A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.Proverbs 18:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
שִׂפְתֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל יָבֹ֣אֽוּ בְרִ֑יב וּ֝פִ֗יו לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת יִקְרָֽא׃
- שִׂפְתֵ֣יsif.Tei“[the] lips of”Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
- כְ֭סִילKhe.sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- יָבֹ֣אֽוּya.Vo.'u“they go”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- בְרִ֑יבve.Riv“in strife”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רִיב · “strife” · Strong's H7379
- וּ֝פִ֗יוu.Fiv“and mouth his”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
- לְֽמַהֲלֻמ֥וֹתle.ma.ha.lu.Mot“for blows”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת · “blow” · Strong's H4112
- יִקְרָֽא׃yik.Ra'“it calls”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call to” · Strong's H7121G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)