Proverbs 13:2

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
Proverbs 13:2
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מִפְּרִ֣י פִי־אִ֭ישׁ יֹ֣אכַל ט֑וֹב וְנֶ֖פֶשׁ בֹּגְדִ֣ים חָמָֽס׃

  1. מִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.Ri“from [the] fruit of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פְּרִי · “fruit” · Strong's H6529
  2. פִי־fi-“[the] mouth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  3. אִ֭ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. יֹ֣אכַלYo.khal“he eats”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  5. ט֑וֹבTov“good thing[s]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  6. וְנֶ֖פֶשׁve.Ne.fesh“and [the] appetite of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “appetite” · Strong's H5315L
  7. בֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.Dim“treacherous [people]”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from בָּגַד · “to act treacherously” · Strong's H0898
  8. חָמָֽס׃cha.Mas“[is] violence”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָמָס · “violence” · Strong's H2555
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)