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An evildoerמֵרַעpays attentionמַקְשִׁיבto a lipעַל שְׂפַתof wickedness;אָוֶןa liarשֶׁקֶרgives earמֵזִיןtoעַלa tongueלְשׁוֹןof calamities.הַוֺּת
Proverbs 17:4
Study it in the app“An evildoer pays attention to a lip of wickedness; a liar gives ear to a tongue of calamities.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 17:4, word by word
- An evildoerמֵרַעmera
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “mera” appears- pays attentionמַקְשִׁיבmakshiv
pay attention, listen
To pay attention, to listen carefully, to prick up the ears. It is more than hearing: it is heeding what is said.
Where else “makshiv” appears- to a lipשְׂפַתsefat
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefat” appears- of wickednessאָוֶןaven
wickedness
The evil one does.
Where else “aven” appears- a liarשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- gives earמֵזִיןmezin
listen, give ear
Give ear, listen carefully.
Where else “mezin” appears- a tongueלְשׁוֹןleshon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshon” appears- of calamitiesהַוֺּתhavot
calamity
A disaster that destroys.
Where else “havot” appears
The context
3The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the one who tests hearts is YHWH.
4 · This verse (above)
5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.