From the fruitמִפְּרִיof the mouthפִיof a manאִישׁhe will eatיֹאכַלgood,טוֹבbut the soulוְנֶפֶשׁof the treacherous,בֹּגְדִיםviolence.חָמָס
Proverbs 13:2
Study it in the app“From the fruit of the mouth of a man he will eat good, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 13:2, word by word
- From the fruitפְּרִיperi
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “peri” appears- of the mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- of a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- he will eatיֹאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- but the soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- of the treacherousבֹּגְדִיםbogdim
act treacherously
Be unfaithful: break one's word or someone's trust.
Where else “bogdim” appears- violenceחָמָסchamas
violence
Violence; unjust harm done to others.
Where else “chamas” appears
The context
1A wise son hears the correction of a father, but a scoffer does not hear rebuke.
2 · This verse (above)
3Whoever watches his mouth guards his soul; whoever opens wide his lips, ruin is his.