Proverbs 16:27
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Proverbs 16:27
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He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
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An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
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A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
An ungodlyH1100 manH376 diggeth upH3738 evilH7451: and in his lipsH8193 there is as a burningH6867 fireH784.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל כֹּרֶה רָעָה וְעַל־ [שְׂפָתָיו כ] (פָתֹו ק) כְּאֵשׁ צָרָבֶת׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
אִ֣ישׁ |
'ish | H376 | HNcmsc | a person of |
בְּ֭לִיַּעַל |
Be.li.ya.'al | H1100 | HNcmsa | worthlessness |
כֹּרֶ֣ה |
ko.Reh | H3738 | HVqrmsa | (is) digging up |
רָעָ֑ה |
ra.'Ah | H7451 | HNcfsa | evil |
וְ/עַל |
ve./'al- | H5921 | HC/R | and/ (is) on |
[שפתי/ו כ] (שְׂ֝פָת֗/וֹ ק) |
[sâphâh כ] (se.fa.ta/v ק) | H8193 כ | [HNcfdc/Sp3ms כ] (HNcfsc/Sp3ms ק) | (lip/ his ק) |
כְּ/אֵ֣שׁ |
ke./'Esh | H784 | HR/Ncbsa | like/ a fire |
צָרָֽבֶת |
tza.Ra.vet | H6867 | HAafsa | scorching |
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
- H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh) H582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802.
- H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
- H1100 — בְּלִיַּעַל (bᵉlîyaʻal, bel-e-yah'-al): from בְּלִי (bᵉlîy) H1097 and יַעַל (yaʻal) H3276;(often in connection with אִישׁ (ʼîysh) H376, אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh) H802, בֵּן (bên) H1121, etc.); without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness; Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.
- H3738 — כָּרָה (kârâh, kaw-raw'): a primitive root; properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open; dig, [idiom] make (a banquet), open.
- H6867 — צָרֶבֶת (tsârebeth, tsaw-reh'-beth): from צוּעָר (Tsûwʻâr) H6686; conflagration (of fire or disease); burning, inflammation.
- H7451 — רַע (raʻ, rah): from רָעַע (râʻaʻ) H7489; bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral); adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, [phrase] not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
- H8193 — שָׂפָה (sâphâh, saw-faw'): or (in dual and plural) שֶׂפֶת (sepheth); probably from סָפָה (çâphâh) H5595 or שָׁפָה (shâphâh) H8192 through the idea of termination (compare סוֹף (çôwph) H5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.); band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, (sea-)shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל (ʻal) H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- An ungodly man — 1 Samuel 25:17, 2 Samuel 20:1
- diggeth — Psalms 17:14-15, Proverbs 2:4, Isaiah 5:18, Habakkuk 2:13
- in — Psalms 52:2-4, Psalms 57:4, James 3:6
Reciprocal references (5): Psalms 119:85, Psalms 120:4, Proverbs 10:12, Proverbs 16:30, Proverbs 18:6
Related Topics
- Torrey’s: CHARACTER OF THE WICKED; FIRE
- Nave’s: CHARACTER; SPEAKING
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