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The lipsשִׂפְתֵיof the senselessכְסִילenterיָבֹאוּinto a dispute,בְרִיבand his mouthוּפִיוcallsיִקְרָאfor blows.לְמַהֲלֻמוֹת
Proverbs 18:6
Study it in the app“The lips of the senseless enter into a dispute, and his mouth calls for blows.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 18:6, 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 senselessכְסִילchesil
senseless, fool
Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.
Where else “chesil” appears- enterיָבֹאוּyavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavou” appears- into a disputeרִיבriv
case
A matter brought before the judge.
Where else “riv” appears- and his mouthפִיfi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “fi” appears- callsיִקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- for blowsמַהֲלֻמוֹתmahalumot
blow, stroke
A blow, a stroke of a whip.
Where else “mahalumot” appears
The context
5To favor the wicked is not good, so as to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
6 · This verse (above)
7The mouth of the senseless is ruin to him, and his lips a snare to his soul.