Proverbs 26:20
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Proverbs 26:20
| ← Proverbs 26:19 | Proverbs 26:20 (KJV) | Proverbs 26:21 → |
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So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?
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Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
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As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
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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.
Where noH657 woodH6086 is, there the fireH784 goeth outH3518: so where there is no talebearerH5372, the strifeH4066 ceasethH8367.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
בְּאֶפֶס עֵצִים תִּכְבֶּה־אֵשׁ וּבְאֵין נִרְגָּן יִשְׁתֹּק מָדֹון׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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בְּ/אֶ֣פֶס |
be./'E.fes | H657 | HR/Ncmsc | with/ not |
עֵ֭צִים |
'E.tzim | H6086 | HNcmpa | wood(s) |
תִּכְבֶּה |
tikh.beh- | H3518 | HVqi3fs | it is extinguished |
אֵ֑שׁ |
'Esh | H784 | HNcbsa | a fire |
וּ/בְ/אֵ֥ין |
u./ve./'Ein | H369 | HC/R/Tn | and/ with/ not |
נִ֝רְגָּ֗ן |
nir.Gan | H5372 | HVNrmsa | a slanderer |
יִשְׁתֹּ֥ק |
yish.Tok | H8367 | HVqi3ms | it becomes quiet |
מָדֽוֹן |
ma.Don | H4066 | HNcmsa | strife |
Strong's References
- H657 — אֶפֶס (ʼepheç, eh'-fes): from אָפֵס (ʼâphêç) H656; (sometimes like פָּעַל (pâʻal) H6466); cessation, i.e. an end (especially of the earth); often used adverb, no further; also the ankle (in the dual), as being the extremity of the leg or foot; ankle, but (only), end, howbeit, less than nothing, nevertheless (where), no, none (beside), not (any, -withstanding), thing of nought, save(-ing), there, uttermost part, want, without (cause).
- H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
- H3518 — כָּבָה (kâbâh, kaw-baw'): a primitive root; to expire or (causatively) to extinguish (fire, light, anger); go (put) out, quench.
- H4066 — מָדוֹן (mâdôwn, maw-dohn'): from דִּין (dîyn) H1777; a contest or quarrel; brawling, contention(-ous), discord, strife. Compare מִדְיָן (midyân) H4079, מְדָן (mᵉdân) H4090.
- H5372 — נִרְגָּן (nirgân, neer-gawn'): from an unused root meaning to roll to pieces; a slanderer; talebearer, whisperer.
- H6086 — עֵץ (ʻêts, ates): from עָצָה (ʻâtsâh) H6095; a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks); [phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
- H8367 — שָׁתַק (shâthaq, shaw-thak'): a primitive root; to subside; be calm, cease, be quiet.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן (ʼayin) H370.
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
Reciprocal references (9): 1 Samuel 24:9, Psalms 41:7, Proverbs 6:19, Proverbs 11:13, Proverbs 18:8, Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 25:23, Romans 1:29, Ephesians 4:31
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: SILENCE-SPEECH
- Torrey’s: FIRE; SLANDER; STRIFE
- Nave’s: SLANDER; SPEAKING; STRIFE; TALEBEARER
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