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Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18:7
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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)

פִּֽי־כְ֭סִיל מְחִתָּה־ל֑וֹ וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יו מוֹקֵ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

  1. פִּֽי־pi-“[the] mouth of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  2. כְ֭סִילKhe.sil“a fool”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  3. מְחִתָּה־me.chi.tah-“[is] ruin”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מְחִתָּה · “terror” · Strong's H4288
  4. ל֑וֹlo“of him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  5. וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוu.se.fa.Tav“and lips his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂפָה · “lips” · Strong's H8193G
  6. מוֹקֵ֥שׁmo.Kesh“[are] [the] snare of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מוֹקֵשׁ · “snare” · Strong's H4170
  7. נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.Sho“life his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)