Proverbs 18:6

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Proverbs 18:6


← Proverbs 18:5 Proverbs 18:6 (KJV) Proverbs 18:7 →
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A fool'sH3684 lipsH8193 enterH935 into contentionH7379, and his mouthH6310 callethH7121 for strokesH4112.


Original Hebrew

שִׂפְתֵי כְסִיל יָבֹאוּ בְרִיב וּפִיו לְמַהֲלֻמֹות יִקְרָא׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
שִׂפְתֵ֣י
sif.Tei H8193 HNcfdc (the) lips of
כְ֭סִיל
Khe.sil H3684 HAamsa a fool
יָבֹ֣אֽוּ
ya.Vo.'u H935 HVqi3mp they go
בְ/רִ֑יב
ve./Riv H7379 HR/Ncbsa in/ strife
וּ֝/פִ֗י/ו
u./Fi/v H6310 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms and/ mouth/ his
לְֽ/מַהֲלֻמ֥וֹת
le./ma.ha.lu.Mot H4112 HR/Ncfpa for/ blows
יִקְרָֽא
yik.Ra' H7121 HVqi3ms it calls
Strong's References
  • H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
  • H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל (kâçal) H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
  • H4112 — מַהֲלֻמָּה (mahălummâh, mah-hal-oom-maw'): from הָלַם (hâlam) H1986; a blow; stripe, stroke.
  • H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה (pâʼâh) H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
  • H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא (qârâʼ) H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
  • H7379 — רִיב (rîyb, reeb): or רִב (rib); from רִיב (rîyb) H7378; a contest (personal or legal); [phrase] adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
  • 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.
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