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He kissesיִשָּׁקthe lips,שְׂפָתַיִםwhoever givesמֵשִׁיבstraightforwardנְכֹחִיםwords.דְּבָרִים
Proverbs 24:26
Study it in the app“He kisses the lips, whoever gives straightforward words.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 24:26, word by word
- He kissesיִשָּׁקyishak
kiss
To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.
Where else “yishak” appears- the lipsשְׂפָתַיִםsefatayim
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatayim” appears- whoever givesמֵשִׁיבmeshiv
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “meshiv” appears- straightforwardנְכֹחִיםnechochim
straight, right
Straight, right, upright.
Where else “nechochim” appears- wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devarim” appears
The context
25but to those who rebuke it will be pleasant, and on them will come a blessing of good.
26 · This verse (above)
27Prepare your work outside, and get it ready in the field for yourself; afterward build your house.