The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.Proverbs 10:32
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שִׂפְתֵ֣י צַ֭דִּיק יֵדְע֣וּן רָצ֑וֹן וּפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃
- שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei“[the] lips of”Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik“[the] righteous”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
- יֵדְע֣וּןye.de.'Un“they know !”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, paragogic nun · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- רָצ֑וֹןra.Tzon“pleasure”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָצוֹן · “acceptance” · Strong's H7522
- וּפִ֥יu.Fi“and [the] mouth of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Im“wicked [people]”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
- תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃tah.pu.Khot“perversities”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from תַּהְפֻּכָה · “perversity” · Strong's H8419
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)