires the net of evil men, but the root of the righteous gives fruit.
13 · This verse (above)
14From the fruit of the mouth of a man he will be satisfied with good, and the repayment of the hands of a man will be returned to him.